Supply Chain Planning Analyst

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · Cienega de Flores, Nuevo León

This role supports supply chain operations by processing job requisitions, analyzing costs and prices, and generating purchase orders. It involves identifying and leading initiatives to improve supply chain processes, supporting customer proposal efforts, and maintaining supply chain application systems. The role requires proficiency in SAP, analytical thinking for problem-solving, and experience in manufacturing requirements planning.

What you'd actually do

  1. Working with master planners on outsourcing needs; establishing blanket purchase orders and vendor managed inventory (VMI).
  2. Identifies and leads initiatives to improve the supply-chain process.
  3. Supporting customers and leading customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection.
  4. Accountable for maintaining supply chain application systems.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • English from intermediate conversational to advanced
  • Process Improvement
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP)
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in SAP
  • At least 3 years working in supply chain areas

Nice to have

  • Leadership and team coordination skills
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in SAP WM & IM modules
  • Knowledge of Power BI and Power Apps

What the JD emphasized

  • critical skills
  • Proficient in data analysis tools
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in SAP