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*career area:*:manufacturing & supply chain*job description:*:*supply chain planning engr 1 - 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*:at caterpillar, we're working to help our customers build a better world.
we wouldn't be the caterpillar we are today without the exceptionally talented, bright and driven people who get the job done.
this is your chance to help us make progress possible around the world - for our customers, for growing communities and for every member of our team.
we are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our product support and logistics division as a supply chain performance engineer.product support and logistics divisionwe're committed to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services and solutions.
we understand and show the value of why they should always choose us.
we're exploring new ideas and opportunities - innovating to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow's growth.and we are one team - creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.as a supply chain planning analyst, you will lead efforts with material suppliers and business division supply chain personnel to increase supplier capability.
leads work with caterpillar supply chain functional areas to deliver tools, processes and expertise to cat's suppliers to enable them to replenish material to caterpillar pull trigger systems and develop the supplier plan for every part.
this role is accountable for building supplier partnerships in the deployment of lean, high quality, high velocity supply chain practices.
*job duties*:- help suppliers to build lean supply chain capability in the areas of improved sales and operations planning, high-velocity throughput, optimized logistics and capacity planning.- this position provides coaching to the team as well as interacts with multi-functional resources, including business division supply chain planning, site global purchasing, operations, receiving, global transportation, demand and orders, material requirements planning and logistics.- works collaboratively with suppliers and multiple business division functions to address and resolve supplier issues using root cause and corrective action (rcca) and recovery planning.- addresses day-to-day supplier constraints to improve supplier performance and their ability to flexibly and rapidly respond to caterpillar requirements