Electronics Supply Chain Lead
Caterpillar

Career Area:
Engineering
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.

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.

Job Summary:

Lead a global engineering team to manage the supply risk of semiconductors used in the manufacturing of electronic components.

What You Will Do:

• Identify industry risk trends and incorporate into supply resiliency strategies.

• Utilize multiple data platforms and technologies for gathering and analyzing business data.

• Within Power BI, perform supply chain data analytics and define key performance indicators for assessing the state of the supply chain.

• Document business requirements for a web applications and Power BI team to develop and implement processes for supply chain risk monitoring, communication, and analytics.

• Maintain accurate muti-tier mapping of electronic suppliers' semiconductors to components and CAT machine and engine products.

• Collaborate with diverse engineering technology teams to ensure bill-of-materials and forecast volumes are accurate. • Advise and review the design, test, and validation of alternate semiconductor devices.

• Represent the engineering team in supply resiliency initiatives that includes purchasing (RISM) and strategic procurement and planning (SPPD) teams.

• Collaborate with external suppliers at multiple echelons in the supply chain.

• Ensure conformance of supply resiliency actions required as part of electronics standard NPI process.

• Report on project statuses to multiple levels of management.

Education Requirement:

4-year Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering

What Skills You Will Have:

Effective Communications:

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.

• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.

• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.

• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.

• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Technical Excellence:

• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.

• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.

• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.

• Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.

• Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.

• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Project Management :

• Provides input for Gantt or PERT charts or their equivalent to track project progress and status.

• Under guidance, plans and estimates simple projects.

• Assists in detailed project plans including cost, schedule, and resource requirements.

• Obtains information from stakeholders during the planning stage of a project.

• Produces standard project status reports.

Electronics Engineering - HTH:

• Interprets alternative interfaces between hardware and software and associated requirements and considerations.

• Advises on matching methodology, materials and tools to the electronic product that is being built.

• Consults on engineering multiple electronic circuits, components or devices.

• Identify and approve multi-sourcing alternates considering multiple electronic design applications

Supplier Management - MFG:

• Follows procedures in carrying out routine supplier management tasks.

• Uses electronic systems or tools to record/retrieve supplier information and carry out transactions with suppliers.

• Resolves routine supplier issues; escalates non-routine issues up chain of command.

• Researches alternative vendors or suppliers; participates in supplier selection.

• Works with suppliers to ensure that purchases meet delivery date and quality specifications.

Additional Information

The location for this position is Mossville, IL or Woodridge, IL.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

This position may require up to 20% travel.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

What You Will Get:

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 wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• 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)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details

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Posting Dates:
September 18, 2024 - October 2, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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

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