Logistics Systems Integration Lead

## Logistics Systems Integration Lead Apply locations:
Mossville, Illinois time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
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** Career Area:
** Supply Chain and Logistics
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* 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.
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* Job Summary:

** As a
** Logistics Systems Integration Lead**, you will help design and deliver scalable intralogistics automation solutions across our plants and warehouses. Working closely with enterprise capability owners and cross‐functional teams, you will lead solution and architecture design, technical governance, and the development of
** MDP/MVP/MMP products**, simulations, and system integrations.

Your work will span key automation technologies such as
** AGV/AMR fleet management, conveyors and sortation, AS/RS, and goods‐to‐person systems**, along with integration between
** WMS, WCS, LOS, ERP, and MES
** platforms. With a strong focus on
** standardization, replication, and sustainability**, you will help enable enterprise‐ready automation solutions that drive operational excellence at scale.
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* What You Will Do:

**** Discovery & Value
*** Gemba walks and stakeholder interviews across production/logistics/warehouse/planning
* Identify automation use cases: line‐side replenishment, WIP/finished/semi‐finished handling, empty tote return, inbound/outbound/cross‐dock, wave/merge, dock/yard, in‐plant transport
* Quantify value: throughput/takt, waiting/transport waste, WIP, OTD, space utilization
** Solution & Architecture
*** Design E2E intralogistics solutions: AGV/AMR fleet, conveyors/sorters, palletizing/depalletizing, AS/RS, PTL/Put‐to‐Light, auto weigh/scan/vision, workstation integration (PLC/robotics)
* Architect integrations: WMS/WCS/LOS and ERP/MES orders, tasks, states, events
** Technical Review & Governance
*** Lead/support solution reviews, identify performance and integration risks
* Drive commonality and reuse
** MDP/ MVP / MMP products development
*** Define success criteria (throughput, takt, availability, zero safety incidents, conflict rate, etc.)
* Use simulation tools (e.g.Plant Simulation) for capacity and bottleneck analysis
* Produce evaluation reports and phased rollout with switch/rollback plans
** Deployment & Continuous Improvement
*** Coordinate go‐lives with OT/IT/Network/EHS/Maintenance/Operations
** Enablement & Assets
*** Create playbook as technical solution guideline including: business requirements analysis, supplier base plan, architecture, lessons learn, best practices, safety & acceptance criteria, etc.
** Education requirement:
*** Bachelor’s degree or higher in Automation, Controls, Computer Science, Logistics Engineering, or a related field.
** What skills you will have:
**** Collaborating
* ** Lead cross‐functional collaboration across
** logistics, IT, OT, engineering, operations, and external vendors
** to deliver integrated logistics solutions.
* Establish shared goals, roles, and operating rhythms to align stakeholders across functions, regions, and levels.
* Facilitate working sessions and decision forums that enable teams to resolve issues quickly and move integration efforts forward.
* Ensure transparency by making data, requirements, and decisions accessible to all involved parties.
** Analytical Thinking
*** Analyze logistics processes and system performance to identify
** integration risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities**.
* Break down complex problems by evaluating
** data flows, process dependencies, and system interactions
** across logistics platforms.
* Compare solution alternatives using structured analysis to support
** scalable, standardized, and repeatable designs**.
* Apply practical analytical tools to interpret patterns, assess impacts, and support recommendations.
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