Logistics Planning Engineer – Automation & Launch

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation

Sanford (NC)

On-site

USD 128,000 - 193,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Relocation available

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

Caterpillar is designing a new, advanced manufacturing campus in Sanford, NC, to expand production capacity for compact track loaders and telehandlers. The Supply Chain Planning Engineer will design, implement, and improve logistics and supply chain processes across receiving, warehousing, kitting, and delivery, leveraging lean, automation, and ERP integration.

You will work with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, facilities, maintenance, and digital teams to ensure safe, reliable, and

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree is required.
Strong communication skills (oral and written).
Knowledge of transportation operations, manufacturing, or data analytics.
Experience designing logistics for greenfield facilities, major production launches, or significant layout changes.
Experience with logistics automation and material-handling technologies.
Experience integrating logistics equipment/processes with ERP, WMS, MES, or shop-floor systems.
Practical experience with lean manufacturing, industrial engineering, data analysis, capacity modeling, and flow optimization.
Experience evaluating suppliers or system integrators and supporting equipment implementation, commissioning, validation, and handoff.

Responsibilities

Identify and implement integrated supply chain solutions and performance improvements, including alliances with partners.
Establish effective linkages with business partners and internal functions.
Develop and analyze data to identify opportunities for cost-effective supply chains, inventory utilization, and partnerships.
Design end-to-end material-flow processes for receiving, warehousing, kitting, line-side delivery, replenishment, packaging, and outbound moves.
Develop greenfield layouts, flow paths, storage strategies, and standard work for launch readiness.
Develop functional requirements, equipment specs, capacity models, risk assessments, and acceptance criteria for automated logistics systems.
Build business cases and implementation plans for logistics equipment, systems, layouts, and process controls.
Use performance data to optimize equipment utilization, throughput, availability, reliability, and scalability.
Communicate recommendations, decisions, project status, and risks to stakeholders.