Manager Supply Chain Planning

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About LPSD

The Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) is part of Caterpillar’s Power & Energy segment. Through this global organization, Caterpillar designs and manufacture large (greater than 18 liters) diesel and natural gas engines, powertrains and key engine systems. LPSD products and solutions support customers across power generation, industrial, marine, oil & gas, rail, services and Cat® machine applications worldwide.

Job Summary

Component lead of global, end-to-end supply response across LEC, CTL, and AEC by connecting the worldwide demand plan, facility capability, inventory, supplier constraints, and procurement commitments. The role establishes one enterprise view of constrained supply, governs cross-site allocation and recovery decisions, and builds the management system, tools, and long-term network strategy required to protect customer commitments, optimize flow, and improve resilience.

Note: Preferred location for this position is Lafayette, IN. Open to Peoria, IL as an alternative location.

What You Will Do

• Balance demand, facility capability, inventory, supplier capacity, and component constraints to establish an integrated global supply response aligned with the worldwide build plan and customer commitments.
• Own the cross-facility allocation process for constrained and critical components, establishing fact-based priorities and trade-offs across LEC, CTL, and AEC.
• Identify global supply gaps and lead cross-functional recovery planning, including clear actions, owners, recovery dates, and escalation when an acceptable recovery path does not exist.
• Establish and manage the global supply chain operating cadence for component coverage, allocation, recovery, decisions, and executive escalation.
• Own and develop the Supply Alignment process and supporting tools, including component gap and coverage views, scenarios, dashboards, risk scorecards, and proactive decision support.
• Lead global inventory, capacity, footprint, logistics flow, and supply network optimization to improve service, cost, cash, and resilience.
• Partner with Global Demand Management to validate worldwide demand and build plans against available supply and communicate supply limitations and scenarios.
• Partner with Procurement/Purchasing to integrate supplier capacity, commercial commitments, supplier performance, and recovery actions into the global supply plan.
• Partner with site supply chain teams to translate global priorities and approved allocations into executable facility schedules and actions.
• Lead cross-functional coordination across Supply Chain, Demand Management, Procurement, Product, Operations, Quality/SDE, and manufacturing locations.
• Establish clear decision rights and ensure supply exceptions and unresolved constraints move through one consistent governance and escalation process.
• Lead and develop constraint/value-stream managers and cross-functional component teams, establishing standard work and strengthening analytical and supply chain capabilities.

Additional Responsibilities

• Govern constrained component allocations and cross-site priorities within approved enterprise objectives.
• Recommend global trade-offs affecting output, customer commitments, inventory deployment, and recovery priorities.
• Escalate unresolved supply risks that threaten the worldwide build plan or customer commitments.
• Establish the standard governance cadence, data requirements, scorecards, and operating mechanisms for global supply alignment.
• Assign cross-functional recovery actions and ensure closure through the established management system.

Key Deliverables

• Weekly constrained component allocation plan across LEC, CTL, and AEC.
• Enterprise component gap and coverage view aligned with the worldwide build plan.
• Global supply constraint and recovery roadmap.
• Supply risk scorecard and executive escalation process.
• Identifying issue, owner, required action, and recovery date.
• Integrated constrained supply plan and scenario/capacity roadmap.
• Global supply chain strategy.
• Network, inventory, capacity, and resilience roadmap.

Degree Requirements

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree preferred.

What you Will Have

• 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.
• Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintain focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
• Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
• Cross-Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results; ability to lead employees from various functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions, and collaborate in solving problems as one team.
• Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
• 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.
• 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.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Progressive experience leading complex manufacturing supply chains, planning, material management, procurement interfaces, supplier recovery, inventory management, and cross-functional programs.
• Global or multi-site supply chain leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across facilities and functions, resolve competing priorities, communicate trade-offs to senior leaders, and drive accountability.
• Strong knowledge of integrated planning, scenario analysis, capacity and inventory management, risk identification, performance measurement, and digital supply chain tools.

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Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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