Manager, Logistics (3rd Shift)

Caterpillar Inc.; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

HSA

FSAs

Career development

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a dynamic Manager, Logistics (3rd Shift) in Champaign, IL to lead all warehouse and automation operations, ensuring safe, efficient material flow across inbound, storage, and outbound processes.

You will drive performance, coach supervisors, and manage AutoStore/AMR systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize throughput and service. This role requires onsite work five days a week.

Qualifications

• Effective communications: understanding concepts and techniques for clear conveyance.
• Performance management: apply practices to develop and improve performance.
• Problem solving: recognize, anticipate, and resolve issues.
• Planning and organizing: plan tasks and resources systematically.
• Decision making and critical thinking: analyze and decide based on information.
• Accuracy and attention to detail: deliver precise work with care.

Responsibilities

• Champion zero-injury culture through leadership and engagement.
• Ensure safe operation of automated systems and warehouses.
• Conduct safety observations, investigations, and follow-up actions.
• Partner with EHS to identify and reduce risks.
• Lead all 3rd shift warehouse operations and replenishment.
• Execute staffing plans to hit throughput and service goals.
• Monitor metrics and drive issue resolution.
• Lead shift startup, reviews, and handoffs.
• Provide oversight of AutoStore, AMRs, and robotics.
• Collaborate with Automation, Maintenance, and IT for reliability.
• Escalate automation issues affecting workflow or service.
• Drive continuous improvement for automation reliability.
• Ensure end-to-end material flow across receiving to shipping.
• Identify bottlenecks and coordinate recovery plans.
• Prioritize critical orders and hot-part requirements.
• Develop Section Managers and hourly staff.
• Train, mentor, and plan succession; manage performance.
• Foster accountability, teamwork, and improvement culture.
• Apply CPS and Lean to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost.
• Standardize processes and eliminate waste.
• Collaborate across functions to support process and system improvements.

Skills

Effective Communications

Performance Management

Problem Solving

Planning and Organizing

Decision Making

Accuracy and Detail

Job description

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.

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.

At Caterpillar, we work to help our customers build a better world. Without our team of talented, bright and driven individuals, we wouldn’t be the Caterpillar we are today. Now, this is your chance to join our team and do work that matters. We want you to help us enable customer success, make progress possible around the world and help our communities grow and thrive. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Product Support and Logistics Division as a Manager, Logistics (3rd Shift) in Champaign, IL.

Our Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. PSLD is responsible for the worldwide distribution of Cat aftermarket parts, integrated logistics, and global service to develop and support our global dealer network and customers.

We’re committed to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services and solutions. We understand and show the value of why they should always choose us. We’re exploring new ideas and opportunities –innovating to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow’s growth.

Job Summary

As the Manager, Logistics (3rd Shift), you will lead all warehouse and automation operations during 3rd Shift at the Midwest Logistics Center (MWLC) in Champaign, IL. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted material flow across inbound, storage, order fulfillment, and outbound processes while maximizing the performance of AutoStore automation, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), and supporting warehouse execution systems. The Manager, Logistics provides leadership to front‑line supervisors and hourly employees, drives operational excellence, develops talent, and delivers results in safety, quality, productivity, and customer service.

Additional Information

• Location: Champaign, IL (United States)
• Shift: 3rd Shift (Monday through Friday 10:30 PM – 6:30 AM Central Time)
• Domestic Relocation Offered: Yes
• U.S. Work Authorization Assistance Offered: None

What You Will Do

• Champion a zero‑injury culture through visible leadership, accountability, engagement, and compliance.
• Ensure safe operation of automated systems, AMRs, material handling equipment, and warehouse processes.
• Conduct safety observations, incident investigations, and corrective action follow‑up.
• Partner with EHS to identify and eliminate operational risks.
• Lead all 3rd shift warehouse operations, including receiving, put‑away, AutoStore replenishment, order fulfillment, kitting, and outbound support.
• Execute staffing and production plans to achieve throughput, service, inventory accuracy, backlog reduction, and schedule attainment goals.
• Monitor operational and automation performance metrics and drive issue resolution.
• Lead shift startup meetings, performance reviews, and shift handoff processes.
• Provide operational oversight of AutoStore, AMRs, robotic systems, and other automation technologies.
• Partner with Automation, Maintenance, and IT teams to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient system performance.
• Escalate and resolve automation issues impacting material flow, productivity, or customer service.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase automation reliability, throughput, and efficiency.
• Ensure effective end‑to‑end material flow across receiving, storage, picking, kitting, packaging, and shipping operations.
• Identify and eliminate operational bottlenecks and coordinate recovery plans during disruptions or volume surges.
• Prioritize critical customer orders and hot‑part requirements.
• Lead, coach, and develop Section Managers, Team Leads, and hourly employees.
• Build organizational capability through training, mentoring, succession planning, and performance management.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Apply CPS, Lean principles, and root cause analysis to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational performance.
• Standardize processes, implement best practices, and eliminate waste.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, Maintenance, EHS, HR, and Operations leaders to support process improvements, system enhancements, and future warehouse optimization initiatives.

What You Have (Required Skills)

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

What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Skills)

• Transportation - MFG: Knowledge of transportation; ability to transport materials and goods to and from suppliers, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities and customers.
• 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.
• Previous experience with automated systems, such as AutoStore, AMRs, etc.
• Previous leader of leaders

What You Will Get

This is Caterpillar – creating and delivering world‑class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about The Caterpillar Experience and why It’s More Than a Job, it’s a Career at Caterpillar.

Learn more about what happens inside Caterpillar’s Product Support & Logistics Division (PSLD)..

Summary Pay Range

$97,530.00 - $146,290.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job‑related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• These benefits also apply to part‑time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates

September 9, 2026 - September 23, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.