Production Scheduling Coordinator - Level III

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a talented Production Scheduling Coordinator – Level III to join our team specializing in Supply Chain Planning at our facility in Columbus, IN, US.

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

 Turn demand into reality: Build and maintain realistic, capacity-aligned production schedules that consistently meet customer demand and protect commitments.

 Optimize flow end-to-end: Align RM, WIP, and FG strategies across Materials, Operations, and Customer Service to reduce shortages, excess, and fire-fighting.

 Stabilize execution inside the time fence: Proactively manage schedule changes, secure approvals, and minimize disruption from downtime, material gaps, or urgent demand shifts.

 Improve schedule attainment: Drive accountability with Logistics and Operations, using clear metrics and data to raise attainment and delivery reliability.

 Strengthen data and master planning quality: Perform rigorous master data checks (BOMs, routings, work centers) to support PFEP and prevent planning errors before they hit the floor.

 Unblock constraints and bottlenecks: Analyze capacity, kitting, Kanban, and routings to identify issues and lead practical improvements that increase throughput.

 Embed safety and quality into planning: Champion HSE compliance and training, and partner with Quality to quickly disposition non-conforming material without risking delivery.

 Be a trusted cross-functional partner: Communicate clearly, support continuous improvement projects, and stay flexible—owning outcomes that help the business hit its goal

RESPONSIBILITIES

To be successful, you will need to consistently demonstrate the following:

 Clear, adaptive communication: Translate complex planning data into messages that resonate with different audiences—operators, leaders, materials, engineering, and customers—so decisions are understood and acted on.

 Strong customer-first mindset: Anchor planning and trade-off decisions in customer impact (delivery, reliability, ATP), not just internal efficiency.

 Results orientation under pressure: Stay focused on outcomes when demand, capacity, or materials don’t line up—prioritizing, recalibrating, and still delivering.

 Ownership and accountability: Hold yourself and cross-functional partners to commitments on schedules, changes, and KPIs; close the loop when gaps appear.

 Ability to manage complexity: Make sense of large volumes of sometimes conflicting data (demand, capacity, inventory, engineering changes) and turn it into clear plans and actions.

 Fluency in the materials planning system: Use the system as your primary tool to balance supply and demand, resolve exception messages through root-cause analysis, and drive long-term corrective actions—using Excel or ad-hoc tools only as support.

 Disciplined PFEP and master data management: Apply PFEP principles end-to-end, ensuring BOMs, planning parameters, material flows, and warehouse processes are aligned to prevent instability.

 Strong capacity and supply scheduling skills: Convert MPS and demand plans into RCCP and detailed capacity plans, identify constraints early, and negotiate smart options (overtime, shifts, headcount) when demand exceeds capacity.

 KPI-driven decision making: Interpret materials and supply chain KPIs to understand customer impact, assess performance gaps, and balance trade-offs without optimizing one metric at the expense of others.

 Inclusive, collaborative mindset: Value different perspectives and cultures, using diverse input to improve problem-solving, decision quality, and team trust.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

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.

Experience:

Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience in an equivalent field such as materials planning, production scheduling, manufacturing, or inventory control. 5-7 years of relevant work experience preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Info:

Daily communication with Material Planners and Operations Team Managers to align on priorities, eventual risks of shortages and rearrangement of strategies

Daily KPIs to monitor production results and escalate issues

Close follow up with Warehouse, Receiving and Shipping Teams

Daily communication with internal and external Customers depending on which interactions and area is being worked.

Job Supply Chain Planning

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Office

ReqID 2424423

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site Yes

Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On-site.

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