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Supply Chain Planning Analyst
- Caterpillar, Inc. (Franklin, IN)
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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.
CATERPILLAR REMANUFACTURING
Do you have a passion for helping customers and supporting a sustainable solution? Since 1973, Cat Reman has helped bring the value at the core of every Cat product back to life. Customers look to us to provide a high-quality solution that is good for their business - and promotes sustainability. It's important to us to deliver. Our team is full of industry leaders. Together, following common values, we share a passion for delivering sustainability benefits that help the company contribute to a circular economy. It’s rewarding to work, with an inspiring team, where every contribution matters.
Job Summary
**_Caterpillar’s Remanufacturing Division is looking for a Supply Chain Planning Analyst to support the Franklin, IN facility._** This position is accountable for managing and stabilizing supply and demand within the facility.
**Degree Requirement** :
+ Degree or equivalent experience is desired.
What You Will Do:
+ **Working with master planners on outsourcing needs; establishing blanket purchase orders and vendor managed inventory (VMI).**
+ **Identifies and leads initiatives to improve the supply-chain process.**
+ **Accountable for maintaining supply chain application systems.**
What You Have:
Highly desired
+ ASCM CSCP, CPIM or similar certification
+ Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting, and familiarity with demand planning software and tools such as QAD/Mfg Pro.
Business Process Improvement: Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities.
Level Extensive Experience:
+ Analyzes business processes, identifies alternative solutions to outdated processes and assesses their feasibility.
+ Recommends new approaches that seek the use of advanced technology.
+ Establishes requirements for large changes in the overall mission, roles, responsibilities and processes necessary to make business improvements.
+ Participates in defining organizational strategic goals and purposes; defines how to gather and keep customers.
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Extensive Experience:
+ Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
+ Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
+ Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
+ Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
+ Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
+ Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.
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.
Level Extensive Experience:
+ Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
+ Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
+ Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
+ Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
+ Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
+ Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.
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.
Level Extensive Experience:
+ Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
+ Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
+ Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
+ Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
+ Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
+ Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
Level Extensive Experience:
+ Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time.
+ Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects.
+ Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans.
+ Conducts regular and ad-hoc project reviews with project team, sponsors, and clients.
+ Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties.
+ Communicates reporting requirements; creates monitoring and control mechanisms.
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.
Level Extensive Experience:
+ Advises others on capacity issues at various points in the supply chain.
+ Monitors the complete supply chain management process.
+ Consults on supply chain network design projects or processes.
+ Quantifies and evaluates benefits and risks of various supply chain strategies and approaches.
+ Participates in joint planning, process design/redesign with clients and partners.
What You Will Get!
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of annual bonuses.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
All eligible candidates MUST pass the following pre-employment screenings before they can be hired to any Caterpillar position:
• Background Screening
• Drug & Alcohol Screening (Applicants are hereby advised that the Company has implemented a drug and alcohol policy and conducts a testing program, pursuant to Sections 71-7-1, et al., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Ann. (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), and you are hereby advised of the existence of said Act.)
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Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers
Domestic relocation assistance is offered for this position.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Summary Pay Range:
$87,480.00 - $131,280.00
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:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Posting Dates:
October 7, 2025 - October 17, 2025
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.
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