Career Area:

Manufacturing

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.

This position provides leadership and direction to employees involved in Inventory Record Accuracy activities, ensures that robust root cause corrective actions are taken to address issues causing inventory record inaccuracies, and certifies that our count process follows Corporate IRA processes.

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Translating work instructions to IRA Team Members, and supports their work on a tactical, day-to-day basis
• Supporting and coaching IRA Team Members to perform counts and reconciliation / synchronization work to support facility IRA goals.
• Working closely with counters and reconcilers/synchronizers to perform root cause analysis on inventory record inaccuracies and develop and implement corrective actions to improve the overall inventory accuracy at a plant.
• Providing safety guidance and coaching to team members including a daily safety meeting.
• Holding performance dialogues, keeping documentation and other aspects of people management for the team including timekeeping.
• Planning, initiating, and maintaining an IRA management process aligned with Corporate IRA Processes.
• Serving as a subject matter expert for audits and defining/documenting internal processes to ensure sound inventory management.
• Providing inventory record accuracy expertise to facility projects up to and including running their own projects to address common IRA root causes.
• Working closely with supply chain leaders and governing committees to reduce and eliminate common causes for record inaccuracy.
• Root cause corrective action may involve working with key personnel across the business unit organization in a collaborative way to perform creative problem solving and provide accurate reporting to key stakeholders in the organization

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Desire to lead people
• Strong organizational skills
• General knowledge of material flow, distribution and manufacturing operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, organization and communication skills
• Ability to work with cross functional groups and customers and influence change to processes outside of direct scope
• Project management experience

• Extensive knowledge of inventory systems including MRP, MTS and the JD System.
• Experience in Material Planning, Logistics and / or Operations is desired.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

What Skills you will have

Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Utilizes quality indicators relevant to own unit or function.
• Adheres to organizational quality management processes and practices.
• Applies key aspects of continuous improvement processes and evaluates impact on quality.
• Uses quality evaluation tools and techniques such as walkthroughs and inspections.
• Works with quality assurance methods, tools and techniques.

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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• 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.

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 Working Knowledge:
• Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
• Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
• Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
• Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
• Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.

Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Defines the critical workflow for executing key processes.
• Identifies process problems that limit performance.
• Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
• Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.
• Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.

Talent Management: Knowledge of human resources and talent management processes; ability to lead, motivate, evaluate, and reward employees at the workplace.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Delegates tasks to the right people in managing a program or a group of people.
• Explains processes on hiring, leading, motivating, evaluating, developing and rewarding people.
• Coordinates work schedules and workloads for employees.
• Transforms resistance into support and turns poor performers into team players.
• Applies standard procedures and policies in the operation of talent management.

Additional Information:

The primary location for this position is Decatur, IL

Domestic relocation assistance is available

This position may require 5% travel

Sponsorship is not available

What you will get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

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Posting Dates:

August 19, 2024 - August 26, 2024

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.

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