Logistics Analyst

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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you'rejoining 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'tjust 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.

Role Definition

Checks, stores, and tracks incoming and outgoing inventory items.

Responsibilities
.Maintaining computerized inventory records and reporting on inventory levels and activity.
.Reporting expedited orders. Coordinating returns and exchanges of inventory items.
.Verifying order completeness, inspecting for damage and coordinating to fix the root cause.
.Ensuring compliance with established internal control procedures.

. Collaborate with stakeholders to close operational gaps and get the disposition for the MRC material / Non-conformance material.

. Periodical Production order closure in CBS (SAP) post completion of build without any error

. Prepare and conduct a monthly governance review meeting with top management

. Drive RCCA for inventory deviations and prepare file note for approval and adjustment of the variance in CBS (SAP).

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors
Core Application Systems: Knowledge of major production application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients ability to leverage major production application systems in diverse situations.
Level Basic Understanding:
.Describes basic elements and benefits of core applications supported by own area.
.Names the organization's core application systems.
.Names major business functions and services supported by core applications.
.Locates and uses relevant documentation for core applications.

Information Capture: Knowledge of the methods, channels and processes to obtain needed information ability to identify, capture and document relevant business information in an auditable, organized, understandable and easily retrievable manner.
Level Basic Understanding:
.Identifies information capture needs in own area.
.Describes key benefits, drawbacks and rationale for documenting relevant information.
.Provides examples of the risks associated with failing to record relevant information.
.Explains organizational methods for documenting, identifying and recording information.

Office Support Tools: Knowledge of commonly used office hardware, software and equipment ability to use the tools available at the desktop (for example: word processing, email, presentation software, and spreadsheets.)
Level Working Knowledge:
.Describes the benefits and relative strengths of tools for a specific application.
.Demonstrates some advanced functions of at least one product.
.Performs first-level problem resolution before seeking help elsewhere.
.Helps colleagues with desktop tools where necessary.
.Works with all basic office-support products.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge:
.Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
.Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.
.Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
.Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.
.Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Data Gathering and Reporting: Knowledge of tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data ability to practice them in a particular department or division of a company.
Level Basic Understanding:
.Identifies the key objectives of gathering data.
.Describes alternative data-gathering techniques and tools.
.Applies basic data-gathering methodologies.
.Identifies key sources of needed information.

Inventory Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods of inventory management ability to effectively manage local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods.
Level Working Knowledge:
.Follows processes to take stock, release inventory or return into processing resolves discrepancies.
.Tracks inventory information for a specific product group or location.
.Works with basic tasks of inventory management for a specific location.
.Produces basic inventory management reports for senior staff to reconcile the inventory balances.
.Performs the receiving, ticketing, checking in and distributing of inventory items for a specific location.

Materials Handling and Management: 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.
Level Basic Understanding:
.Identifies key issues involved with different types of manufacturing materials.
.Discusses considerations for physical management of major types of materials.
.Identifies types of materials used in manufacturing flagship products or components.
.Describes packaging regulations and locates those specific to the requirements of the situation.

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 Basic Understanding:
.Locates and interprets walk-throughs of the consumption stream and associated provision stream.
.Identifies goals and objectives of effective supply chain management.
.Describes major areas associated with supply chain management.
.Cites multiple examples of waste, high costs and inefficiencies associated with supply chains.

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