Product Change & NPI Manager (Manufacturing)

Caterpillar Inc.; Corinth (MS); Sur place; USD 98 000 - 146 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, and vision

401k plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Parental leave

Career development

Incentive bonus

Life Insurance

Résumé du poste

Caterpillar Inc. in Corinth, MS, is seeking a Product Change Control Manager to lead engineering change management across multiple facilities and drive NPI and product release readiness.

You will manage material planning, inventory optimization, and cross-functional collaboration with product engineers to ensure timely releases and library controls throughout the product life cycle. The role combines hands-on leadership with strategic oversight, guiding a small team through complex

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience desired
• Supply Chain, Engineering or Accounting degree desired
• Experience leading employees or cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with engineering change management, configuration control, New Product Introduction, or product release processes
• Working knowledge of material planning, inventory management, replenishment, and manufacturing systems
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and implement changes across engineering, operations, and supply chain functions
• Experience using data and structured problem-solving methods to improve material flow, inventory performance, or production readiness

Responsabilités

• Lead engineering change management across the Mississippi facilities, coordinating changes through liaison and material queues and ensuring effective implementation across value streams
• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and product release coordination, including setup and release activities, while ensuring production, material, and system readiness for implementation
• Provide leadership for material planning and replenishment processes, including Item Sub/Kanban setup and management, buy-level issue resolution, Roll-To relationships, and related material management activities
• Lead inventory optimization and supply chain improvement activities, including safety stock management, surplus inventory disposition, and initiatives to reduce excess inventory and improve material flow
• Collaborate with product engineers to support the timely release and implementation of new models, major product updates, and miscellaneous changes. Maintain configuration integrity and traceability throughout the product life cycle by implementing library controls, product builds, and tool setup and maintenance
• Establish priorities and coordinate the efforts of the change control team responsible for processing product changes, establishing manufacturing effective dates, and scheduling material for the factory
• Respond to questions regarding configuration management policies and procedures and perform configuration verification audits
• Manage a team of three to five employees
• Provide ongoing specialized expertise and consultation to product change control groups regarding release practices
• Serve as a working manager, providing leadership and hands‑on support across several key responsibilities, including: Change Management Lead for Engines, Liaison and Materials Queue Lead for ECB, Heads, and Prentiss products, Facility Surplus Process Lead

Connaissances

Change management

NPI

Material planning

Inventory management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision making

Problem solving

Configuration management

Formation

Supply Chain degree

Engineering degree

Accounting degree

Description du poste

Caterpillar Inc. in Corinth, MS, is seeking a Product Change Control Manager to lead engineering change management across multiple facilities and drive NPI and product release readiness.

You will manage material planning, inventory optimization, and cross-functional collaboration with product engineers to ensure timely releases and library controls throughout the product life cycle. The role combines hands-on leadership with strategic oversight, guiding a small team through complex