Supply Chain Planning Manager

What you will do

• Provide leadership and development for the India ECP team and extended ICS support team.
• Lead critical Executive Product Plan (EPP) engagements across the Asia and Europe region and support global capacity planning engagements as required.
• Ensure timely execution of Enterprise Capacity Requirements for Components (ECR-C) and Enterprise Capacity Requirements for Suppliers (ECR-S) refresh activities in support of Caterpillar's growth strategy.
• Facilitate capacity planning workshops with manufacturing facilities, product groups, engineering, procurement, and operations teams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for ECP business partners across the Asia region.
• Drive development and implementation of automation solutions that improve workshop execution efficiency, process consistency, and scalability.
• Oversee deployment and governance of the Efficiency Calculator initiative across Caterpillar facilities.
• Lead deployment and adoption of Agility initiatives across internal manufacturing facilities.
• Establish and strengthen partnerships and best practices with business partners and internal functions.
• Lead the development and analysis of capacity, demand, and operational data to identify and prioritize opportunities for improving facility capacity and supply chain performance.
• Drive continuous improvement of enterprise capacity planning processes, tools, reporting, and governance activities.
• Communicate engagement results, risks, recommendations, and action plans to business leaders and stakeholders.

What skills you will have

• Leadership: Ability to lead, coach, and develop employees while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine root causes of organizational challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Cross-Team Integration: Understanding the importance of collaboration across functions and organizations, with the ability to align teams toward shared enterprise objectives.
• Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, monitor, and successfully execute multiple complex initiatives and engagements.
• Process Improvement: Ability to identify process inefficiencies, establish standard work, and implement sustainable improvements.
• Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of supply chain planning, manufacturing operations, capacity planning methodologies, and performance improvement techniques.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to establish effective partnerships, communicate clearly, and influence decisions across multiple business functions.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze information, assess risk, evaluate alternatives, and make sound business decisions.

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Additional Information

Location

• Chennai, India

Relocation

• Relocation assistance is available for this position.
• Travel: This position will require up to 15-20% travel.

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