Supply Planning Coordinator

**DESCRIPTION**

Under general supervision, determines the quantity and order date for materials needed to meet the master production schedule or independent customer demand. Expedites purchase or production orders as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

**Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE)**
- Reports any work-related injury, illness, incident, or hazard.
- Complies with HSE standards, policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Engages in HSE training.

**Quality**
- Follows applicable standard work, process documentation, and quality procedures.
- Performs quality checks on material planning master data (lead time, order quantities, etc.) taking action to support Plan for Every Part (PFEP).
- Works with Quality to disposition non-conforming material in a timely manner.

**Delivery**
- Initiates purchase and work orders to support the demand plan.
- Participates in allocation calls with Sourcing Manager, supplier, and other Cummins entities to understand the nature and impact of constraints.
- Works with suppliers to reduce lead time and order quantities, balancing supply with demand.
- Collaborates with Supply Chain Planners across the organization to reposition excess inventory to locations with supporting demand.
- Provides accurate, timely updates specific to inventory availability and back order recovery plans.
- Manages part change requests and ramp-up/ramp-down activities to meet demand while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
- Reconciles order boards for critical suppliers, critical parts, and past due orders on a routine basis.
- Supports the Deliver Supplier Improvement Process initiative to improve performance metrics.
- Documents, communicates, and follows up on action items impacting the ability to execute the plan.
- Takes ownership and accountability for the delivery of supplier schedules that support end customer needs.
- Demonstrates the target level of proficiency in core competencies.
- Remains flexible and performs other miscellaneous duties, as required, to meet business goals.

**Teamwork**
- Communicates effectively within the assigned team and with all support teams.
- Completes training and personal development in line with business requirements and career goals.
- Participates in improvement (quality, safety, process, material flow, etc.) projects.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Qualifications**
- High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
- This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

**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.
- **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.
- **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.
- **Part Change Control Management** : Evaluates and implements engineering change requests to meet customer delivery requirements while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
- **Plan for Every Part (PFEP)** : Uses PFEP principles to ensure delivery of the right part at the right time in the right quantity to the right place.
- **Master Supply Scheduling** : Establishes and maintains a valid Master Production Schedule for a family of products, meeting customer expectations while maximizing operational efficiency.
- **Materials KPI Management** : Operates in relation to recent or historical outputs compared to organizational expectations to drive improvement.
- **Values differences** : Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**Skills & Experience**
- Following up with suppliers to ensure on-time part availability.
- Coordination with suppliers for parts, issues, and support.
- Coordination with cross-functional teams like sourcing, supply continuity, and within the SCM department.
- Providing feedback for critical shortages to planning.
- Understanding constraints and issues from suppliers.
- Ensuring 100% documentation like invoicing, ASN, GRR.
- Managing inventory for high-value parts.
- Attending daily shortage meetings and updating feedback on a daily basis.
- Contributing to projects like ASCENT.
- Planning supplier visits as required.
- Conducting meetings with suppliers for performance review and a