**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. Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Manager in Peoria, IL. In this role, you will lead a team that oversees the end-to-end Earthmoving value chain design and execution to ensure optimized availability of necessary components to support manufacturing and machines for distribution. Develop, implement, and manage end-to-end supply chain strategies and solutions. **What you can look forward to in this role:** + Maintaining relationships with Product Group business partners, understanding their strategy, and driving communications with operations, procurement, logistics, and distribution to optimize the end-to-end network. Creating integrated processes to streamline supply chains. + Interacting with product group, engineering, and facilities management on production schedules and expected deliverables. + Managing and directing projects with business partners in areas of product configuration rationalization, supplier performance, factory logistics, and outbound distribution. + Establishing key performance metrics and benchmarks to guide supply chain planning and forecasting; monitoring planned vs. actual performance and presents results to senior leadership. **A successful candidate in this role will showcase their skills in:** **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. + Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance. + Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions. + Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns. + Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand. + Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions. **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. + Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process. + Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas. + Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes. + Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns. + Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives. **Strategic Thinking:** Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization. + Implements the group's go-to-market strategy. + Raises awareness of potential strategic alliances and partnerships. + Explains elements of the strategy to others and encourages questions. + Monitors marketplace trends, opportunities, and vulnerabilities; reports findings. + Makes sound recommendations when faced with complex and contradictory alternatives. **Supply Chain Planning Processes** + **Forecasting:** Knowledge of forecasting tools, approaches and practices; ability to determine product demand and estimate production requirements and loads. + **Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP):** Knowledge of the processes, practices and systems used in manufacturing requirements planning (MRP); ability to optimize planning for manufacturing cycles and ensure capacity and materials availability. + **Supplier Management - MFG:** Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice. + **Inventory Management:** Knowledge of processes and methods of inventory management; ability to effectively manage organization's materials, commodities, merchandises, or products. + **Logistics Management:** Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials; ability to understand, predict and control the movement of goods, materials and supplies. **Additional Information:** The primary location for this position is Peoria, IL. Domestic relocation assistance **is** available Up to 25% global travel may be required Sponsorship is not available **Summary Pay Range:** $156,000.00 - $234,000.00 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 **Posting Dates:** February 14, 2025 - February 27, 2025 Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .