Transportation Manager

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.

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who care not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers and future work 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.

Our Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics and Global Services supporting Caterpillar dealers and customers.

Our teams work together in critical areas that leverage digital capabilities, technology and operational excellence.

As a Transportation Manager
, you will be supervising International Transportation North American Ocean Export activities for parts and component flows. The logistics team provides end-to-end integrated logistics solutions designed, deployed and executed to support Caterpillar’s global footprint of manufacturing plants, suppliers, distribution centers and dealers. Capabilities include:

• Packaging Design and Returnable Container Management
• Inbound International and Domestic Transportation
• Logistics Network Operations – including Manufacturing Parts Nodes, Site Logistics and Cross Dock Operations
• Outbound Logistics – International and Domestic:
  Specialized Cargo and Product Distribution Solutions

Additional Information:

• Location: Morton, IL (United States) – 100% on-site with no opportunity for hybrid or remote schedules
• Required Travel: Up to 10% (Domestic)
• Relocation Assistance Offered: None
• US Work Sponsorship Offered: None

What You Will Do:

• Responsible for day-to-day operations for international ocean export out of North America for parts and components flows
• Managerial oversight for ocean export team of 5 employees
• Drives problem resolution with Caterpillar facilities and approved Service Providers with regards to transportation services (ocean freight forwarders and brokers, ocean carriers, and dray providers)
• Governs the operational execution, performance, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of ocean carriers, ocean freight forwarders, and dray carriers.
• Conducts business reviews with providers in relation to transportation services.
• Implements operational and technological solutions to reduce performance gaps within the transportation network
• Deploys process improvement initiatives and improved transportation methods to support Caterpillar’s quality, velocity and cost objectives
• Coordinates impact analysis and implementation of cost-effective solutions with Providers
• Develops processes and ensures adherence to transportation standards and business rules
• Provides analytical insights and reporting to leadership and internal customers to generate fact driven solutions and performance metric reporting

What You Have (Basic Requirements):

• Transportation - MFG
  :
  Knowledge of transportation; ability to transport materials and goods to and from suppliers, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities and customers.
• 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.
• Continuous…