**Career Area:** Supply Chain and Logistics **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. **Supply Chain Performance Engineer** **Lafayette, Indiana** **Relocation Assistance Available** As the Supply Chain Performance Engineer, you will be part of the team responsible for the Clean To Build and Clean To Package processes for Lafayette Supply Chain. Your daily responsibilities will be leading team meetings that coordinate our daily factory build plan. In addition, you will be working with the Order to Delivery team and external packaging teams to ensure the facility is meeting our customer’s requirements. **What you will do:** • This position is responsible for the daily Clean To Build scheduling for the Assembly and Packaging processes at the Lafayette Engine Center. This position drives collaboration between internal departments (Machine Shop, Procurement, Assembly, Packaging) to create the most efficient build plan possible based on material availability and factory position. • Lead the daily LPSD Clean to Build process meeting for 3500, 3600, & C175 as well as Clean to Ship initiatives. • Lead daily cross function meetings between Supply Chain and Packaging to ensure the daily Packaging Plan aligns with material availability. • Report out on assembly and Packaging daily results and build status and speaks to roadblocks to the daily plan. • Lead the effort to develop flexibility/agility targets at a component level to ensure our supply base can consistently deliver material in the timeframe required to satisfy customer expectations. • Develop and enhance tools & processes to proactively assess our supply base’s ability to meet potential volume increases (supplier ramp/risk assessment process) • This position addresses day-to-day supplier constraints to improve factory’s performance and its ability to rapidly respond to business requirements. **Education:** • Bachelor’s degree from college or university related to Supply Chain, Engineering or Business. Or relevant experience. **Top Candidates will also have:** • Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business or similar area. • Strong understanding of engine flow through each of the LEC Assembly and Packaging lines • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel (formulas, equations, macros) • Advanced proficiency with Power BI • Advanced knowledge and understanding of lean concepts and tools. • Advanced understanding of supply chain planning processes and analytical tools. • Advanced understanding of common supply chain systems, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams. • Extremely strong collaborative, interpersonal and negotiation skills in order to drive common supply chain processes across multiple departments within a facility. • Previous leadership experience. • Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to creatively solve very complex problems. • Thorough understanding of company policies and procedures and solid product knowledge • Experience with the CPS RIW and Value Stream Transformation process • Facilitation skills demonstrated through your ability to manage projects, lead discussions, and guide cross-functional teams through execution of high impact initiatives. • Experience in the development and deployment of Supply Chain processes • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office including, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Creating and analyzing data. • A background in Supply Chain, Manufacturing / Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Inventory Management, Material Requirements Planning, Demand Management and/or Logistics is highly desired. **What you have:** **Business Process Improvement:** Extensive Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities. **Analytical Thinking:** Extensive Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems. **Decision Making and Critical Thinking:** Extensive Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment. **Problem Solving:** Extensive 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. **Project Management:** Extensive Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives. **Logistics Management:** Extensive Knowledge of logistics and management; ability to follow proper processes and run operations for effective and efficient movement of materials and finished products. **Procurement:** Extensive Knowledge of buying and procurement; ability to work with organizational strategies and practices, and use tools for buying goods, supplies, equipment and services needed to conduct business. **Supply Chain Management - MFG:** Extensive Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and use, strategies, practices and tools for controlling the logistical processes. **Additional Information:** + This position is located in Lafayette, IN. + Relocation Assistance is available for this position. + Sponsorship is NOT available for this position. + Travel up to 10% is possible with this position. **Summary Pay Range:** $95,640.00 - $143,520.00 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 Relocation is available for this position. 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. **Posting Dates:** May 13, 2025 - May 26, 2025 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. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .