**DESCRIPTION** **Key Responsibilities:** + Develop planning system strategies to improve signals across the supply chain. + Monitor and adjust parameters in the planning system. + Use common processes, tools, and information systems. + Analyze and interpret Key Performance Indicators to identify areas for improvement and action plans. + Execute the daily operational planning process within a specified functional area. + Identify potential supply chain failures as part of the planning process and mitigate associated risks. + Work closely with stakeholders - internal and/or external to develop short-term tactical improvements. + Use the planning system to drive consistent planning signals across the supply chain. + Participate in functional process improvement teams. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **Experience:** + Candidates should have worked on Procurement for a minimum of 5 years. + Experience with Oracle-based systems. + Basic knowledge of the import process is preferred. **Competencies:** + **Communicates effectively:** Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. + **Customer focus:** Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. + **Drives results:** Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. + **Global perspective:** Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens. + **Manages complexity:** Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. + **Optimizes work processes:** Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. + **Values differences:** Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization. **QUALIFICATIONS** **Qualifications:** + College, university, or equivalent degree required. + This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations. **Skills:** + **Materials Planning System Utilization:** Uses the materials planning system to manage supply and demand plans, taking long-term corrective action on exception messages and other alerts based on root cause analysis; occasionally refers to ad hoc tools such as Excel, Access, TOAD, OMS, etc., in performing problem-solving, while leveraging the materials planning system as the primary tool in day-to-day operations. + **Part Change Control Management:** Evaluates and implements engineering change requests (obsolescence, supersessions, new part release, etc.) to meet customer delivery requirements while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory. + **Plan for Every Part (PFEP):** Uses PFEP in planning, designing, and managing systems and processes within a facility to ensure delivery of the right part at the right time in the right quantity to the right place, which guarantees smooth operations; applies PFEP principles on the end-to-end supply chain with particular attention to the relationships between master data management, materials planning parameters, engineered material flows, transport management, and warehouse management. + **Master Supply Scheduling:** Establishes and maintains a valid Master Production Schedule for a family of products, which meets customer’s expectations and requirements while maximizing operational efficiency; validates procurement scheduling, production scheduling, and replenishment planning are aligned to manufacturing and assembly assets for conversion. + **Material Planning:** Uses advanced tools (e.g., Advanced Planning Command Centre, Business Intelligence (BI) Dashboards, etc.) to make decisions related to parts availability, inventory optimization, and root cause analysis. + **Materials KPI Management:** Operates in relation to recent or historical outputs as compared to expectations of the organization to determine next steps to drive improvement; assesses gaps in supply chain performance against the expectation of achieving target deliverables; interprets KPIs to understand end-customer impact; strategically balances trade-offs to influence one KPI while minimizing the impact on others. **Job** Supply Chain Planning **Organization** Cummins Inc. **Role Category** Hybrid **Job Type** Exempt - Experienced **ReqID** 2406862 **Relocation Package** Yes