Material Planning Supervisor

Caterpillar Brazil; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation available

Job summary

Caterpillar India is seeking a Supply Chain and Inventory Manager to maintain agreed inventory levels and ensure a steady flow of raw materials and components from supply chain to manufacturing facility. This onsite role emphasizes disciplined stock control and collaboration with manufacturing teams.

Relocation is available for this position; visa sponsorship is not offered. The role requires five days onsite, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and strong skills in inventory, logistics and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or industrial engineering.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of inventory and materials management processes.
• Experience with coordinating inventory software and logistics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory levels to ensure a steady flow from supply chain to manufacturing.
• Manage staffing and performance of materials management workers and labor relations.
• Define and maintain optimal stock levels; analyze inventory and advise on stock adjustments.
• Coordinate maintenance and support for inventory management software.

Skills

Decision Making

Critical Thinking

Effective Communications

Inventory Management - MFG

Logistics Management

Performance Management

Planning and Organizing

Problem Solving

Supply Chain Management - MFG

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

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.

Role Definition

Maintains agreed-upon inventory levels to provide a flow of raw materials and components from the supply chain to the manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the environment of the inventory stock room is in line with requirements for each product.
• Managing staffing, development, and performance management of materials management workers. Ensuring proper labor relations.
• Defining and maintaining optimal inventory levels. Performing inventory analysis and making recommendations for stock levels.
• Coordinating maintenance and support of inventory management software.

Degree Requirement

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Mechanical, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

Skill Descriptors

• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• 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.
• 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.
• Logistics Management: Knowledge of logistics and management; ability to follow proper processes and run operations for effective and efficient movement of materials and finished products.
• Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
• Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
• 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.
• Supply Chain Management - MFG: Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and use, strategies, practices and tools for controlling the logistical processes.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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