Manager Material Requirements Planning

at Caterpillar, Inc. in East Peoria, Illinois, United States

Job Description

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 will supervise the material planning and functions for the facility, ensuring material availability and POU availability and drive disciplined inventory systems usage and collaboration with material suppliers. This role manages a team of approx. 22-24 material requirements managers and logistics planning analysts. The team is responsible for managing supplier relationships, recovery planning, and on time delivery.

Responsibilities

+ This position leads the purchased rough and finished material requirements team made up of Caterpillar management as well as agency employees.

+ Accountable for addressing day-to-day supplier constraints to improve supplier performance and their ability to be flexible and rapidly respond to Caterpillar requirements.

+ Focused on Lean supply chain principles and capability in the areas of material replenishment, cycle to cycle management, recovery planning, improved Sales and Operations Planning, high-velocity throughput, optimized logistics and capacity planning.

+ This position leads project teams comprised of multi-functional resources, including business division supply chain planning, category purchasing, site purchasing, operations, global transportation, engineering, demand and orders, material requirements planning and logistics.

+ This position also works on project teams improving material flow and preparing suppliers to respond to demand volatility.

Degree Requirement

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors

Information Capture: Level Extensive Experience

Knowledge of the methods, channels and processes to obtain needed information; ability to identify, capture and document relevant business information in an auditable, organized, understandable and easily retrievable manner.

Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Level Extensive Experience

Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.

Inventory Management: Level Extensive Experience

Knowledge of processes and methods of inventory management; ability to effectively manage organization’s materials, commodities, merchandises, or products.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Level Extensive Experience

Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Supply Chain Management: Level Extensive Experience

Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and implement strategies, practices and tools for controlling the whole processes.

Logistics Management: Level Extensive Experience

Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials; ability to understand, predict and control the movement of goods, materials and supplies.

Additional Information

+ This position will close 8/15/2024 at 11:59 pm.

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

+ Remote work is not available for this position.

+ 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:

August 1, 2024 – August 15, 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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