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Position at Carolina CAT - Construction
Summary
The Parts Planning & Inventory Supervisor is responsible for leading the material planning and inventory control activities within Carolina CAT Parts. This role will partner with OEM (Caterpillar and allied vendors) and operations and supporting function leadership to help Carolina CAT achieve its objectives for the key performance indicators of Delivery and Inventory performance. This will be achieved through understanding the demand plan, converting it to material requirements, and driving fulfillment to the warehouse.
Essential Functions
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has supervisory responsibilities for (title of direct reports)
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualifying individuals to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Workplace Requirements
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this Job, depending on site location, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in some work environments is occasionally loud.
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to complete the application without an accommodation, please call 704-731-7701 for assistance.
Position at Carolina CAT - Construction
Summary
The Parts Planning & Inventory Supervisor is responsible for leading the material planning and inventory control activities within Carolina CAT Parts. This role will partner with OEM (Caterpillar and allied vendors) and operations and supporting function leadership to help Carolina CAT achieve its objectives for the key performance indicators of Delivery and Inventory performance. This will be achieved through understanding the demand plan, converting it to material requirements, and driving fulfillment to the warehouse.
Essential Functions
- Oversee the development and implementation of the overarching strategies for the Material Planning and Inventory Control function.
- Work closely with division leadership to drive strategic materials management principles and best practices across the organization; from material requirements planning to ensuring stock optimization.
- Evaluate inventory buying and stocking strategies.
- Understand and manage effectivity of DBS (MRP system) and CAT systems to facilitate capable and productive output.
- Drive delivery assurance through backlog management and effective expediting
- Ensure strong internal controls exist and are operating effectively.
- Promote an environment of continuous improvement by monitoring business practices and procedures, identifying areas of improvement, and act accordingly to implement improved practices.
- Perform various types of analysis on supplier performance data; create charts, graphs, dashboards.
- Manage the Inventory Control team including performance monitoring, feedback, and professional development.
- Coach employees on cross-functional relationships, train and evaluate employees to enhance their performance and personal growth, foster communication and teamwork across the organization.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has supervisory responsibilities for (title of direct reports)
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualifying individuals to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
- Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain or related bachelor's degree required or equivalent education and experience with 5+ years of direct experience in the field.
- Possess active knowledge of supply chain, inventory control, logistics and distribution.
- Demonstrated leadership, results delivery, and management skills.
- Ability to make rational decisions based on facts and experienced intuition.
- Must exhibit detail orientation and ability to execute and manage many priorities simultaneously.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Experience in the following environment preferable:
- Aftermarket, Distribution experience
- OEM, Dealer/Distributor relationship
- ERP/MRP experience.
Workplace Requirements
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this Job, depending on site location, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in some work environments is occasionally loud.
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to complete the application without an accommodation, please call 704-731-7701 for assistance.
