Supply Chain Planning Manager

Career Area

Supply Chain and Logistics

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.

Caterpillar’s supply chain processes are so complex—and successful that we’re regularly benchmarked by other companies and taught as a case study in many classrooms. Working here, you’ll take responsibility for ensuring we have the material we need, when and where we need it, to meet customer demand. That may involve interacting with suppliers or using the latest digital, analytics and forecasting tools to determine exactly how many units are needed in specific time frames, locations and configurations.

In your role as Supply Chain Planning Manager at Caterpillar, you will be responsible for Batam facility performance levels to corporate targets for inventory reduction, increased inventory turns and improved order‑to‑delivery results. You will lead facility efforts to develop and implement the Plan for Every Part, Pull material Replenishment and improved throughput efficiency.

You will bring impact to facility by achieving corporate supply chain performance targets, including improvements in Order‑to‑Delivery time, inventory levels/turns, MQ Certification requirements and supply chain assessments for Batam facility.

• Manage 5+ direct reports including Supply Chain Planning Analysts, Supply Chain Planning Engineer and Logistics Planning Engineers. You will be responsible for a team that is performing work to achieve corporate supply chain performance targets focused on inventory reduction, increased inventory turns and improved order‑to‑delivery results.
• Coordinate and manage a performance portfolio for multiple, cross‑functional work teams deploying the Supply Chain Planning Process, which develops the Plan for Every Part and Pull Replenishment method for Batam facility.
• Develop and implement Batam Facility warehouse operational strategies, including layout, automation, and capacity planning. Design distribution network strategies to optimize cost, speed, and reliability. Establish performance metrics (KPIs) for warehouse operations and network efficiency.
• Design and manage the end‑to‑end flow of materials from suppliers to customers. Implement inventory strategies (safety stock, reorder points, ABC analysis) to optimize working capital. Oversee demand planning, supply planning, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes. Manage replenishment strategies and lead initiatives to reduce lead times and improve flow efficiency.
• Lead Warehouse Transformation Project which covers warehouse automation project and storage capacity planning and constraint analysis across the supply chain.
• Support facility efforts and collaborate with teams to design and implement material packaging working orders and containerization solutions for a facility to make sure 100% adherence to PPAP. You may work collaboratively with external and internal suppliers, Supply Chain Performance Engineers, and Operations.
• Take a facility‑wide view of supply chain planning processes and tools, as well as thorough knowledge of pull material strategies and their application, to coordinate the efforts of multiple teams across functions and divisions.
• Collaborate team efforts to gather and analyze data on facility demand and demand variability for each part required for production based on daily demand buckets for 120 workdays. You will manage team efforts to gather and analyze data about supplier shipping performance and variability % for each part number (both Time and Qty) and organize team efforts to develop material flow plans for all material coming into a facility for production.
  
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