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.

Job Summary

The Production Planning Supervisor oversees the development, coordination, and execution of production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing operations and on‑time delivery of products. This role leads the planning plan, aligns production capacity with customer demand, and collaborates closely with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and quality departments. The supervisor drives workflow optimization, monitors material availability, resolves scheduling conflicts, and supports continuous improvement initiatives. By balancing resources, minimizing downtime, and maintaining accurate planning data.
 

The incumbent will play a key role in achieving operational excellence and meeting organizational performance goals.

What You Will Do

• Excellent customer service focused on customer care, and strong negotiation skills.
• Lead and ensure the demand entry from all customer requirements sources.
• Develop and communicate tactical and strategic production schedules, ensuring alignment with customer demand, capacity constraints, and business goals.
• Monitor WIP (work‑in‑process) and ensure production flow aligns with customer requirements.
• Act as a thought leader and idea generator, driving innovation in scheduling efficiency through Monthly idea generator system.
• Utilize MRP systems and advanced planning tools to generate and optimize production schedules across fabrication, welding, and painting processes.
• Lead process management initiatives to evaluate, diagnose, and optimize scheduling workflows.
• Lead the document control management of planning processes, guide them towards continuous improvement, and successfully manage process audits.
• Lead problem-solving efforts to resolve scheduling conflicts and bottlenecks.
• Monitor and improve forecasting accuracy, integrating inputs from multiple sources and leveraging historical data to support demand planning.
• Ensure effective communication across all levels of the organization, adapting messaging to different audiences and promoting transparency in scheduling decisions.
• Use Excel and/or Power BI to analyze production data, generate insights, and report performance metrics to stakeholders.
• Leading the Demand & Orders follow up of Production Planning, Scheduling, and control.

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, business management, computer science, or related field.
• Conversational English

What skills you will have

Planning: Tactical, Strategic

• Advanced skills in strategic production planning, across short-, mid-, and long-term horizons.
• Strong knowledge of resource alignment, optimizing personnel, equipment, and materials.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).

Problem Solving

• Advanced problem-solving capabilities, including root cause analysis and preventive action planning.
• Strong leadership in multilevel team management and conflict management.
• Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels

Production Scheduling and Customer Service

• Advanced scheduling expertise, managing daily, weekly, and monthly production plans.
• Strong adaptability in real-time schedule adjustments, meeting delivery commitments.
• Proficiency Customer service management
• Proficiency in performance monitoring, leveraging KPIs and dashboards.

The best candidates will also have:

• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification.
• Strong knowledge of heavy equipment or steel-based manufacturing.
• Demonstrated capacity for customer service management.
• Proficiency in Make-to-Order (MTO) and Engineer-to-Order (ETO) production models.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.

Additional information:

• Location: Reynosa, Tamaulipas, MX
• Schedule: Monday to Friday
• This position is face-to-face.
• <10% of working time will be domestic & international travel.
• Relocation not available for this position

Final details:  

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The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.

Posting Dates:

febrero 12, 2026 - febrero 19, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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