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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.\nJob Summary\nManages a team of transportation professionals located across multiple India facilities and owns transportation operations within the assigned region or country, including associated Caterpillar manufacturing plants. Oversee transportation networks and related supply-chain processes to maximize efficiency while serving internal department or business/service unit customers and external customers.\nWhat You Will Do:\nOptimizing shipments and communications between distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, and suppliers, including Caterpillar India manufacturing plants.\nOrganizing, operationalizing and monitoring surface, air and ocean transportation networks for global supply chain solutions.\nCollaborating with the procurement category and managing relationships and processes with key freight partners to ensure optimal service performance, improve on-time delivery performance and drive process improvements.\nOverseeing carrier selection and renewals and participating in contract negotiations. Seeking new carriers and transportation routes.\nEnsuring transportation operations comply with applicable customs, trade, regulatory, safety, and corporate requirements, while maintaining appropriate controls, documentation, and corrective-action processes.\nAccountable for day-to-day transportation operating results against agreed key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring process effectiveness and timely corrective action.\nInvestigate complex supply-network issues, evaluating alternative solutions and recommend / develop most effective transportation response.\nManaging transportation and related supply-network processes for Caterpillar India manufacturing plants.\nOwning parts-expediting processes and procedures for inbound shipments and transportation planning for outbound shipments.\nManaging a work unit primarily comprising management and professional employees, including monitoring and reviewing work, training, developing and mentoring team members.\nManaging personnel matters and team performance evaluations.\nEducation and Experience Requirements\nDegree or equivalent experience desired\nA minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is typically required, with knowledge of transportation and supply chain management desired.\nBackground in inventory management and control, purchasing and parts distribution, together with strong analytical skills, is desired.\nStrong interpersonal skills are required to build and maintain effective working relationships across the organization and with external process partners.\nFrequent travel is required, up to one full week per month.\nWhat You Have:\nContinuous Transformation\nKnowledge 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.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nImplement new systems, procedures and tools efficiently when changes occur in the work environment.\nAdjust current working processes or adopt new approaches in response to changes in the business environment.\nSeeks challenging opportunities or assignments to grow and develop one's own knowledge, skills and abilities.\nExplain lessons or experiences learned from mistakes and failures as well as successes.\nCommunicates and analyzes assumptions about a particular issue with colleagues to gain new perspectives or more effective solutions.\nData Gathering & Analysis\nKnowledge 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.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nParticipates in gathering and analyzing an organization's data based on requirements.\nFollows proper data gathering and analysis processes and policies.\nUtilizes basic data collection and evaluation tools and techniques.\nReports problems that arise in the data collection process.\nDocuments data from various sources and in various formats.\nDecision Making and Critical Thinking\nKnowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nApplies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.\nIdentifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.\nParticipate in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.\nRecognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.\nAssists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.\nIndependently evaluates complex problems, reviews multiple possible solutions, selects an appropriate option and develops solutions where needed.\nLogistics Management\nKnowledge of logistics and management; ability to follow proper processes and run operations for effective and efficient movement of materials and finished products.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nAssists in the development of process flows to track lead time by activity.\nUses tools, with guidance, to forecast delivery times, determine costs and assess performance.\nMaintains records of all shipments and invoices using an established system.\nParticipates in integrating logistics processes and developing effective networks.\nWorks with logistics in a domestic environment.\nPlanning and Organizing\nKnowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nRaises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.\nBreaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.\nEscalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.\nMonitors progress continuously and adjust tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.\nCreates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.\nProject Management\nKnowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nProvides input for Gantt or PERT charts or their equivalent to track project progress and status.\nUnder guidance, plans and estimates simple projects.\nAssists in detailed project plans including cost, schedule, and resource requirements.\nObtains information from stakeholders during the planning stage of a project.\nProduces standard project status reports.\nSupply Chain Management - MFG\nKnowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and use, strategies, practices and tools for controlling logistical processes.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nDiscusses considerations for integrating partner and supplier transactions.\nRecognizes software systems or components used to manage supply chain.\nSummarizes supply chain considerations for different types of products or components.\nParticipates in supply chain analysis and uses it to spot trends and improvement opportunities.\nWorks with a specific part of supply chain management process.\nTransportation - MFG\nKnowledge of transportation; ability to transport materials and goods to and from suppliers, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities and customers.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nParticipates in arranging transportation of goods.\nEnsure shipments on time; anticipate and resolve shipping problems.\nAssists in calculating costs; uses associated billing and freight payment procedures.\nFollows process for issuing bids and analyzing responses from carriers.\nWorks with at least one type of transportation mode and carrier.\nCaterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of India which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.\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. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of a variable bonus. Additional benefits include paid annual leave, flexi leave, medical and insurance (prorated based upon hire date).\nFinal Details:\nPlease frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. 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.\nIf you are interested in joining our team, please apply using an English version of your CV. We look forward to meeting you!\nThis Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.\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 nearly 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.\nThis position requires working onsite five days a week.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.Posting Dates:\nOctober 8, 2026 - October 21, 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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