Caterpillar

Career Area:

Supply Chain and Logistics

Job Description:

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.

IT IS YOUR TIME!

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

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.

If you are looking for personal and professional growth, in a company with an inclusive culture, which seeks equity, respects differences and believes in people's potential, this is the right place. We consider people with disability candidates and those with diversity in gender, culture, ethnicity, religion, age, generation, race, nationality and sexual orientation.

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Job Summary:

As a Supply Chain Planning Engineer, you will be the primary contact and support person for multiple PSLD Projects associated with dealer demand planning and forecasting. You will be actively engaged with Caterpillar Dealers to gain a granular level forecast, collaborate on supply and achieve superior customer service. These areas focus primarily on Demand Management, Service, Cost analysis and strategic inventory stocking decisions. Additionally, you will be part of multiple teams that focus on managing stocking for Critical Component parts.

What You Will Do:

• Primary focus on inventory management (IM) oriented duties, driving improvements to service and inventory by optimizing Distribution Requirements.
• Planning (DRP), fixed requirement processes and other IM processes.
• Perform work to achieve supply chain performance targets focused on Service, On-Time-In-Lines (OTIL), Customer Centric Parts Availability (CCPA) and Inventory Turns.
• Support internal process partners in areas of root causes to schedule variability, backorders and service loss.
• Collect, analyze and present data in monthly Dealer S&OP Reviews.
• Create, execute and maintain on-going weekly and monthly reports.
• Participate in all projects and meetings to support improvements in Backorders, Past Due Schedules and Service Loss.
• Must be comfortable presenting material in front of audiences in person as well as through Teams.
• Excellent presentation skills and confidence to present in front of / to audiences.

What you have - Skills:

• Business Process Improvement: Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities.
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• English pre-advanced.
• Spanish pre-advanced.
• Senior experience in Service Parts Logistics (with inventory management knowledge).
• Previous experience with SAP systems including SPP Service Parts Planning modules.
• Microsoft Application advanced knowledge.

Top Candidates will have:

• Senior years of previous experience utilizing PC SAS programming.
• Advanced educational degree (MBA and postgraduate).
• Advanced knowledge in Power BI.
• Advanced/Fluent English.
• Advanced/Fluent Spanish.

Additional Info:

• 25% or less travel

This position requires the candidate to work on-site five days a week.

Some of the offered benefits*:

• Medical plan
• Dental plan
• Medicines reimbursement
• Psychological, Legal, Social and Finance Support Program
• Private pension plan
• Profit share
• Meal assistance
• Christmas basket
• Transportation
• Life and personal insurance
• Extended maternity and paternity leave
• Employee resources group (Young Professional, Women in Networking, LAMBDA (LGBTQIA+), Latin Group and Active in Sport
• Caterpillar reserves the right to change or modify benefits at any time, subject prior notice and in compliance with legal requirements. Benefit elegibility may vary by position and location

The Recruitment & Selection area emphasizes that it does not use personal emails and/or emails from other domains (@gmail, @hotmail, etc.) to contact candidates. Available vacancies are only advertised through the company's official channels (www.caterpillar.com/careers.html; https://www.linkedin.com/company/caterpillar-inc), and official Caterpillar emails are mandatory followed by the domain @cat.com. Also, the company does not request any type of payment (bank transfer, pix, etc.) for the purposes of the selection process. For more information click on the link: https://www.caterpillar.com/pt/careers/apply-now/help.html

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Posting Dates:

June 27, 2025 - July 7, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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