Supply Chain Planning engineer (# 7882)

Process Control Engineer 3 - (85687-1)   
Clayton, NC  
24 months  

Job Description  

Position’s Contributions to Work Group: 
- As a Supply Chain Planning Engineer in Client's Building Construction Products (BCP) Division, you’ll develop proactive, data-driven strategies to align supplier capacity with production demand. Working closely with Global Category Purchasing and a global supplier base, you’ll lead capacity management, Network Planning & Execution (NPE) demand expertise, and support strategic sourcing. Your work helps anticipate risks early, ensuring stable operations, stronger supplier performance, and a more resilient end?to?end supply chain 

Why Client? “Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Client. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Client travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters.”

Why this Role?
- One Company, Limitless Opportunities
- Client 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. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.
- Careers at Client are limitless, we have opportunities in Engineering, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and so much more. You can create the career you want. It’s your time and talent, make it count.
- Our Sustainability Commitment
- Client has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, one of our five Values in Action. It is part of who we are and what we do. We actively lead sustainable green initiatives to preserve the environment, help reduce poverty with the Client Foundation and stay involved in the communities we help build.

Typical task breakdown:
- Lead the identification and delivery of integrated supply chain solutions and performance improvements, building strong internal and external partnerships to drive stability and growth.
- Strengthen demand–capacity alignment through effective collaboration with Category Purchasing, suppliers, and internal functions, ensuring best?practice ways of working.
- Apply industry benchmarks and capacity scenario modelling to optimize supplier capability and inform strategic sourcing decisions.
- Analyze supply chain data to prioritize improvement opportunities, enhance inventory utilization, and build cost?effective, resilient supply networks.
- Provide expert demand and capacity management support using NPE (Network Planning & Execution) Tool, Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP), and capacity collaboration tools to stabilize supplier performance.
- Lead supplier performance routines including monthly reviews, structured problem solving, and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) for capacity?related challenges.
- Identifying, defining, leading implementation of integrated supply chain solutions and performance improvements, including building internal and external alliances to explore opportunities.
- Establishing and strengthening effective linkages, partnerships, and best practices with business partners and internal functions.
- Investigating and incorporating industry benchmarks, metrics and best practices to develop optimal supply chains for suppliers and/or product sets.
- Leads the development and analyzes data and information to identify and prioritize opportunities for improving performance and creating more cost-effective supply chains, inventory utilization, and business partnerships.

Interaction with team: 
-  Works very closely support Client Supply Chain Planning Engineers (7 total) along with Global Category Procurement Teams

Team Structure
- 7 Total Supply Chain Planning Engineer Team Members

Work environment: 
- Collaborative and fast paced working environment with the opportunity to visit and work closely with global suppliers

Education & Experience Required:  
- Years of experience: 3+ years with 2 years of educational/internship experience 
- Degree requirement: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, or related field or equivalent level of work experience
- Do you accept internships as job experience:  Yes
- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: No

Top 3 Skills 
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong Leadership skills.
- Ability to effectively manage relationships with internal and external partners.

Additional Technical Skills 
(Required) 
- Experience in capacity planning processes, NPE demand expertise, and supplier collaboration.
- Knowledge of Lean methodology and problem-solving tools.
- Ensures compliance with industry standards, regulations and policies.
- 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.

(Desired)  
-  MBA degree or Advance Business Degree
- Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Experience in Value Stream Mapping.

Soft Skills
(Required)
-  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong Leadership skills.
- Ability to effectively manage relationships with internal and external partners.

Travel Requirement: 25-50% Primarily US, potential for international
Export Control Requirements: No