Supply Chain Planning Engr

**Career Area**:Manufacturing & Supply Chain**: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.**Supply Chain Planning Engineer - Santa Catarina**:**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**:Responsible for facility performance levels to corporate targets for inventory reduction, increased inventory turns and improved order-to-delivery results. Leads facility efforts to develop and implement the Plan for Every Part, Pull material Replenishment and improved throughput efficiency.**JOB DUTIES**:Responsible for performing work to achieve corporate supply chain performance targets focused on inventory reduction, increased inventory turns and improved order-to-delivery results.The incumbent is a key team member working on the deployment of the Supply Chain Planning Process, which develops the Plan for Every Part and Pull Replenishment methods for a facility.Incumbent gathers and analyzes data on facility demand and demand variability for each part required for production based on daily demand buckets for 120 workdays. This role gathers and analyzes data about supplier shipping performance and variability % for each part number (both Time and Qty) This position is develops material flow plans for all material coming into a facility for production. Incumbent reviews, analyzes and cleans data prior to migration it into the PFEP Web Tool. This position leads the work of Supply Chain Planning Analysts in the documentation of this data into the Plan for Every Part web tool.The incumbent is responsible for creating and maintaining a site level Flow Map for parts used in production. This position enables / coaches facility employees to utilize PFEP templates to load and maintain data in PFEP Web Tool, and provides reports and information to facility resources requiring PFEP information.The incumbent is a key team member, and will be called upon to lead deployment teams, in the execution of Pull Material Replenishment processes in a plant. This work involves using material replenishment analytical tools, establishing and sizing material supermarkets, working with pull trigger systems, enhancing communications throughout a material flowpath, and working with material handlers and other factory personnel to drive common replenishment processes in a plant. The incumbent must be able to work among production employees with little to no disruption to their workload.This position performs physical, tactical work across multiple functions to make improvements required to attain MQ or other like Certification for a Facility.The incumbent performs physical, tactical work to reduce / eliminate supply chain constraints at both the facility and value stream level, working with a cross-functional team of personnel.**JOB REQUIREMENTS**:- Experience and knowledge of lean concepts and tools.- Experience and knowledge about CPS supply chain principles, specifically those applied to pull replenishment using material replenishment tools and processes, Supply Chain Planning analytical tools, material flow and throughput efficiency- Strong understanding and previous experience using common supply chain systems.- Knowledge of and / or experience deploying using 6Sigma Project Management principles.- Must possess leadership skills to effectively lead supply chain improvements making the best use of available resources, while maintaining strong people focus and fulfilling the responsibilities for leading people.- Must possess strong collaborative, interpersonal and negotiation skills in order to drive common supply chain processes across multiple departments within a business division.- Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to creatively solve complex problems.- Thorough understanding of company policies and procedures and solid product knowledge- Must be able to design and deploy lean systems in a highly productive environment with mínimal disruption to daily requirements.- Qualification as a CPS Support Team Leader- CPS Functional Job Role Qualified- APICS CPIM or CSPC National Certification required.**BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE**:- College or university degree, preferably in