Supply Chain Manager 3

**Career Area**:Manufacturing & Supply Chain
**Materials matter here. So do you.**

For every new road or bridge that connects people and enables commerce, there was once a fleet of Cat® machines at work—and those machines were once just iron and steel. As a member of our supply chain team, you’ll make sure those raw materials make their way into our factories, where they’re transformed into the products that help build a better world.

**Job Purpose**:
Manage and lead all facility supply chain activities including strategic sourcing plan (right supplier), strategic process transformation, supply chain planning, material requirements management, inventory management, demand and orders management, supply chain performance and logistics. Ensures linkage between process planning and execution.

**Business Critical Experiences**:

- Demand and ordering management
- Production scheduling and material planning
- Supply chain planning
- Logistics execution
- Manufacturing management
- 6Sigma CPS experience
- End-to-end Lean

**Job Duties**:
Direct Reports include Purchasing Manager, Supply Chain Process Manager, Supply Chain Planning Manager, Material Requirements and Inventory Manager, Demand and Orders Manager, Supply Chain Performance Manager and Supply Chain Manager. The incumbent provides dotted line leadership for non-supply chain Logistics Manager, when applicable.

This position provides leadership and direction to supply chain teams responsible for the management of all facility supply functions in alignment with the Order-to-Delivery SAI and the Velocity CSF. The incumbent ensures that the supply chain divisions manage supply chain processes aligned with the CPS Supply Chain Process Manual and adherence to the CPS Supply Chain Rules. Collaborate with Product Managers to create a competitive advantage for our customers and the enterprise by developing, optimizing, and integrating supply base, while delivering local service excellence.

Supply chain span of control includes supply chain processes, planning, supplier development, material requirements, inventory management, demand and orders management, supply chain performance and logistics. Incumbent leads efforts for a Product Distribution Center.

As a member of the Business Unit Leadership Team, incumbent provides input to business unit goals and strategy development. Incumbent is accountable for development of the supply chain organizational design, supplier development, key enterprise inventory metrics, point of use material availability, prime product availability, service parts availability and reduction of cash to cash cycle time.

Incumbent is accountable for supplier development - utilizing the QCLDM supplier development and measurement tool the incumbent will ensure an ongoing improvement plan is in effect with key suppliers. This will require relationship building at senior levels with the suppliers that encourage trust, professionalism and continuous improvement. Cost modeling both geographic and component based will be used extensively and will require a strong knowledge of Macroeconomics and well as component costing. Through a strong knowledge of the category the incumbent will set and sustain strategy. Lead teams to fully understand the requirements and performance of the supply base.

Incumbent ensures facility production schedules provide proper product availability to dealers/customers while balancing manufacturing constraint issues. This position leads facility Sales and Operations Planning, ensuring robust process conformance. Works with product managers to ensure supply chain strategies and supplier sourcing plan are developed and aligned with worldwide sourcing strategies to meet global demand on machine and service parts through manage the whole chain of order to delivery.

Incumbent is accountable for supply chain performance improvements, including supplier performance for machine and service parts and the supplier S&OP process. Works closely with relevant functional areas and assigns resources to supply chain performance improvement projects.

Incumbent manages department resources, providing focus, motivation and encouragement to direct reports. This position is responsible for coaching, developing and mentoring department resources. Incumbent is responsible for all personnel issues and performance evaluation of direct reports, including development, capability building and succession planning. Leads efforts to improve communications and align logistics and manufacturing activities.

Internal customers include department employees, operations and business resource managers in the division and other partner units.

External contacts include various customers and vendors throughout Caterpillar’s worldwide business units and markets.

**Job Requirements**:

- Knowledge and experience with 6 Sigma
- APICS CPIM or CSCP National Certification highly desired
- Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Develop an