Supply Chain Planning Manager

Caterpillar•Decatur, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planning Manager leads a local team responsible for moving engineering changes from release through material and production implementation. The role oversees execution of engineering changes into production, including accurate BOM effectivity and material requirements across multiple product groups, while supporting material availability and production requirements. The manager works with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Materials, and Logistics to plan and implement changes, maintain Plan for Every Part processes, and improve Product Change Control processes, tools, metrics, and standard work. The role leads seven professionals and supports approximately 7,000 engineering changes annually, with broad visibility across product groups and direct influence on manufacturing execution and material readiness. The position is based onsite in Decatur, Illinois, five days per week. Occasional travel of less than 10% is required. Domestic relocation assistance is available; visa sponsorship, international assignments, and payroll transfers are not available. The listed summary pay range is $97,530 to $146,290. Employment offers are conditioned on successfully completing a drug screen.

Requirements

Working knowledge of supply chain functions, principles, techniques, systems, and processes used to control logistical activities.
Working knowledge of accuracy and attention-to-detail methods, including validating outputs and identifying the impact of errors, omissions, and oversights.
Working knowledge of effective communication, including clearly transmitting, receiving, and interpreting information and providing constructive feedback.
Working knowledge of inventory-management processes and methods for raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods, including tracking information and resolving discrepancies.
Basic understanding of data-gathering and analysis techniques and using relevant information to support conclusions.
Basic understanding of planning and organizing work, priorities, schedules, process steps, and resources; ability to recognize dependencies and critical-path activities.
Working knowledge of supplier-management processes, supply-management systems, supplier issue resolution or escalation, and delivery and quality coordination.
Basic understanding of distribution requirements planning, inventory distribution, material movement, operational distribution measures, and common supply-chain bottlenecks or delays.
Ability to work onsite five days per week in Decatur, Illinois.
Ability to travel occasionally, less than 10%.

Nice To Haves

Previous supervisory or people-leadership experience, particularly in technical, supply chain, manufacturing, or engineering-facing teams.
Knowledge of engineering change control, product release, or Product Change Control processes.
Familiarity with manufacturing change-control and product-release processes and systems, including Caterpillar tools such as MCS and MAMM or comparable systems.
Knowledge of New Product Introduction and implementation of product changes into manufacturing.
Working knowledge of BOMs, BOM effectivity, and engineering change processes, including ECNs, ECOs, and ECRs.
Understanding of Manufacturing Requirements Planning and the impact of engineering changes on material, inventory, and production requirements.
Ability to establish and improve processes, tools, operational metrics, and standard work.
Engineering knowledge or a strong technical background supporting engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain activities.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of seven professionals responsible for engineering change control and supply chain execution.
Manage manufacturing change control and product-release activities to ensure engineering changes are accurately released and implemented into production.
Oversee BOM effectivity and associated material changes across Decatur product groups.
Lead escalations involving late engineering changes, partnering with stakeholders to identify constraints, establish priorities, and drive timely resolution.
Oversee engineering change and release activities supporting approximately 7,000 engineering changes annually.
Ensure product and engineering changes are accurately translated into material requirements and manufacturing implementation.
Monitor operational reports, performance metrics, and key indicators to identify trends, risks, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities.
Establish and improve processes, tools, metrics, and standard work to strengthen team effectiveness, accuracy, and productivity.
Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Materials, and Logistics to coordinate engineering changes and minimize production disruption.
Support Plan for Every Part processes and appropriate material and inventory availability to meet manufacturing requirements.
Coordinate planning dependencies and material requirements for effective engineering-change implementation.
Use structured problem solving and data analysis to identify root causes and resolve issues affecting supply chain and manufacturing execution.
Promote Lean principles and continuous improvement across team processes.
Align team priorities and resources with business and operational requirements.