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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.\nCATERPILLAR REMANUFACTURING\nDo you have a passion for helping customers and supporting a sustainable solution? Since 1973, Cat Reman has helped bring the value at the core of every Cat product back to life. Customers look to us to provide a high-quality solution that is good for their business - and promotes sustainability. It's important to us to deliver. Our team is full of industry leaders. Together, following common values, we share a passion for delivering sustainability benefits that help the company contribute to a circular economy. It’s rewarding to work, with an inspiring team, where every contribution matters.\nCaterpillar Remanufacturing Division (Reman) has an exciting opportunity for a Material Requirements Planning Manager located in our Fargo, ND facility. This position maintains production planning continuity and ensures the facility can consistently translate customer and supply requirements into an executable manufacturing plan. This role is a critical link between demand, material availability, manufacturing capacity, inventory, and execution.\nWhat You Will Do:\nResponsible for developing and executing supply chain plans that align customer demand, production requirements, material availability, inventory objectives, and facility capacity.\nThis role works cross-functionally with Operations, Procurement, Warehouse, Engineering, and other business partners to ensure material and production plans support customer commitments while optimizing inventory and operational performance.\nIdentify constraints, improve planning accuracy, mitigate supply risks, and drive continuous improvement across the end-to-end supply chain.\nManaging staffing, development, and performance management of materials management workers. Ensuring proper labor relations.\nDefining and maintaining optimal inventory levels. Performing inventory analysis and making recommendations for stock levels.\nWhat You Will Have:\n\nDecision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze information, organize relevant data, identify concerns, assess risks and alternatives, and make sound, informed decisions.\nEffective Communications: Ability to communicate clearly, provide and receive feedback, prepare presentations and reports, and adapt messages for the audience.\nInventory Management - MFG: Ability to manage inventory processes, track stock levels, resolve discrepancies, prepare reports, and support receiving and distribution activities.\nLogistics Management: Ability to support logistics operations, maintain shipment records, track lead times, forecast delivery needs, and monitor cost and performance.\nPerformance Management: Ability to support employee performance through goals, feedback, development opportunities, recognition, and documented review input.\nPlanning and Organizing: Ability to prioritize work, estimate resources and timelines, adjust plans as conditions change, and keep assignments on track.\nProblem Solving: Ability to identify problems, evaluate stakeholder perspectives, assess information, analyze risks and benefits, and support practical resolutions.\nSupply Chain Management - MFG: Ability to support supply chain processes, recognize relevant systems, analyze trends, and identify improvement opportunities across materials and supplier activities.\nDegree Requirement:\nDegree or equivalent experience desired.\nWho This Role Is Great For:\nLeaders who enjoy coaching teams, setting clear expectations, and supporting employee development.\nProblem solvers who can analyze data, evaluate inventory needs, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.\nProfessionals who are motivated by improving material flow, maintaining optimal inventory levels, and supporting customer-focused operations.\nCollaborators who communicate effectively with cross-functional partners across supply chain, logistics, operations, and production teams.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nPrevious experience leading or supervising materials, inventory, logistics, planning, or supply chain teams in a manufacturing environment.\nExperience with material requirements planning, inventory control, stockroom operations, and maintaining optimal inventory levels.\nStrong analytical skills with the ability to review data, identify trends, resolve inventory discrepancies, and recommend process improvements.\nExperience using inventory management systems, ERP systems, or related supply chain planning tools.\nDemonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners across operations, production, logistics, purchasing, and supplier teams.\nExperience coaching, developing, and managing employee performance within a team-based environment.\nWhat You Will Get!\nOur goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.\nHere you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of annual bonuses.\nAdditional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).\nMedical, dental, and vision coverage\nPaid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)\n401k savings plan\nHealth savings account (HSA)\nFlexible spending accounts (FSAs)\nShort and long-term disability coverage\nLife Insurance\nPaid parental leave\nHealthy Lifestyle Programs\nEmployee Assistance Programs\nVoluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)\n\nAll eligible candidates MUST pass the following pre-employment screenings before they can be hired to any Caterpillar position:\nBackground Screening\nDrug & Alcohol Screening\nPlease ensure you frequently sign into your candidate home for any updates or correspondence for positions that you have applied for. https://cat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CaterpillarCareers\nKeep a frequent check on emails as correspondence will be sent to the email that you used to apply with. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.\nVisa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.\nThis employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers\nDomestic relocation assistance is offered for this position.\nAbout Caterpillar\nCaterpillar Inc. 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. For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.\nSummary Pay Range:\n$97,530.00 - $146,290.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-relatedknowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.\nBenefits:\nSubject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.\nMedical, dental, and vision benefits*\n\nPaid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*\n\n401(k) savings plans*\n\nHealth Savings Account (HSA)*\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*\n\nHealth Lifestyle Programs*\n\nEmployee Assistance Program*\n\nVoluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*\n\nCareer Development*\n\nIncentive bonus*\n\nDisability benefits\n\nLife Insurance\n\nParental leave\n\nAdoption benefits\n\nTuition Reimbursement\n\n* These benefits also apply to part-time employees\nThis position requires working onsite five days a week.Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.Posting Dates:\nNovember 10, 2026 - November 28, 2026Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.\nCaterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. 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