Supply Chain Planning Engineer

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.

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 relocation assistance 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:

April 23, 2026 - May 7, 2026

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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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