Manager Inventory

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.
SPM Oil & Gas provides superior products and service solutions to making our
customers more efficient and lower the total cost of ownership.
More customers choose our SPM™ pressure pumping solutions than any other. We
provide SPM™ well service and stimulation pumps, SPM™ and Kemper™ flow control
products, replacement expendable parts, and supporting engineered repair
services. SPM's Pressure Control solutions include Seaboard™ and KOP™
wellheads, API valves, Novatech™ expendables, frac trees, and managed pressure
drilling equipment, including Mathena™ chokes, separators, and containment
equipment.
Globally, we deliver engineered mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and
upgrades, oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, rapid
prototyping or spare parts, robust asset management, and field engineering
services.
An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team in an expanding business. Be
part of a globally renowned brand.
What you will do
Maintains agreed-upon inventory levels and conditions to provide a flow of
materials and components.
Job duties and Responsibilities
* Ensuring that the environment of the inventory stock room is in line with requirements for each product.
* Managing staffing, development, and performance management of materials management workers.
* Defining and maintaining optimal inventory levels. Performing inventory analysis and make recommendations for stock levels.
* Coordinating maintenance and support of inventory management software.
* Working to improve employee health and safety processes in diverse environments.
Skills you will have:
Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer
needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and
ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer
solutions.
Level Working Knowledge:
* Communicates the importance of customer needs/expectations and commits to resolving them.
* Researches and verifies customer needs and expectations.
* Solicits customer satisfaction feedback and acts on improvement opportunities.
* Helps link organizational objectives to customer needs and expectations.
* Meets regularly with customers to understand their wants, needs, and expectations.
Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and
techniques and the ability to create and support an environment that meets the
quality goals of the organization.
Level Working Knowledge:
* Utilizes quality indicators relevant to own unit or function.
* Adheres to organizational quality management processes and practices.
* Applies key aspects of continuous improvement processes and evaluates impact on quality.
* Uses quality evaluation tools and techniques such as walkthroughs and inspections.
* Works with quality assurance methods, tools, and techniques.
Conflict Management: Knowledge of managing conflicts; ability to
anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential
conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level.
Level Extensive Experience:
* Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and departments.
* Practices positive collaboration and converts difficult interactions into productive ones.
* Guides participants in a conflict to rethink their current views.
* Demonstrates good judgment in deciding when to involve a third party.
* Makes parties aware of case studies of constructive and destructive conflicts.
* Surfaces disagreements in early stages.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking : Knowledge of the decision-making
process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyse
situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Working Knowledge:
* Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
* Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
* Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
* Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
* Assists in assessing risks, benefits, and consideration of alternatives.
Inventory Management - PHA: Knowledge of inventory management; ability to
manage inventories of raw materials and finished goods.
Level Working Knowledge:
* Describes experience with inventory management for a specific product group or location.
* Works with purchase orders, receiving, ticketing, distribution, or inventory items.
* Sends goods from own inventory to other locations or back to suppliers; resolves discrepancies.
* Describes processes and controls for releasing inventory and returns processing.
* Produces and uses all basic inventory management reports and measurements.
Problem Management Process - PHA: Knowledge of problem management
process; ability to identify and define manufacturing problems and use a
disciplined approach toward a successful resolution.
Level Working Knowledge:
* Identifies and documents common problems and associated resolution alternatives.
* Uses a specific discipline or approach to problem-solving and resolution.
* Works with features of problem reporting and tracking software.
* Follows procedures for handling non-standard or unusual problems.
* Utilizes procedures for monitoring problem resolution and providing feedback to management, sales, and customers.
Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP): Knowledge of the process,
issues, and considerations for systematically managing the distribution of
inventory for multiple plants or warehouses; ability to apply related
knowledge and experience in real practice.
Level Extensive Experience:
* Works with all aspects of one or more distribution centers.
* Evaluate alternative distribution designs and considerations for demand and source locations.
* Trains others on tools and means to effectively share distribution information with other systems to support the whole supply chain management.
* Participates in the design or integration of a warehouse and logistics network.
* Ensures all distribution activities are met with sales or production needs, and in compliance with processes.
* Guides others on conducting distribution network analysis and network modeling.
Supply Chain Management - MFG: 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.
Level Extensive Experience:
* Manages supply chain finance activities and measurements of effectiveness.
* Advises others on capacity issues at various points in the supply chain.
* Monitors the complete supply chain management process.
* Consults on supply chain network design projects or processes.
* Quantifies and evaluates the benefits and risks of various supply chain strategies and approaches.
* Participates in joint planning and process design/redesign with clients and partners.
Top candidates will also have:
* Proficient in any ERP system
* Extensive experience in demand planning
* ‎5 years and above in a similar role
* Ability to work independently without supervision.
* Experience in managing small teams.
* Flexibility to support the headquarters in the USA.
Additional Information
* Hybrid working model.
* Required to go into the office ‎3 times a week.
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disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
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NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please
demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the
criteria outlined.
Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be
enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and
mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas
turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly ‎100 years, we've been
helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and
contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services,
backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps
customers succeed.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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