Manager Supply Chain Planning

Caterpillar•Mapleton, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Supply Chain Planning develops, implements, and supports processes and practices that ensure a plan for every part, inventory record accuracy, and appropriate, timely stock levels of materials, components, and equipment needed to manufacture and deliver products at a focused facility. The position supports process development and continuous improvement in safety, quality, velocity, and manufacturing cost at Caterpillar’s Mapleton Foundry, a facility with more than 800 employees. The role further develops the inventory record accuracy program and lineside material delivery for direct materials; manages relationships with internal customers and coordinates and integrates planning processes; improves the accuracy of logistical needs, including onsite storage capacity, equipment, and resources; and sets up, maintains, and monitors logistical processes and dependencies, including bills of materials, routings, and inventory record accuracy. This is an onsite, first-shift position in Mapleton, Illinois, requiring work onsite five days a week. Domestic relocation assistance is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or equivalent experience.
Working knowledge of accuracy and attention to detail, including the ability to complete tasks with high precision.
Working knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes, including collecting and synthesizing data from multiple stakeholders and sources objectively.
Knowledge of distribution requirements planning (DRP), including managing inventory distribution across multiple plants or warehouses, and ability to apply it in practice.
Working knowledge of manufacturing inventory management processes and methods for managing raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.
Working knowledge of manufacturing supply chain management functions, principles, and techniques, with ability to develop and use strategies, practices, and tools to control logistical processes.
Ability to work onsite five days a week in Mapleton, Illinois.
Must not require visa sponsorship tied to a specific employer; the posting states visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

Experience with IRA process improvements.
Experience with lineside material delivery and presentation.
5S experience.
MFG Pro experience.
Experience managing hourly employees in a collective-bargained facility.

Responsibilities

Further develop the inventory record accuracy (IRA) program and lineside material delivery for all direct materials.
Manage relationships with internal customers and coordinate and integrate planning processes.
Develop and continuously improve the accuracy of logistical needs, including onsite storage capacity, equipment needs, and resource needs.
Set up, maintain, and monitor logistical processes and dependencies, including bills of materials, routings, and IRA.
Develop, implement, and support processes and practices for planning every part and ensuring appropriate, timely inventory levels of materials, components, and equipment.