Supply Chain Planning Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•East Peoria, IL

1d•$128,470 - $192,710•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planning Engineer works on the KK Material Planning team, performing operational and tactical work to meet plant material deliverables. The role builds relationships with suppliers and manages procurement of purchase-finished goods, rough forgings, castings, and bar stock from a worldwide supply base, coordinating with suppliers to deliver materials on time. It also analyzes business improvement opportunities and evaluates their return on investment. The position supports customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection, maintains supply chain application systems, and improves inbound material flow. It works with cross-functional teams to manage inventory and daily operations, resolve material issues, plan supplier recovery, manage freight costs, and proactively plan demand. The role is onsite five days a week in East Peoria, Illinois, and may require less than 10% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a similar curriculum, or equivalent experience is desired.
Knowledge of effective measurement techniques and the ability to measure work quality and quantity to support improvement.
Knowledge of analytical techniques and tools, including the ability to identify root causes and develop alternative solutions.
Understanding of cross-team collaboration and the ability to coordinate work and solve problems across functions.
Knowledge of decision-making processes and tools, with the ability to analyze situations and make informed decisions.
Knowledge of project management strategies and the ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects and resources.
Knowledge of standard operating procedures and the ability to design, implement, and evaluate procedures.
Knowledge of supplier management processes and methods for manufacturing suppliers of raw materials or product components.
Knowledge of supply chain management functions, principles, techniques, strategies, practices, and tools.
Ability to analyze business conditions during deployment to minimize disruption to daily requirements.
Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to promote common supply-chain processes across multiple departments.

Nice To Haves

Three years of progressive responsibility in supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics.
Knowledge of standard supply chain systems.
Understanding of manufacturing and operations standard processes and basic product knowledge.

Responsibilities

Identify and lead initiatives to improve supply-chain processes.
Support customers and lead customer proposal efforts by providing pricing information and supplier selection.
Maintain supply chain application systems.
Perform tasks to improve inbound material flow.
Participate in or lead continuous improvement projects.
Investigate root causes and perform corrective actions to resolve material issues.
Manage inventory levels tactically and support daily operations.
Work with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, logistics, warehouse, and purchasing.
Resolve grief reports and conduct proactive demand planning.
Develop supplier recovery plans.
Manage freight costs.
Manage supplier relationships.
Build relationships with the supply base and manage procurement of purchase-finished goods, rough forgings, castings, and bar stock from worldwide suppliers.
Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely material delivery.
Analyze and develop business improvement opportunities and evaluate their return on investment.