Material Planner

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We are looking for a talented Material Planner to join our team in Gul Way, Singapore. This will be following Onsite work model.

Responsible for balancing supply of materials with incoming demand and in line with stocking strategies for a site. Ensure production/operations have adequate and timely supply of needed materials. Maintain strong focus on supplier management and reschedule supplier orders in or out, when necessary. Work closely with all relevant stakeholders to execute adjustments.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: 

• Manage all aspects of the material plan of the site based on requirements. Manage accuracy of aggregate supplier schedules for the site. 
• Manage exceptions generated from the Advanced Planning System and balance this between Supplier capability and plant/operations needs. 
• Actively manage Supplier commitment into the material plan to assess impact to build plans for the site. 
• Actively engage in the process of allocating constrained supply. Generate and validate Supplier scorecards. 
• Actively manage Supplier performance, identify suboptimal performance, drive accountability for improvement and escalate to Supply Continuity team ahead of potential disruption. 
• Interact with demand and supply planning teams to better understand changing demand (volume and mix) that may drive potential risk to suppliers and manage the outcome accordingly. 
• Provide input to enable inventory repositioning. Interpret, analyze and improve necessary Key Performance Indicators.

• Works with Quality to disposition non-conforming material in a timely manner.

• Works with Purchasing and other support teams to properly set up local/dual sourced parts.

• Support purchase requisition on supplier tooling purchase.

• Generate and validate Customer delivery performance.

• Performs quality checks on system planning parameters (min/max inventory level, re-order point.

• Makes adjustments to the planning parameter settings if approved.

• Takes ownership and accountability for the disaggregate demand plan, supply plan, and inventory plan that supports end Customer needs.

• Remains flexible and performs other miscellaneous duties, as required, to meet business goals.

To be successful in this role you will need the following: 

• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• ​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 adhoc 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 request (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 management of systems and processes within a facility to ensure delivery of right part at the right time in the right quantity to the right place, which in turn 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.
• Material Planning - Uses advanced tools (e.g. Advanced Planning Command Centre, Business Intelligence (BI) Dashboards etc.) to take a decision 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 to the 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 to others.
• Inventory Management and Optimization - Uses analytics and algorithms to determine the optimal level of inventory investment across the end-to-end supply chain within specific constraints (warehouse space, customer delivery, etc.); provides guidance and expertise on planning parameter refinement; develops inventory strategies to support Cummins' strategy and not just a business unit strategy.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• 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.
• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Optimizes work processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• College, university, or equivalent Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Logistics, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline.

•  This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations. 

• Minimal to intermediate level of experience required.

• 3-5 years of experience in Material Planning, Supply Chain, or Inventory Management, within a manufacturing environment.

• Strong experience using ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred) for demand planning, materials scheduling, inventory control, and supplier management.

• Proven ability to manage supplier performance, material shortages, and supply-demand balancing while supporting production requirements.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis, with experience tracking supply chain KPIs, inventory metrics, and planning parameters.

• Experience collaborating with Purchasing, Production, Operations, Quality, and Suppliers to drive continuous improvement, inventory optimization, and on-time delivery performance.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in automotive, heavy equipment, manufacturing, or industrial sectors.

• Knowledge of PFEP (Plan for Every Part), inventory optimization, engineering change management, and advanced planning systems.