Manager, Material Planning

Allison Transmission•Indianapolis, IN

18h

About The Position

Building cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward. What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works. Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
5+ years of material planning or supply chain experience.
SAP/ERP planning experience, including MRP analysis and parameter management.
Strong knowledge of scheduling, inventory control, and supply chain processes.
Advanced Excel and analytical/reporting capability.
Effective leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
Analytical problem-solving skills for complex supply challenges.
Ability to work cross-functionally and adapt to changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

APICS/ASCM CPIM certification preferred.
Prior supervisory or team-lead experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of material planners supporting operations.
Ensure planners execute daily schedule management activities, including reviewing material number changes, new part releases, supersessions, cancellations, and customer order changes.
Monitor team performance related to schedule accuracy, backlog management, and exception resolution.
Drive team engagement, cross-training, and capability development.
Oversee schedules sent to suppliers and manufacturing plants to ensure alignment with customer demand and required lead times.
Ensure proper management of future demand, within-lead-time changes, and backorder recovery.
Approve escalations related to shortages, constraints, unit-down events, and Hot Sheet priorities.
Maintain accuracy of SAP planning parameters such as safety stock, lot sizing, lead times, and MRP settings.
Ensure correct setup of new parts, kits, packaged parts, and BOM information.
Monitor data quality and resolve master-data issues affecting planning.
Confirm planners submit schedules to suppliers and plants within required lead times to maintain supply continuity.
Lead shortage recovery efforts and coordinate with other planners to secure material quantities to support customer demand.
Manage escalations involving late delivery, capacity constraints, and abnormal demand.
Optimize inventory across the planner-managed portfolio to support availability while minimizing excess and obsolescence.
Reduce premium freight through proactive schedule management and risk mitigation.
Provide leadership with timely visibility of supply risks and mitigation plans.
Support oversight of international supply flows from manufacturing sites.
Address multi-plant supply issues, allocation decisions, and cross-regional planning needs.
Drive collaboration with Logistics, Engineering, Production Control, Customer Support, and Quality teams.
Lead or participate in cross-functional initiatives addressing systemic supply or operational issues.
Communicate supply risks, impacts, and updates to internal stakeholders and leadership.
Ensure team adherence to standard work, work instructions, and compliance requirements.
Lead improvements that enhance planning accuracy, execution stability, and responsiveness.
Support audit compliance and maintain process discipline.

Benefits

Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
Employer HSA contribution
Dental & Vision Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Short & Long-Term Disability
Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
401K with generous Company match & contribution
Accrued Paid Time Off
12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
Robust employee wellness program
Tuition assistance program