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.

Job Summary
This position is responsible for managing the India supply base that supports the India Distribution Center (IDC) and Caterpillar's global aftermarket network. This role ensures supplier performance, material availability, and customer service excellence by partnering with suppliers, procurement, logistics, and internal stakeholders. The position leads efforts to mitigate supply risks, improve supplier delivery performance, reduce backorders, and support Caterpillar's commitment to customers.

What You Will Do:




• Lead performance management for the India supplier base, ensuring suppliers meet delivery, quality, capacity, and service expectations.
• Drive material availability and support customer service commitments by proactively managing supply risks and constraints.
• Lead recovery plans for critical shortages, backorders, and high-priority customer orders to minimize business impact.
• Partner with suppliers to improve on-time delivery, lead times, capacity readiness, and overall supply chain performance.
• Analyze demand, inventory, shipment, and supplier performance data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Logistics, Inventory Management, APS, and global stakeholders to resolve supply chain challenges.
• Monitor supplier capacity and develop mitigation strategies to support business growth, demand fluctuations, and supply disruptions.
• Conduct supplier busines

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