Senior Supply Chain Coordinator

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.

Role Definition

Performs planning, scheduling, and tracking of manufacturing resources to support growing business demands. This role requires up to 50% travel to supplier sites to expedite materials, assess root causes of delivery delays, and drive improvements in supplier performance. The individual will be expected to provide regular report-outs on supplier status and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and solving business problems with a focus on understanding root causes and driving forward-looking opportunities.

• Liaising with operational management teams on matters related to resource planning.

• Producing effective resource scheduling to maximize performance and meet KPIs.

• Coordinating activities of the manufacturing team to achieve desired outcomes using effective collaboration and communication skills.

• Traveling to supplier locations (up to 50%) to expedite critical materials, assess production readiness, and ensure timely delivery of components.

• Providing structured, data-driven report-outs on supplier performance, delivery risks, and mitigation plans.

• Partnering with suppliers to implement corrective actions and drive sustainable improvements in delivery performance.

Skill Descriptors

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Level: Extensive Experience

•             Evaluates and makes contributions to best practices.

•             Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy.

•             Productively balances speed and accuracy.

•             Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms.

•             Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.

•             Employs techniques for motivating employees to meet or exceed accuracy goals.

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: Extensive Experience

•             Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.

•             Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.

•             Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.

•             Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.

•             Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.

•             Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

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: Working Knowledge

•             Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.

•             Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.

•             Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.

•             Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.

•             Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Cross-Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results; ability to lead employees from various functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions, and collaborate in solving problems as one team.