Inventory analyst - Returnship

Caterpillar; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar invites applications for a Returnship program in Bengaluru that focuses on strengthening supply chain services. The role emphasizes designing efficient solutions, leading project workstreams, and collaborating with global teams to drive continuous improvement within inventory management, CPI, and analytics initiatives.

The program runs for 24 weeks and is company-paid, offering networking, coaching, trainings, and a defined project scope to experienced professionals returning to work

Qualifications

• Design and develop solutions to improve customer experience and mitigate business challenges.
• Lead, motivate people and encourage teamwork to ensure successful completion of programs/projects.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand process challenges and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical and functional guidance and lead data analytics efforts.

Responsibilities

• Bridge technical and business teams to arrive at potential technical solutions for global facilities.
• Work independently on defining and testing complex programs, processes, or systems.
• Support in the functional design, development, maintenance/administration, prioritization and upgrades of major system modules and programs.
• Analyse and model user requirements, specify information flows, processes, procedures, data objects and dialogues between information systems and their users.

Skills

Solution design

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Program leadership

Job description

Students and Graduates

Career Area:

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.

Supply Chain Services Overview:

Supply Chain Services team is focused on improving Caterpillar’s overall supply chain performance. This group is responsible for seamless execution of critical processes in the areas of Inventory Management, New Product Introduction (NPI), Continuous Product Improvement (CPI), Supply Chain Solutions, Inventory Control Services and Business Analytics. Supply Chain Services team delivers value by initiating and driving business-critical projects and solutions.

Caterpillar Returnship is a 24-week company paid; office-based program designed to enable a soft launch for experienced professionals on a career break. This initiative includes, networking sessions, coaching, trainings, and a project / work scope assignment.

Eligibility to apply – Career break of minimum 6 months

What You Will Do:

• Design and develop solutions to improve customer experience and mitigate business challenges.
• Lead, motivate people and encourage teamwork to ensure successful completion of programs/ projects.

• Collaborate with cross functional team to understand process challenges and lead discussion to identify improvement opportunities.
• Responsible provide technical and functional guidance and lead data analytics team.

• Bridge Technical and Business teams to arrive at potential technical solution for global facilities.
• Work independently on defining and testing complex programs, processes, or systems.
• Support in the functional design, development, maintenance/administration, prioritization and/or upgrades of major system modules and programs.
• Become fully knowledgeable of Caterpillar application infrastructure components: the current operating environment, program design and specification development, programming logic, logic diagrams, testing, debugging and documentation.
• Analyse and model user requirements, specify information flows, processes, procedures, data objects and dialogues between information systems and their users.

What You Have:

Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Comments on the organization's business model and financial goals.
• Communicates key considerations for business decision making process.
• Cites examples of types of information needed to make sound business decisions.
• Participates in business task to get things done in own unit or area.
• Caters to key stakeholders and their priorities.

Standard Operating Procedures:

Knowledge of established standard operating procedures (SOP); ability to design, implement and evaluate standard operating procedures affecting daily and strategic business operations in order to increase operational efficiency.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Compiles current research relevant to standard operating procedures.
• Explains usage of standard operating procedures in business operations.
• Describes main issues and considerations when using standard operating procedures.
• Identifies key features and functions of standard operating procedures.

Effective Communications:

Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

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 Extensive Experience:

• Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
• Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
• Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
• Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
• Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
• Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

Data Gathering and Reporting:

Knowledge of tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data; ability to practice them in a particular department or division of a company.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Prepares cost-benefit analyses of alternative approaches.
• Analyzes complex reports as revealed by the data.
• Teaches others the calculations necessary to capture data and develop more complex reports.
• Oversees multiple data-gathering and analysis initiatives.
• Participates in developing criteria for selecting data gathering and reporting tools and techniques for various projects.
• Reviews and verifies data and reports for accuracy.

Data Visualization:

Knowledge of principles, techniques and processes of data visualization; ability to create high quality figures effectively for various business scenarios and storytelling.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Designs data visualization for complex scenarios and customizations to support data-driven decision making.
• Improves the efficiency and effectiveness of data visualization processes.
• Coaches others on the techniques and tools of data visualization.
• Provides advice on data visualization solutions to better convey the essential information to target audience.
• Ensures data visualization results are accurate, secure and accessible to necessary users.
• Explores new adoption scenarios of data visualization within the business unit.

Inventory Management:

Knowledge of processes and methods of inventory management; ability to effectively manage organization's materials, commodities, merchandises, or products.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Coordinates daily work of inventory management for different locations within a facility or a supply network.
• Devises standard inventory management benchmarks to improve the processes.
• Ensures that the inventory is at an appropriate level and meets both internal and external requirements.
• Provides guidance on inventory management for a specific product group or location.
• Applies systems and processes to identify and coordinate inventory requirements; resolves conflicts.
• Reviews reports used for inventory management to find out related problems.

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of India which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Final Details:

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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.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Posting Dates:

October 27, 2026 - November 9, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply