Supply Chain Planning Engr 1

**Career Area**:Manufacturing & Supply Chain**:
**JOB DUTIES**:
Responsible for setting up new parts in ILC within the global MPN targets

This role performs collaborative work along with customers of ILC(India Logistic Centre) understanding the setup needs and different process partners in ILC(Purchasing, Supply Chain Operations) & MPN (Global NPS & others teams) to ensure seamless support for new parts.

This role also encompasses analysis and recommendations of existing portfolio of parts in ILC

Monitors and accelerates the progress via the salesforce tool, including, but not limited to:

- Help Customer with any New part setup query or salesforce query
- Onboard new customer, training & troubleshooting of customer request issues
- Coordinate with the customer on major projects/priorities
- Ensure packaging process is completing as per lead time
- Coordinate with Purchasing team for locally sourced parts
- Get MOQ, Leadtime & Supplier details from respective teams
- Master Data creation
- Material Master, Schedule agreement, Source List
- Release parts to customer with MOQ, LT, Box type & qty
- Obtain transfer price, prepare and send the customer quotation
- Collaborate with other MPNs-Decline, sources, priority
- Lead project/changes/ enhancements for improving NPS process
- Generates NPS performance report-No of parts, leadtime, declines etc
- Reviewing opportunities for improvements
- Replication of best practices from other Logistics Centres in US, UK & India
- Stakeholder discussions based on requirements
- Any compliance handling -scoped in NPS process
- Analysis & recommendations in the existing portfolio of parts handled by ILC

Minimal Travel Required (5% - 15% working time)

**POSITION IMPACTS**:Incumbent supports the MPN strategy enabling Win in India Initiative for other production facilities of Caterpillar

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**:

- Knowledge of Lean supply chain principles, processes and new age tools
- Knowledge of SAP (CBS) or any equivalent ERP system
- Must possess strong collaborative, interpersonal and communication skills to effectively works across functions to perform work deploying supply chain improvements.
- Requires problem-solving skills to solve complex problems.
- Must be a strong team player in order to be effective in deploying supply chain improvements as part of a team.
- Must possess understanding of manufacturing and operations standard processes and basic product knowledge.
- Ability to analyze business conditions and situations during deployment needed to minimize disruption to daily requirements.
- CPS Support Team Member Qualified
- CPS Functional Job Role Qualified
- APICS CPIM or CSPC National Certification desired
- College or university degree related to Supply Chain, or equivalent experience, is required.

**BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum of Five years of progressively responsible supply chain job experience
- Previous experience as a Supply Chain Planning Analyst/engineer, purchasing analyst desired
- 6 Sigma/CPS/Lean project experience
- Experience with the CPS/Lean event and Value Stream Transformation process desired
- A background in Supply Chain, Manufacturing / Operations, Inventory Management, Material Requirements Planning, Demand Management and/or Logistics is highly desired.
- Rich knowledge of global supply chain
- Cherishing experience in collaborating with different multi-national/cultural teams across the globe
- Acquiring new skills through handling global projects and new age technologies

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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