Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Career Area:

Supply Chain and Logistics

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Role Definition

This position is responsible for planning and tracking of new content material for all New Product Introduction (NPI) and Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) programs. This role is highly collaborative across many internal teams as well as external suppliers. Excellent communication skills, planning skills, and a high level of accountability are required to be successful in this role.

Responsibilities

• Works with NPI/CPI teams to identify, plan, and track new material for active NPI/CPI programs

• Identifies and leads initiatives to improve supply chain performance for part delivery timing to ensure pre-pilot and pilot builds are completed per the project plan

• Coordinates with multiple internal teams including but not limited to Design Engineering, Product Change Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, Project Leads, KK Manufacturing, Transportation, other Caterpillar Facilities, Scheduling, etc.

• Serves as main point of contact for external supply base on Supply Chain Response Time and ensures supplier is seeing demand and able to process the material

• Develops, communicates, implements contingency plans as needed

• Accountable for maintaining supply chain application systems

• Serves as Supply Chain SME for part procurement

• Advises, trains, leads less experienced team members as required.

• Must work well with a very diverse team

• Experience in legacy screens highly desired, SAP screens would be a plus

Degree Requirement

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment. Level Extensive Experience:

• Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process

• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact

• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Level Extensive Experience:

• Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort

• Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts related to procurement

• Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate

Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives. Level Extensive Experience:

• Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time

• Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans

• Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties

Procurement: Knowledge of buying and procurement; ability to work with organizational strategies and practices, and use tools for buying goods, supplies, equipment and services needed to conduct business. Level Extensive Experience:

• Monitors effectiveness of procurement plan with suppliers

• Ensures timely creation of Purchase Orders to be issued by purchasing

• Assists in creating contingency plans for and with critical suppliers

• Monitors receipt of material and storage locations

Additional Information

• This position will close 4/23/2024 at 11:59 pm.

• The location for this position is East Peoria, IL (Building-KK).

• Relocation assistance is available for this position.

• This position may require less than 10% travel.

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

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Posting Dates:

April 10, 2024 - April 23, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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