Career Area:
Supply Chain and Logistics
Job Description:
Job Summary:
As the Manager, Distribution (1st Shift) for our Aftermarket Parts Distribution Center in Morton, IL, you will serve as a front-line leader, supervising up to 25 hourly personnel within the Inbound Processing Center.
Additional Information:
- Location: Morton, IL (United States)
- Work Schedule: 1st Shift (7:00AM-3:00 PM Central Time Monday through Friday)
- Required Travel: Up to 10% (Domestic)
- Relocation Assistance Offered: No
- U.S Work Authorization Assistance Offered: No
What You Will Do:
- Lead and motivate distribution center teams through coaching, training, and reinforcement to maintain a positive work environment.
- Drive operational excellence by resolving issues, improving processes, and implementing productivity, quality, and service standards.
- Ensure safety and compliance by conducting daily safety meetings, mentoring employees, and enforcing proper equipment use and work procedures.
- Oversee inventory and equipment management, including receiving, processing, storage, and maintenance to support efficient operations.
- Manage administrative and workflow tasks, such as payroll, attendance, and decision-making to enhance service levels and reduce costs.
- Other duties assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.
What You Have (Basic Requirements):
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Distribution Center Management: Knowledge of distribution center management; ability to operate a warehouse or distribution center that handles the flow of goods from supplier to production to customer.
- Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
- 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.
- 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.
What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications):
- Previous experience with EWM (extended warehouse management)
- Strong leadership, initiative, excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop working relationships with others
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
What You Will Get:
Through it all, we are – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience.
Summary Pay Range:
$81,370.00 - $122,060.00
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.
Posting Dates:
July 23, 2026 - August 6, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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