Materials Planning Analyst 1
On-siteQingzhou, Shandong, China
Job Summary
Schedule, plan, and oversee material procurement, production, and delivery processes for a specific product line. Develop and execute material planning to ensure requirements are met within allocated timeframes while organizing material flow within the manufacturing unit. Generate forecasts and manage replenishment planning for parts and materials to maintain specified service levels. Optimize manufacturing requirements planning to ensure capacity and materials availability, utilizing automation tools to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency. Coordinate internal resources to synchronize activities and ensure efficient use of command and control structures. This role supports Caterpillar's global team of makers and problem solvers dedicated to building stronger, more sustainable communities through innovation and teamwork.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, or other related technical disciplines
- demonstrated programming skills
- the ability to develop applications using one or more programming languages
- Strong speaking and written skills in English
- Ability to use automation tools to identify issues, analyze data, streamline workflows, and improve operational efficiency
- Knowledge of the techniques, tools and applications associated with coordination of internal resources
- ability to synchronize and integrate activities, responsibilities, and command and control structures to ensure that internal resources are used most efficiently in pursuit of business objectives
- Knowledge of the processes, practices and systems used in manufacturing requirements planning (MRP)
- ability to optimize planning for manufacturing cycles and ensure capacity and materials availability
- Knowledge of material handling and management in plants
- ability to perform, monitor and improve processes related to storage, transportation and handling of raw and hazardous materials
- 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
- 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
- Knowledge of relationship management techniques
- ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers
- This position requires working onsite five days a week
- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position
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