Manager Logistics

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. Hear about the Caterpillar Experience for yourself Role Definition The Logistics Manager develops, oversees, and continuously improves logistics, warehousing, transportation, and material flow operations supporting end-to-end supply chain execution for the Integrated Drivetrain Energy Solutions (IDES) Division. The position leads internal warehouse and dock operations, third-party logistics providers, facility fleet management, material movement to point-of-use operations, material movement automation support, and strategic warehouse partner relationships to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of materials and services.

Champion a culture of safety excellence by proactively identifying, assessing, and reducing high-energy hazards and exposure risks, ensuring compliance with enterprise safety standards and driving incident prevention across warehouse, dock, fleet, and automated material handling operations. Lead and optimize internal warehouse, dock, inventory, and material flow operations to support production requirements, customer commitments, safety objectives, and operational performance targets. Manage third-party logistics (3PL) provider and off-site warehouse partners, establishing performance expectations, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring service, quality, inventory accuracy, safety, and cost targets are achieved. Oversee facility fleet operations, including forklifts, tuggers, carts, and material handling equipment, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient support of manufacturing and warehouse activities. Lead the operational support, performance management, and continuous improvement of automated material movement technologies, including autonomous mobile vehicles (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs/VGVs), and related fleet management systems, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient material flow while supporting the organization's automation growth strategy. Manage and develop a team of logistics and warehouse professionals while ensuring compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, safety standards, and continuous improvement objectives. Maintains service for industrial vehicle repair, which is responsible for performing all repairs and preventive maintenance all vehicles plant wide. Degree Requirement Bachelor’s degree related to Supply Chain, or equivalent experience is desired. What you must have (skills)  Continuous Transformation: Knowledge of evolving the business to remain competitive; ability to understand, adapt oneself to, respond to and proactively seek changes and innovation in the business environment to improve the competitive advantage of an organization. Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment. Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment. Distribution Center Management: Knowledge of distribution center management; ability to operate a warehouse or distribution center that handles the flow of goods from supplier to production to customer. Logistics Management: Knowledge of logistics and management; ability to