Supply Chain Performance Engineer
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best-in-class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce, Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us!
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Coaches' suppliers to build lean supply chain capability in the areas of material replenishment to facilities, improved Sales and Operations Planning, high-velocity throughput, optimized logistics and capacity planning.
- Leads project teams comprised of multi-functional resources, including facility supply chain planning, site global purchasing, operations, receiving, Global Transportation, Demand and Orders, Material Requirements Planning and Logistics.
- Leads teams to addresses day-to-day supplier constraints to improve supplier performance and their ability to respond to Caterpillar requirements flexibly and rapidly.
- Coaches/leads team projects to implement improved supplier collaboration with Caterpillar and third-party service providers using common collaboration technologies.
- Facilitates root cause and corrective action implementation for quality and delivery gaps at assigned suppliers.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering.
- 0-3 years of Engineering and/or Supply Chain Management experience.
- Equivalent verifiable experience on various assignments can replace education requirements.
Top Candidates will also have:
- 3-5 years of Engineering and/or Supply Chain Management experience.
- Knowledge in Supplier Performance and Management, Quality, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Root Cause- Corrective Action, and Assurance of Supply.
- APICS certification is a plus.
Additional Information:
- This position is located in Griffin, GA.
- 0%-10% of travel likely.
Employee Benefit Details:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.