Senior Logistics Management Consultant

Caterpillar•Morton, IL

15d•$156,000 - $234,000•Onsite

About The Position

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. Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who care not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers and future work 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. Our Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics and Global Services supporting Caterpillar dealers and customers. Our teams work together in critical areas that leverage digital capabilities, technology and operational excellence. As a Senior Logistics Management Consultant, you will be accountable for developing and delivering business solutions to improve logistics process execution and efficiency. Scope of work is moderate to highly complex and can include global network design and engineering, packaging, transportation, strategic sourcing, network visibility, and data analytics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
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.
Distribution Center Management: Knowledge of distribution center management; ability to operate a warehouse or distribution center that handles the flow of goods from supplier to production to customer.
Inventory Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods of inventory management; ability to effectively manage local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods.
Logistics Management: Knowledge of logistics and management; ability to follow proper processes and run operations for effective and efficient movement of materials and finished products.
Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
Supply Chain Management - MFG: Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and use, strategies, practices and tools for controlling the logistical processes.
Warehouse Management: Knowledge of the policies, processes and systems of warehouse management; ability to effectively manage one or more warehouses or distribution centers.

Responsibilities

Deliver moderate to highly complex business solutions for Integrated Logistics Global Network Operations (GNO) sites including the Manufacturing Parts Node (MPN) Network.
Leading and supporting global and regional project teams to deliver efficient and competitive logistics solutions. Project scope can include operational improvement, new value-added process design, network visibility, material flow, and logistics automation.
Coordinating with manufacturing and operations functions to define critical parameters and develop plans for process control and improvements.
Developing and maintaining the internal logistics process engineering standards, knowledge, and tools; Ensuring their implementation in current and new operations.
Evaluating logistics processes and workflows, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions for process-related concerns.
This position may serve as process owner and subject matter expert for the developed solutions.
This position will typically direct multiple project teams in the development of several concurrent business process improvements in various stages of development.