Caterpillar, Inc

Manager Material Requirements Planning

Caterpillar, Inc$97K — $146K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in supply chain management or related field
  • Strong analytical skills and data evaluation capability
  • Proven experience in inventory management and control
  • Leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Ability to use ERP or inventory management systems

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute supply chain plans aligned with customer demand
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support production goals
  • Identify and mitigate supply chain constraints and risks
  • Manage staffing and performance of materials management staff
  • Maintain optimal inventory levels through analysis and recommendations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid vacation days and holidays
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Health savings and flexible spending accounts
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave and adoption benefits
  • Career development opportunities
  • Incentive bonuses and employee discounts
Full Job Description

Career Area:

Supply Chain and Logistics

Job Description:

Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division (Reman) has an exciting opportunity for a Material Requirements Planning Manager located in our Fargo, ND facility. This position maintains production planning continuity and ensures the facility can consistently translate customer and supply requirements into an executable manufacturing plan. This role is a critical link between demand, material availability, manufacturing capacity, inventory, and execution.

What You Will Do:

  • Responsible for developing and executing supply chain plans that align customer demand, production requirements, material availability, inventory objectives, and facility capacity.
  • This role works cross-functionally with Operations, Procurement, Warehouse, Engineering, and other business partners to ensure material and production plans support customer commitments while optimizing inventory and operational performance.
  • Identify constraints, improve planning accuracy, mitigate supply risks, and drive continuous improvement across the end-to-end supply chain.
  • Managing staffing, development, and performance management of materials management workers. Ensuring proper labor relations.
  • Defining and maintaining optimal inventory levels. Performing inventory analysis and making recommendations for stock levels.



What You Will Have:

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze information, organize relevant data, identify concerns, assess risks and alternatives, and make sound, informed decisions.

Effective Communications: Ability to communicate clearly, provide and receive feedback, prepare presentations and reports, and adapt messages for the audience.

Inventory Management - MFG: Ability to manage inventory processes, track stock levels, resolve discrepancies, prepare reports, and support receiving and distribution activities.

Logistics Management: Ability to support logistics operations, maintain shipment records, track lead times, forecast delivery needs, and monitor cost and performance.

Performance Management: Ability to support employee performance through goals, feedback, development opportunities, recognition, and documented review input.

Planning and Organizing: Ability to prioritize work, estimate resources and timelines, adjust plans as conditions change, and keep assignments on track.

Problem Solving: Ability to identify problems, evaluate stakeholder perspectives, assess information, analyze risks and benefits, and support practical resolutions.

Supply Chain Management - MFG: Ability to support supply chain processes, recognize relevant systems, analyze trends, and identify improvement opportunities across materials and supplier activities.

Degree Requirement:

  • Degree or equivalent experience desired.

Who This Role Is Great For:

  • Leaders who enjoy coaching teams, setting clear expectations, and supporting employee development.
  • Problem solvers who can analyze data, evaluate inventory needs, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Professionals who are motivated by improving material flow, maintaining optimal inventory levels, and supporting customer-focused operations.
  • Collaborators who communicate effectively with cross-functional partners across supply chain, logistics, operations, and production teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Previous experience leading or supervising materials, inventory, logistics, planning, or supply chain teams in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with material requirements planning, inventory control, stockroom operations, and maintaining optimal inventory levels.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to review data, identify trends, resolve inventory discrepancies, and recommend process improvements.
  • Experience using inventory management systems, ERP systems, or related supply chain planning tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners across operations, production, logistics, purchasing, and supplier teams.
  • Experience coaching, developing, and managing employee performance within a team-based environment.

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 an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of annual bonuses.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

•             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)


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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

Domestic relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Summary Pay Range:

$97,530.00 - $146,290.00

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. 

 

Relocation is available for this position.

 

 

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

 

 

Posting Dates:

September 22, 2026 - October 2, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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