Demand & Orders Analyst-2

**Career Area**:
Supply Chain and Logistics

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**Role Definition**

To develop and maintain sales model product compatibility in the ERP based business process. ERP supports the worldwide sales of the Machines. This position is for an experienced, individual contributing on assignments that are complex and challenging and begin to become strategic in nature.

**Responsibilities**

The incumbent need to have considerable **Machine business and Product Configuration experience **.

**Key responsibilities of this assignment are**:
Comply with standards developed by Technical Analyst for a product configuration in ERP system.

**Develop/maintain sales model product compatibility **.

**Participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) groups, create compatibility to all NPI products **.

Interact with Engineering personnel to ascertain accurate and clearly defined feature or part number compatibility.

Interact with Pricing personnel to ensure the feature code assignment is accurate and coordinated with Pricing condition entry setup in the system.

Meet regular schedules for introducing the product compatibility changes to External/internal users relying on configuration to meet their ordering needs.

Provide timely response to Local Change Coordinators / Material Master Owners in coordinating changes resulting from Bill of Material synchronization and other engineering change notices.

Participate with team members to develop standards for the feature presentation of product compatibility. The position manages the completion of its own work assignments and coordinates work with others.

**Qualification**:
Skill Descriptors
**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 Extensive Experience**:

- Advises on advanced data gathering and analysis methodologies and technologies.
- Oversees data gathering and analysis activities within the organization.
- Documents sources and validates the accuracy of data analysis by evaluating the pros and cons of data analysis methods used.
- Implements procedures and policies within a data processing function.

**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.

**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.
- Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
- Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.

**Level Working Knowledge**:

- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

**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.

**Posting Dates**:
November 4, 2024 - November 17, 2024
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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