Demand & Orders Analyst

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Job Description:

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 work, with an inspiring team, where every contribution matters.

Our Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division currently has an opening for a Demand & Orders Analyst position within the Mississippi facility. This position will develop and manage a production scheduling process that is innovative and promotes maximization of efficiency and optimization of resources/assets internally while retaining enough flexibility to ensure that all customer needs are met in a timely and cost-conscious manner. Responsible for key supply chain performance indicators across velocity and order-to-delivery.

Job Responsibilities to include but are not limited to:

Develop production plans to accommodate customer demand within practical production

capabilities and balances the often-conflicting objectives of employment stability, efficient manufacturing and appropriate inventory levels to achieve optimum costs and satisfying the customer.

Functions would include the following:

• Interpret product demand into a valid production schedule and execute the schedule to meet customer shipment dates
• Coordinate customer orders with production capacity and commitments
• Enter customer orders, release production orders, expedite material, order purchased finished material, manage a scrap database and report inventory key performance indicators
• Communicate order status to customers through appropriate channels and ensure product is invoiced on time
• Perform Root Cause Analysis, make recommendations and where applicable implement Corrective Action Plans for issues involving the production schedule and customer delivery
• Work closely with management team and associates in marketing, sales, operations and engineering to identify and resolve production schedule interruptions - Manage capacity planning for specific production cells to meet S&OP targets
• Ensure that all schedules can be processed efficiently by managing MRP II system issues for that product
• Supports New Product Introduction (NPI)
  

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years of supply chain or manufacturing-related work experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills Required
• Microsoft Access or other DB skills desired
  

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Familiarity with company manufacturing facilities, processes, and equipment
• Knowledge and understanding of 6 Sigma project management principles
• CPS Functional Job Role Qualified
• APICS CPIM or CSPC National Certification desired
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• College or university degree related to Supply Chain, or equivalent experience, is desired
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, organization, and communication skills
• Thorough understanding of company policies and procedures
• Familiarity with engineering, manufacturing and maintenance standards and practices
  

This position will cover both Booneville and Corinth facilities.

Employee benefit details:
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)
  

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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

Relocation assistance is offered for this position.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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