Manager Material Requirements Planning

Caterpillar Inc.•Sanford, NC

9d•$89,210 - $133,810

About The Position

Caterpillar is seeking a Material Planning Supervisor in Sanford, North Carolina, to support its Compact Track Loader (CTL) manufacturing factory. The position is accountable for ensuring a continuous flow of components from suppliers to logistics and manufacturing operations, maintaining optimal inventory levels, and leading a team of material planners. The role drives day-to-day material planning to support production and ensure parts arrive on time. It provides daily leadership to material planners, develops team performance, balances workloads, and supports continuous improvement. The manager leads proactive problem-solving and improvement projects, owns escalation of critical supplier or production risks, and manages shortages and supplier recovery. The position also contributes to companywide control tower meetings for material allocation across Caterpillar facilities.

Requirements

Knowledge of material planning and MRP, including supply chain management functions, principles, and techniques.
Ability to develop and use strategies, practices, and tools to control logistical processes.
Ability to use planning parameters, inventory levels, and MRP systems to ensure parts availability.
Ability to identify part shortages early, collaborate with purchasing on supplier performance, drive recovery plans, and escalate supply risks.
Ability to determine root causes and corrective actions and develop processes to prevent recurring issues.
Strong cross-functional communication skills with suppliers, logistics, transportation, and operations.
People leadership skills, including setting priorities, coaching, balancing and coordinating workloads, and developing a planning team.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a supply chain or logistics discipline.
Experience working in a high-velocity manufacturing or logistics environment.
Knowledge of industry benchmarks, innovation, and trends in process and technology.

Responsibilities

Ensure material availability and a continuous flow of components to logistics and manufacturing operations.
Drive day-to-day planning to support production and ensure parts arrive on time.
Lead material planners, develop team performance, balance workloads, and support continuous improvement.
Lead improvement projects and promote proactive problem-solving.
Own escalation of critical supplier and production risks.
Identify and manage shortages and supplier recovery, collaborating with purchasing to address supplier performance and supply risks.
Contribute to companywide control tower meetings for material allocation across Caterpillar facilities.
Establish team priorities, coach performance, and coordinate workloads.