Strategic Scheduling Planner — Remote/Onsite

Komatsu America Corp.; United States; On-site; USD 59,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Paid time off

Assistance programs

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Learning & development

Job summary

Komatsu America Corp. is seeking a Scheduling Planner to optimize planning across the Parts distribution network, coordinating with Purchasing, Customer Care, Sales, Operations, and Logistics to deliver measurable service-level outcomes.

The role focuses on improving fill rate and service levels, inventory productivity, and timely issue resolution, with responsibilities spanning demand, forecast, and supplier data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Management, Logistics, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in planning, inventory management, purchasing, supply chain execution, manufacturing, production planning, or related operations.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, judgment, and structured problem-solving to make sound planning decisions with imperfect information.
• Supplier management and follow-through skills, including the ability to resolve purchase order, receiving, fulfillment, and supplier performance issues.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with working knowledge of SAP, inventory planning systems, or comparable enterprise planning tools.
• Customer-focused, results-driven, collaborative, and accountable, with the ability to prioritize business needs and follow through on commitments.
• Travel is minimal and based on business needs, training, supplier meetings, or company events. Travel for remote candidates may be up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Uses demand, forecast, inventory, supplier, and order data to make planning decisions that improve availability, responsiveness, predictability, and customer experience.
• Approves, releases, and manages purchase order requirements and planning system signals to support fill rate, service levels, and inventory productivity across the Parts network.
• Proactively manages move-in/move-out signals, expediting needs, firm future orders, and scheduled orders to minimize delays and maintain customer commitments.
• Applies structured problem-solving and root cause analysis to resolve supplier, receiving, order board, backorder, and stock-out issues and implement practical countermeasures.
• Monitors supplier performance and planning KPIs—including fill rate, inventory levels, past-due purchase orders, and backorder aging—to identify trends and provide clear, actionable recommendations.
• Builds shared accountability across Purchasing, Customer Care, Sales, Operations, Logistics, and suppliers by communicating priorities, constructively challenging assumptions, and aligning actions with customer and business outcomes.
• Recommends planning system parameter changes, adapts to evolving business needs, and performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

3-5 years of experience in planning, 2

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Management, Logistics, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Inventory planning systems

Job description

Komatsu America Corp. is seeking a Scheduling Planner to optimize planning across the Parts distribution network, coordinating with Purchasing, Customer Care, Sales, Operations, and Logistics to deliver measurable service-level outcomes.

The role focuses on improving fill rate and service levels, inventory productivity, and timely issue resolution, with responsibilities spanning demand, forecast, and supplier data analysis.