Caterpillar Hiring for Supply Network Operations Supervisor at Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full Time

Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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JOB PURPOSE:
The Supply Network Operations Supervisor role is aligned to a grouping of similar processes that must be executed per volume, velocity, and quality requirements. This role is the primary leader for a group of individual contributors that perform assigned automation development work. Accountable for personnel management and professional development, his or her functional responsibilities include execution of automation development processes, driving excellence to provide good automation solutions, automation projects monitoring, identifying, and executing continuous improvement opportunities including standardization / simplification, and mitigating risks. This role serves as higher level expert for the assigned operational area.

JOB RELATED STATISTICS:
Spend Touched Approximately $50M

Dept. Budget $100K

Geographic Scope: Local – one site

Enterprise/Financial Impact: Low

Process Difficulty: Simple and Standard

Process System Expertise: Familiar

Volume (Transactions/Users): Low

Employee Count: 10 or less

JOB DUTIES:
Major Role: To supervise the ongoing operations, including individual contributor performance, planning, and organizing teams, and the execution of automation development processes that produce consistent quality results. This role also manages workload and capacity, is a recognized expert for his or her assigned process area and leads continuous improvement efforts. They lead a team responsible for collaborating with the other functions to develop office automation tools.

Leadership: The incumbent works to integrate services, which have common objectives and assure the external coordination of those activities with other parts of the Caterpillar. The incumbent resolves issues by building a collaborative environment based on process partner’s needs through compliance to standards and providing a practical, technical, or administrative service focusing on improved cycle times.

Communicates and maintains a culture of open relationships with employees. Assists individual contributors and project leads in addressing concerns and determines/implements staffing levels for assignment completion. Participates in recruiting and screening routines for new employees. Assures employees are thoroughly trained in processes and business practices/policies.

BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree – or equivalent experience required

At least 3 years of practical experience serving in supply chain, procurement or closely aligned product or engineering roles that contribute to a strong understanding of supply chain or procurement

3-5 years office automation related experience, good at team management and project management skills, multiple programming skill sets, led at least 2 complicated automation tools/systems development independently preferred

Proficiency in English is required, Local site language preferred

Facility with 6 Sigma / CPS / lean, an understanding of lean principles is preferred

Incumbent must have well-developed communication and negotiation skills

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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