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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.
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Benefits:
The below list features some of the benefits currently available. Eligibility may be subject to the terms and conditions of governing documents and available benefits may be subject to change at the company’s discretion.
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
JOIN THE TEAM THAT’S POWERING PROGRESS
Building cities. Driving commerce. Saving lives. For over 100 years, Allison Transmission 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.
This is an exciting opportunity in Indianapolis, IN for a Global Supply Chain Planner.
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This individual plans and schedules component material to ensure on time availability to meet production and service schedules while optimizing inventory levels.
Responsibilities:
· Use SAP to set planning parameters by part number to optimize inventory levels and assure availability.
· Communicate daily with internal and external suppliers to ensure adherence to schedules and uninterrupted flow of material.
· Determine delivery issues and manage MRP exception messages.
· Monitor external supplier delivery performance.
· Manage engineering change implementation.
· Optimize inventory with the objectives of increasing inventory turns, reducing inventory investment, and minimizing excess and obsolete material.
· Minimize premium freight expense policy.
· Frequent contact with others outside the work group.
· Follow-up and confirmation of established plans from suppliers
· Become escalation contact as required for multiple plant risks and prioritize schedule at supplier.
· Manage internal controls and process risk management requirements.
· Manage international plants material pipeline (Hungary/India)
· Manage high risk/multi plant support supply risks
· Understand impacts and communicate high level summaries of risks to stakeholders
· Lead cross functional teams.
Experience:
· Knowledge of pull systems / Kanban preferred.
· Knowledge / experience with SAP or similar ERP systems preferred
· Knowledge of scheduling and inventory control systems and processes preferred
· Knowledge of basic math.
· Oral and written communication skills.
· Analytical ability for solving complex problems.
· Interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees and elicit work output.
· Knowledge of safety and environmental practices.
· Strong computer skills including excel.
· Ability to adapt to changes in responsibility based on business needs.
· Willing to work any shift assigned.
Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at ati+ask4max@service-now.com
Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

Allison Transmission is a leading designer and manufacturer of vehicle propulsion solutions for commercial and defense vehicles, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, and a leader in electrified propulsion systems that Improve the Way the World Works. Allison products are used in a wide variety of applications, including on-highway trucks (distribution, refuse, construction, fire and emergency), buses (school, transit and coach), motorhomes, off-highway vehicles and equipment (energy, mining and construction applications) and defense vehicles (tactical wheeled and tracked). Founded in 1915, the company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. With a presence in more than 150 countries, Allison has regional headquarters in the Netherlands, China and Brazil, manufacturing facilities in the USA, Hungary and India, as well as global engineering resources, including electrification engineering centers in Indianapolis, Indiana, Auburn Hills, Michigan and London in the United Kingdom. Allison also has more than 1,400 independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide. For more information, visit allisontransmission.com.
OUR VISION
Be the global leader in commercial-duty propulsion solutions that improve the way the world works.
OUR PROMISE
Provide the most reliable and valued propulsion solutions in the world to enable our customers to work more efficiently.