Caterpillar, Inc

Supply Chain Planning Engineer

Caterpillar, Inc$112K — $169K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience in supply chain or manufacturing
  • Knowledge of supplier management and supply chain principles
  • Experience with statistical analysis and data interpretation
  • Interest in advancing to leadership roles

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic capacity planning for Caterpillar facilities
  • Oversee cross-functional projects in capacity and agility
  • Facilitate the enterprise capacity planning process
  • Support execution of transformational capacity planning program
  • Identify and implement integrated supply chain solutions
  • Build partnerships and best practices within business functions
  • Analyze data to improve facility capacity and supply chain performance

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off (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 opportunities
  • Incentive bonus
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Full Job Description

Career Area:

Supply Chain and Logistics

Job Description:

The Supply Chain Planning Engineer provides leadership in strategic enterprise and facility capacity planning for Caterpillar product groups and manufacturing facilities. This role focuses on establishing capacity needs, executing statistical analysis of product demand, and delivering insights into current‑state capabilities and future requirements.

The position plays a key role in enabling enterprise‑wide capacity and agility by facilitating standardized capacity planning processes and leading cross‑functional initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with an engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain background who are ready to expand into broader enterprise leadership responsibilities.

What you will do:

  • Provide leadership in strategic capacity planning for Caterpillar facilities and product groups.

  • Lead cross‑functional projects focused on capacity, agility, and associated supply chain concepts.

  • Facilitate the EPP enterprise capacity process and component capacity planning process.

  • Support planning and execution of the enterprise capacity planning transformational program.

  • Identify, define, and lead implementation of integrated supply chain solutions and performance improvements.

  • Establish and strengthen effective partnerships and best practices with business partners and internal functions.

  • Investigate and incorporate industry benchmarks, metrics, and best practices to develop optimal supply chain for suppliers and/or product sets.

  • Lead the development and analyze data to identify and prioritize opportunities to improve facility capacity and supply chain performance.

What skills you will have:

  • Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine root causes of organizational problems and create alternative solutions.

  • Cross‑Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter‑team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results, with the ability to lead employees across multiple functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions, and collaborate to solve problems as one team.

  • Supplier and Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of supplier management and supply chain management principles, processes, and methods used in a manufacturing environment to manage supplier relationships, transactions, and to control, coordinate, and improve logistical and manufacturing operations.

Top candidates will also have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or an equivalent bachelor’s degree with extensive related experience.

  • 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain or Manufacturing

  • Exposure to manufacturing operations, including machining processes.

  • Background in a technical or operational role, with interest in advancing into a leadership position.

Additional Information

  • Location: The location for this position is Peoria, IL and requires the candidate to work onsite five days a week.

  • Relocation: Domestic relocationassistance is available for this position.

  • Travel: This position will require 10-25% travel.

  • Sponsorship: Sponsorship is not available.


 

Summary Pay Range:

$112,710.00 - $169,060.00

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. 

 

Relocation is available for this position.

 

 

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

 

 

Posting Dates:

July 28, 2026 - August 2, 2026

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

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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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