Supply Chain Planning Analyst

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.

About EPD

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We're committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

We are looking for a highly organized and detail-focused Supply Chain Planning Analyst to manage (internal/external) daily production schedules and ensure accurate, timely data input into our SAP/MRP systems. This role is crucial in supporting the production floor by aligning schedules with material availability, capacity constraints, and customer demand. The ideal candidate will have effective communication concepts, be comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and possess strong experience in ERP systems, particularly SAP/EOMP.

What You Will Do:

• Create, maintain, and adjust factory production schedules to meet delivery commitments and optimize manufacturing efficiency.
• Input and maintain accurate production orders, and material master data in the SAP/MRP system.
• Coordinate with production, procurement, and warehouse teams to ensure material availability and schedule adherence.
• Monitor progress against the production schedule and adjust plans as necessary to address issues such as delays, shortages, or changes in demand.
• Run and review MRP results and take necessary follow-up actions (e.g., create/change/cancel production orders).
• Ensure that all data entry into SAP/EOMP is accurate, timely, and compliant with internal controls and audit requirements.
• Generate daily/weekly reports on schedule performance, material availability, and order status.
• Support continuous improvement efforts to streamline scheduling processes and improve data accuracy and system utilization.
• Ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Degree Requirement:
Degree or equivalent experience desired

What You Will Have (Basic Skills Required):

Production Scheduling and Control: Knowledge of procedures and tools for scheduling and controlling production runs.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Manages the job cycle to ensure completion of jobs according to agreed-upon schedules.
• Communicates with customers and sales staff on scheduled and unscheduled production work.
• Resolves critical or costly workflow problem areas and recommends improvements.
• Schedules and oversees all production runs for a specific plant or assembly line.
• Produces master schedules for overall plant activities; shows all dependencies and contingencies.
• Oversees production acceptance testing and associated performance measures

Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Follows proper data gathering and analysis processes and policies.
• Reports problems that arise in the data collection process.
• Participates in gathering and analyzing an organization's data based on requirements.
• Documents data from various sources and in various formats.
• Utilizes basic data collection and evaluation tools and techniques.

Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains basic policies and procedures governing global business conduct.
• Identifies regions and countries relevant to organization's business.
• Research, with guidance, information on country- or region-specific activities.
• Describes several issues or considerations for conducting business in another country.

Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Contributes to short-term operational plans.
• Anticipates and adapts to plan changes.
• Monitors progress of work against plan as required to meet objectives.
• Reports variances and makes agreed-upon corrections.
• Under guidance, develops tactical plan for own direct responsibility.

Cross-Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Maintains a strong internal network that promotes informal collaboration.
• Shares information that may be relevant to other teams across divisions.
• Assesses the potential synergies from combining common practices across teams.
• Identifies differences among teams that could cause barriers to effective integration.
• Applies relevant information gathered from comparable teams to own team.

Forecasting: Knowledge of forecasting tools, approaches and practices.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Participates in preparation of short-term forecasts for a specific product or site.
• Gathers and analyzes demand data with specific tools and procedures.
• Locates useful information and sources of input used in weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts.
• Research seasonal trends for a major product or product line.
• Explains common types of business conditions and activities that impact demand.

Additional Information:

Location: Griffin, GA

Travel: 5-10% Domestic travel

Relocation is not offered for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not offered for this position.

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. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of "essential job functions" as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Summary Pay Range:
$79,800.00 - $119,760.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:
April 17, 2025 - April 24, 2025

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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