Supply Chain Planning and Logistics (12 Month Placement Scheme)

at  Caterpillar

WHAT EXPERIENCES CAN WE OFFER YOU?

As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity at Caterpillar and believe the more experience you can gain early in your career the further you can go. That’s why during our yearlong scheme we place an emphasis on multiple diverse projects. You will have the opportunity to work and collaborate with people in Caterpillar facilities worldwide and we are looking for you to bring fresh, innovative ideas to solve complex technical problems. You will be a fully involved team member with responsibility and accountability for key project deliverables. That said, you will be given all the support you require to be successful.
Our placement roles have the additional benefit of a workplace mentor; this could be your manager or a technical expert who will support you throughout your time at Caterpillar and help you gain the professional development and skills you need to be set up for success! Our placement students can expect to return to university with further developed technical skills and experience of how University learning is applied to the workplace.
We also operate a conditional offer process; our highest performing placement students are fast tracked to our graduate development scheme. This includes a financial incentive and the potential of a summer work placement. Offers will be made based on the condition that a graduate role is available at the time of your graduation and that you achieve a min of 2:2.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As the type of roles within our business are becoming more diverse, we are looking for people who are open minded, excellent problem solvers and who have an ability to learn quickly. You will be motivated, hard-working, and will embrace change. In return for your dedication and hard work, you will be provided with excellent career opportunities and strong support for your personal and career development to pursue a career within Caterpillar.

• Applicants will be on target to achieve a minimum of 2:2 honours degree level in a relevant discipline: Supply Chain, Transportation, Logistics, Business Management (with Supply Chain modules).

Requirements of the role:

• An understanding of Lean Manufacturing
• Self-motivated and able to operate within a team environment
• Strong communication skills
• Good numerical skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good attention to detail
• Computer literate (particularly Excel)

We are looking for talented, ambitious people from various backgrounds who are interested in setting out on the road to success and in return, we will provide you the training and support you need to be successful at Caterpillar.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Uses Material Requirements Planning and supplier collaboration technologies to collaborate with suppliers and operations to plan delivery of material for production and regulate inventory levels.
• Ensures the timely delivery of materials to the facility, collaborating with suppliers to coordinate delivery and shipping schedules to meet facility production plans.
• Actively collaborates with suppliers to resolve supplier delivery issues and improve point of use availability, identifying and applying root cause corrections actions where necessary.
• Supports supply chain performance efforts by monitoring and tracking supplier performance metrics.
• Delivers improvements in point of use material availability.
• Provides clear accurate communication, both verbal and written as appropriate, with all partners both internally and externally.
• Manages material transportation systems into the facility.
• Provides data analysis regarding transport utilisation to drive process efficiency increases.

As the type of roles within our business are becoming more diverse, we are looking for people who are open minded, excellent problem solvers and who have an ability to learn quickly. You will be motivated, hard-working, and will embrace change. In return for your dedication and hard work, you will be provided with excellent career opportunities and strong support for your personal and career development to pursue a career within Caterpillar.

• Applicants will be on target to achieve a minimum of 2:2 honours degree level in a relevant discipline: Supply Chain, Transportation, Logistics, Business Management (with Supply Chain modules)

Requirements of the role:

• An understanding of Lean Manufacturing
• Self-motivated and able to operate within a team environment
• Strong communication skills
• Good numerical skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good attention to detail
• Computer literate (particularly Excel