Orders and Demand Consultant

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · Pontiac, IL

Develop and provide economic and market outlooks to global MBU. Convert Marketing Profit Center order forecasts to shipment forecasts by engine product family and model. Develop 2–24-month order forecasts by MPC, by product family, and by model. Recommend to and convert MBU and Administrative requests for product to orders and shipment forecasts. Develop long-range forecasts by MPC for one or more MBU’s. Responsible for measuring and improving forecast accuracy. Prepare monthly demand review and Pre-SOP materials, track sales, shipments, inventory, orders, and major deals by MBU. Impact key quality goals including customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, timeliness, accuracy, efficiency, cost savings, process quality, internal quality certification, office certification, and ISO 9000 certification.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and provide economic and market outlooks to global MBU.
  2. Convert Marketing Profit Center order forecasts to shipment forecasts by engine product family and model.
  3. Develop 2–24-month order forecasts by MPC, by product family, and by model.
  4. Recommend to and convert MBU and Administrative requests for product to orders and shipment forecasts.
  5. Develop long-range forecasts by MPC for one or more MBU’s.

Skills

Required

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Logistics Processes
  • Forecasting Processes
  • Power BI
  • Capital investment development analysis (ECCP)
  • Production order to delivery processes
  • Standard work development
  • Design and manufacturing requirements integration
  • Operational plan development
  • Demand Signal Leadership
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • Manufacturing methods related to fabrication operations

Nice to have

  • ISO 9000 certification

What the JD emphasized

  • Power BI for data analysis of forecasts and supply chain information
  • Leading Demand Signal and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)