Global Value Chain Designer | On-Site, 15% Travel

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur, Illinois seeks a Value Chain Designer to shape an integrated, resilient value chain for a key product group.

You will manage complex supply streams, connect supplier capabilities with inventory and customer requirements, and support product development value stream strategy through New Product Introduction (NPI). This role requires leadership across suppliers, operations, and planning, plus data-driven improvements and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience leading value-chain planning and S&OP in a manufacturing environment.
• NPI team lead experience or equivalent.
• Product engineering experience or equivalent.
• Experience with ERP, MRP, advanced planning, analytics, or BI tools.
• Experience with value-stream mapping, scenario planning, constraint management, RCA, or continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of supplier risk and end-to-end value-chain tradeoffs.
• Relevant supply-chain certifications such as CPIM or CSCP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and ongoing management of complex supply streams serving a defined product group, including streams with global reach.
• Build an end-to-end view of the value chain by connecting supplier capacity, value stream mapping, material availability, inventory strategy, operational priorities, and customer requirements.
• NPI value chain strategy and value chain cost strategy to meet customer expectations for product availability.
• Manage supplier relationships and supporting processes to help ensure adequate product supply and alignment with inventory objectives.
• Support supplier evaluation and selection by assessing value-chain capability, delivery performance, risk, quality, and operational fit.
• Analyze supply-chain trends, sales information, forecasts, on-time delivery, inventory performance, and operational constraints to identify improvement opportunities.
• Establish partnerships across operations, procurement, logistics, planning, business partners, and other internal functions to improve coordination and reduce silos.
• Lead significant supply-chain and value-chain improvement projects, including project planning, resource coordination, risk identification, contingency development, performance monitoring, assurance of supply improvement, NPI Value Chain Product Improvement, Value Chain Cost and Total Cost of ownership, and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Process Management

Analytical Thinking

Effective Communications

Problem Solving

Process Mapping/Flowcharting

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

BI tools

Advanced planning software

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur, Illinois seeks a Value Chain Designer to shape an integrated, resilient value chain for a key product group.

You will manage complex supply streams, connect supplier capabilities with inventory and customer requirements, and support product development value stream strategy through New Product Introduction (NPI). This role requires leadership across suppliers, operations, and planning, plus data-driven improvements and cross-functional collaboration.