**DESCRIPTION** The Demand Planning Manager will coordinate the creation of the Demand Plans for use in Integrated Business Planning within each mid-size to large business and/or Line of Business. Leads the development of the rolling 36-month forecast and supports the 5-year demand forecast to facilitate Strategic and Aggregate Planning. This role will liaise and consult with Sales, Marketing, Brand/Product Organizations, Finance, and Supply Chain to facilitate the Demand Planning Process. Works with the Demand Control Leader to understand near-term order trends and potential impacts on longer-term forecasts. **Key Responsibilities:** + Maintain the integrity of the Demand Plan and take corrective actions promptly to ensure Demand Plan stability; escalate as appropriate. + Manage cross-functional and cross-BU interactions to ensure dependable and efficient demand management, including daily operations. + Work closely with GOEMs to manage and level-load demand to the plants. + Lead Integrated Business Planning (IBP) for Powergen India– both internal and external (Short-term, Medium-term demand forecasting) and lead the Demand Review for India Powergen. + Participate in the global Demand Review and submit forecasts for regional and global needs. + Conduct analytics of GOEM CRMs for engine inventory, primary shipments, order board, and secondary shipment trends. + Use knowledge of Business, Customers, Markets, and Products to efficiently challenge Demand Plan assumptions to improve forecast quality and robustness. + Drive assumption management in demand planning. + Lead continuous improvement projects aligned with Cummins Operating System and Functional Excellence direction and leverage common processes, tools, and information systems. + Support Corporate Demand Management initiatives and lead the global business unit demand planning process to ensure global alignment. + Manage consolidated salesprojections for volumes and financial implications in both the monthly demand planning process and strategic planning processes. + Establish collaborative business partner relationships to create common demand management processes and procedures. + Strategically and tactically address daily problem-solving and continuous improvement opportunities to achieve performance targets. + Develop, track, and improve key performance indicators (KPIs). + Manage, coach, and develop staff; work with employees to set goals in training and development, performance, and career planning. + Serve as Chief of Staff and MSFE lead for Powergen India, providing additional leadership and strategic guidance. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **Experience:** **Essential:** + Strong understanding of Demand Management&Forecasting,Supply Chain Experience, Sales&Marketing. + 6S Green Belt Certified preferred or willingness to train. + 5-7 years of relevant experience. + Customer Management Experience **Desirable:** + Project Management skills. + Knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain principles. **Competencies:** + **Balances Stakeholders**– Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders. + **Builds Effective Teams** – Building strong-identity teams that apply diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. + **Business Insight** – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. + **Communicates Effectively** – Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of different audience needs. + **Manages Ambiguity** – Operating effectively even when things are uncertain or unclear. + **Manages Complexity** – Making sense of complex, high-volume, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. + **Organizational Savvy** – Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics. + **Strategic Mindset** – Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. + **Data Analytics** – Discovering, interpreting, and communicating qualitative and quantitative data to extract meaningful patterns and business insights. + **Problem Management** – Controlling the life cycle of problems to proactively prevent incidents and minimize their impact on the organization. + **Market Analysis** – Researching information to expand knowledge of markets, identifying trends, and summarizing relevant insights for business impact. + **Market Forecasting** – Analyzing and interpreting market data from various sources to create unbiased market projections for business segments. + **Integrated Business Planning** – Leading the IBP preparation cycle(s) and IBP Review(s) to ensure informed business decision-making. + **Values Differences** – Recognizing and leveraging the value of diverse perspectives and cultures within an organization. **QUALIFICATIONS** **Education, Licenses, and Certifications:** + MBA, Undergraduate degree required. + Green Belt certification preferred. + This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations. **Job** Marketing **Organization** Cummins Inc. **Role Category** Hybrid **Job Type** Exempt - Experienced **ReqID** 2413199 **Relocation Package** No