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.

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. PSLD is responsible for the worldwide distribution of Cat aftermarket parts, integrated logistics, and global service to develop and support our global dealer network and customers.

As a member of the Grimbergen Planning Team, you will play a key role in safeguarding the availability and efficient management of all indirect materials across our Grimbergen Distribution Center and our contract packager, A‑Pack. You will be entrusted with daily ownership of material availability, stock accuracy, supplier interactions, and coordination between internal teams and external partners.

Our ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic environment where you collaborate closely with operations, procurement, finance, logistics, and A‑Pack teams. This role is suited for someone who enjoys responsibility, structured processes, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a structured ordering cadence with both overseas and local suppliers, ensuring consistent material availability and supporting efficient reporting processes.

• Follow up on inbound – Indirect Material containers, ensuring call offs, documentation, and logistics processes are completed accurately and on time.

• Conduct regular supplier touchpoints to review performance, address issues, and ensure service, delivery, and quality expectations are consistently met.

• Receive purchase orders in Coupa on time and ensure timely invoice approval to support accurate financial processing.

• Deliver regular forecast updates to our suppliers to support proactive supply planning and alignment with demand.

• Support a wide range of ad‑hoc operational requests and contribute actively to continuous‑improvement initiatives.

• Identify and address overstock situations through root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, stock rearrangements, and repurposing where possible.

• Lead and support packaging‑related improvement projects focused on efficiency, sustainability, and cost reduction.

• Communicate updates on packaging quantity (PQ) changes and provide supporting analysis to internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in supply chain, planning, procurement, or operations.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

• High level of accuracy and ability to work in a structured, focused manner.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Good knowledge of MS Office; experience with Coupa and Power BI is an advantage.

• Strong command of Dutch and English.

• A proactive “can‑do” mindset with a willingness to take responsibility.

• A lean, continuous‑improvement mindset aimed at simplifying, optimizing, and standardizing processes.

Skill Descriptors:
Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Demonstrates a basic understanding of the concept of collaborative processes.
•     Explains the concept of collaboration as applicable to organizations.
•     Provides examples of how collaboration has helped achieve organizational goals.
•     Contrasts collaborative with competitive operating styles in organizations.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
•     Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
•     Explains the importance of effective business communication.
•     Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.

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.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Seeks help to modify priorities as new information surfaces or conditions change.
•     Demonstrates the ability to estimate the time and resources required to complete tasks.
•     Identifies own key assignments, schedules, and process steps.
•     Applies the concept of 'critical path' in order to complete work in a timely manner and keep larger tasks on track.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
•     Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
•     Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
•     Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.

Posting Dates:

January 13, 2026 - January 20, 2026

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

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