Senior It Analyst Applications (supply Chain Business Analyst )

Caterpillar · Industrial · Bangalore, Karnataka

This role is for a Senior IT Analyst Applications (Supply Chain Business Analyst) focused on optimizing supply chain operations through analysis, requirements gathering, and system configuration. The role involves translating business needs into functional requirements for ERP and supply chain applications, improving service levels, reducing costs, and enabling end-to-end visibility. It requires expertise in planning, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, and logistics.

What you'd actually do

  1. Analyze and document end‑to‑end supply chain processes, including demand planning, supply planning, procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, and order fulfillment, to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
  2. Partner with planners, buyers, warehouse, manufacturing, and logistics teams to translate operational needs into functional requirements for ERP and supply chain applications.
  3. Support configuration and optimization of supply chain systems (e.g., MRP/MPS, safety stock, ATP/CTP, lead times, lot sizing) to improve service levels, inventory turns, and planning accuracy.
  4. Develop and validate business rules, data models, KPIs, and reports related to forecast accuracy, inventory health, supplier performance, and order execution.
  5. Lead process design workshops, UAT, and change management activities, ensuring solutions align with standard supply chain best practices and enable scalable, repeatable operations.

Skills

Required

  • Supply chain domain expertise (planning, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, logistics)
  • Analytical and systems knowledge
  • Translating operational needs into functional requirements
  • Configuration and optimization of supply chain systems (MRP/MPS, safety stock, ATP/CTP, lead times, lot sizing)
  • Developing and validating business rules, data models, KPIs, and reports
  • Process design workshops, UAT, and change management
  • Business Assessment
  • Requirements Analysis

Nice to have

  • MBA in supply chain management or related area
  • B Tech