About this role
We are looking for a talented Senior Material Planner to join our team specializing in Supply Chain Planning for our Cummins Drivetrain and Braking System Facility in Morristown, TN .
In This Role, You Will Make an Impact in the Following Ways:
- Lead End-to-End Material Planning by managing material plans for assigned product families and ensuring a timely, reliable supply of materials to meet production and customer requirements.
- Balance Supply, Demand, and Capacity by analyzing customer demand, inventory levels, WIP, production schedules, capacity, and outside processing activities to establish priorities and support operational goals.
- Proactively Identify and Mitigate Risks by performing data analysis to uncover material shortages, bottlenecks, capacity constraints, inventory imbalances, and other supply chain challenges before they impact operations.
- Drive Recovery and Continuity Plans by developing and executing actions to address shortages, constrained supply, and changing demand conditions while minimizing disruptions to production and customer deliveries.
- Manage Supplier Performance and Commitments by maintaining accurate supplier schedules, validating supplier commitments, generating supplier scorecards, and driving accountability for performance improvement.
- Enable Cross-Functional Collaboration by partnering with Production, Supply Continuity, Logistics, Purchasing, Quality, Customer Service, suppliers, and outside processors to resolve issues and optimize material flow.
- Improve Supply Chain Performance by monitoring and enhancing key performance indicators, inventory positioning, planning accuracy, material flow, and overall operational effectiveness across the network.
- Support Operational Excellence and Team Development by guiding Material Planners through complex planning challenges, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing to regional or global supply chain projects
- Bachelor’s degree required in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Logistics, or a related field.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Manufacturing experience involving machining, forging, heat treatment, or outside processing is preferred.
- Experience with Oracle, Qlik, Power BI, or similar systems.