Material Planner

About the role

Cummins - Meritor is hiring a Material Planner for its Gul Way site in Singapore, working on an onsite basis. The planner balances the supply of materials with incoming demand in line with stocking strategies, ensuring production and operations receive adequate and timely supplies.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the site's material plan, including supplier schedules and exceptions from the Advanced Planning System, balancing supplier capability with plant needs
• Manage supplier commitments, allocate constrained supply, and generate and validate supplier scorecards
• Monitor supplier performance, drive improvement and escalate issues to the Supply Continuity team before disruptions occur
• Work with demand and supply planning teams, provide input for inventory repositioning and interpret and improve key performance indicators
• Help dispose of non-conforming material with Quality, set up dual-sourced parts with Purchasing, and support purchase requisitions for supplier tooling
• Validate customer delivery performance, check planning parameters (min/max levels, reorder points) and adjust them when approved
• Take ownership of the disaggregate demand, supply and inventory plans and handle other duties as required

Required profile

• Minimal to intermediate level of experience; 3-5 years in material planning, supply chain or inventory management in a manufacturing environment
• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Logistics, Engineering, Operations Management or a related field
• Preferred: experience in automotive, heavy equipment, manufacturing or industrial sectors
• Position may require licensing for export controls or sanctions compliance

Required skills

• Strong experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred) for demand planning, materials scheduling, inventory control and supplier management
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis, tracking supply chain KPIs and inventory metrics
• Experience collaborating with Purchasing, Production, Operations, Quality and Suppliers
• Nice to have: knowledge of PFEP, inventory optimization, engineering change management and advanced planning systems