Material Planner

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Thiruvallur District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Supply Chain/Procurement professional to schedule, plan, and oversee material procurement, production, and delivery at our facility in India.

The role emphasizes accuracy, analytics, and supplier collaboration to ensure timely material availability. What you will do includes coordinating material flow, developing procurement plans, and monitoring inventories across plant and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Accuracy and attention to detail in own function or unit.
• Analytical thinking to determine root causes and propose solutions.
• Knowledge of distribution center operations and flow of goods.
• Forecasting tools and techniques to estimate demand and production needs.
• Inventory management concepts for raw materials, WIP, finished goods.
• MRP concepts and use of bills of materials for planning.
• Problem-solving discipline, escalation, and structured analysis.
• Managing supplier relationships and performance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate material flow within the manufacturing facility and transfers to/from inventory or warehouses.
• Develop and execute material planning for a product line to meet timelines.
• Schedule and control release of materials and monitor inventory at plant, warehouse, and with suppliers.
• Build and monitor procurement plans to align with business objectives.
• Track and analyze supplier performance and negotiate to meet requirements.

Skills

Accuracy & Detail

Analytical thinking

Distribution center mgmt

Forecasting

Inventory mgmt - MFG

MRP concepts

Problem solving

Supplier management

Job description

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.

Job Summary

Responsible for scheduling, planning, and oversight of material procurement, production, and delivery.

What You Will Do:

• Coordinating flow of materials within the manufacturing facility. Coordinating transfer of materials (premium freight) to and from inventory or warehouse.
• Developing and executing material planning for a product line. Ensuring that all material requirements for assigned programs are satisfied within the allocated time frame.
• Scheduling and controlling the release of materials. Monitoring material inventory in the plant, in the warehouse, and by critical suppliers.
• Building up and following up procurement plan realization to ensure they align with business objectives.
• Tracking and analyzing supplier performance metrics. Collaborating and negotiating with supplier to deliver materials per requirements.

What You Have:

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
• Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
• Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
• Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

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 Basic Understanding:

• Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
• Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
• Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
• Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.

Distribution Center Management: Knowledge of distribution center management; ability to operate a warehouse or distribution center that handles the flow of goods from supplier to production to customer.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes the role of a distribution center in the supply chain.
• Cites examples of disruptions to the distribution process and common resolutions to these.
• Explains basic performance measurements for a distribution center.
• Demonstrates understanding of the processes for managing an inventory distribution center.

Forecasting: Knowledge of forecasting tools, approaches and practices; ability to determine product demand and estimate production requirements and loads.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Identifies common forecasting tools and techniques.
• Describes the roles and responsibilities of demand forecasting staff.
• Explains sources of information for forecasting demand.
• Names several forecasting indexes or measurements.

Inventory Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods of inventory management; ability to effectively manage local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Identifies basic tools and approaches for inventory management.
• Describes basic functions and reports needed for inventory management.
• Cites examples of seasonal considerations and adjustments to planned versus actual inventory.
• Describes basic benchmarks for inventory management.

Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP): Knowledge of the processes, practices and systems used in manufacturing requirements planning (MRP); ability to optimize planning for manufacturing cycles and ensure capacity and materials availability.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes basic concepts of materials and capacity management processes and procedures.
• Describes product life cycle and associated MRP cycle.
• Identifies parameters and considerations used in making decisions about production runs.
• Describes the use of bills of materials and other documentation needed to provide supplies.

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 Basic Understanding:

• Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
• Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
• Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
• Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.

Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes the typical tasks associated with using and managing suppliers.
• Defines common terms and conditions of agreements with suppliers.
• Explains the organizational process for soliciting and selecting suppliers.
• States the roles and responsibilities of one's own and suppliers' staff.

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

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of a variable bonus. Additional benefits include paid annual leave, flexi leave, medical and insurance (prorated based upon hire date).

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.

This position requires working onsite five days a week. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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.

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

Posting Dates:

September 29, 2026 - October 8, 2026