Sr. Principal Supply Chain Coordinator

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.

Role Definition

Performs planning, scheduling, and tracking of manufacturing resources to support growing business demands. This role requires up to 50% travel to supplier sites to expedite materials, assess root causes of delivery delays, and drive improvements in supplier performance. The individual will be expected to provide regular report-outs on supplier status and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

- Analyzing and solving business problems with a focus on understanding root causes and driving forward-looking opportunities.

- Liaising with operational management teams on matters related to resource planning.

- Producing effective resource scheduling to maximize performance and meet KPIs.

- Coordinating activities of the manufacturing team to achieve desired outcomes using effective collaboration and communication skills.

- Traveling to supplier locations (up to 50%) to expedite critical materials, assess production readiness, and ensure timely delivery of components.

- Providing structured, data-driven report-outs on supplier performance, delivery risks, and mitigation plans.

- Partnering with suppliers to implement corrective actions and drive sustainable improvements in delivery performance.

Skill Descriptors

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Level: Extensive Experience

- Evaluates and makes contributions to best practices.

- Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy.

- Productively balances speed and accuracy.

- Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms.

- Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.

- Employs techniques for motivating employees to meet or exceed accuracy goals.

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.

- 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.

- Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

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: Working Knowledge

- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.

- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.

- Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.

- Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.

- Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Cross-Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results; ability to lead employees from various functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions, and collaborate in solving problems as one team.

Level: Extensive Experience

- Involves key stakeholders in upfront planning efforts.

- Generates "win-win" strategies to gain support for key initiatives from others across boundaries.

- Establishes ways to encourage teamwork across functions.

- Coaches others on best methods for performing teamwork across organizational boundaries.

- Recommends systems and technology to promote widespread collaboration.

- Enlists formal and informal network contacts to improve collaboration among teams.

Operational Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of the methods and processes needed to determine and provide resources needed to achieve business results; ability to identify plan and mobilize resources required to fulfill operational objectives and plans.

Level: Basic Understanding:

- Identifies the resources required to accomplish own responsibilities.

- Demonstrates the ability to determine whether a project has met the criteria for success.

- Applies the concept of required versus nice-to-have to eliminate inefficiency.

- Seeks help to justify requirements that fall outside normal bounds.

Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.

Level: Working Knowledge

- Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.

- Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.

- Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.

- Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.

- Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.

Capacity Planning & Management: Knowledge of tools, approaches, and practices for determining production demand; ability to plan and manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service.

Level: Working Knowledge

- Analyzes capacity data and identifies common capacity problems or bottlenecks.

- Works with developers and users to plan resource requirements for networks or systems under development.

- Produces, collates, and reports capacity-related measurements to examine application service levels.

- Applies appropriate tools and methods for capacity planning & performance management of applications.

- Assesses the relationship between capacity, performance, and service level requirements.

Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP): Knowledge of the processes, practices and systems used in manufacturing requirements planning (MRP); ability to optimize planning for manufacturing cycles and ensure capacity and materials availability.

Level: Extensive Experience

- Monitors total plant production scheduling vis-a-vis orders.

- Evaluates considerations for synchronizing demand for products with production capabilities.

- Participates in sequencing work to meet targeted delivery dates for multiple and critical orders.

- Participates in setting parameters for reorders, min/max levels, lead days and job days.

- Coordinates capacity and materials planning for net demand within a planning period.

- Adjusts plans based on sales forecasts, custom orders and demand-driven orders.

Degree Requirement

Master’s degree with 5-7 years, bachelor’s degree 7-9 years, or 15 yrs. experience with no degree.

Experience in a manufacturing environment

Six Sigma Black Belt experience preferred

Additional Notes

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Summary Pay Range:

$120,299.00 - $180,449.00

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.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:

August 21, 2025 - September 4, 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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