Career Area:
Supply Chain and Logistics
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Job Summary:
This position identifies and manages all New Product Introduction (NPI) /New Market Introduction (NMI) programs for the product group. They communicate with product groups during collaboration meetings to determine product support and parts stocking strategies. Responsible for improving Aftermarket NPI parts availability.
What You Will Do:
The incumbent is primarily responsible for achieving the Aftermarket Parts readiness metrics required at NPI Gateway 6 to meet the product group’s Parts Stocking goals prior to first ship date of the new product/program. Current targets include meeting 100% stocking for critical parts, >95% availability for all serviceable parts within sales region and >90% stocking of Class A & B parts. This may involve working with various groups including global purchasing, supplier expediting, service engineers, and product group collaboration meetings.The Inventory Analyst will manage and analyze engineering drawing notices (EDNs) released for NPI, CPI, and major product updates prior to target release date. (EDNs are notifications of the original release of engineering drawings and subsequent changes to them.) This includes analyzing engineering drawing notices for quality, completeness, and when necessary, resolving issues with engineering. The Inventory Analyst will also utilize systems, their own product knowledge, and EDN information to determine application/product specific serviceability of parts i.e. can the part be serviced and at what level piece part, assembly, group, etc. The Inventory Analyst will create master parts records (an all-inclusive record for an item), validate critical part description indicators, issue cancellations, and submit changes to Numerical Parts Record (NPR).Inventory Analyst will establish initial worldwide inventory levels by analyzing distribution plans, sales and forecast information, product knowledge, and product group information. Incumbent will establish and maintain a business balance between parts availability and months of supply. Various NPI and CPI reports and tools are used to adjust stocking levels in the correct market regions. Each analyst will manage 1M to $5M worth of inventory as they process an average of 6000 to 8000 EDNs and 15 NPIs annually. The Inventory Analyst partners with Procurement and Global Parts Supply teams to ensure Aftermarket parts readiness for successful launch of new products. He/she will also partner with business units in improving NPI parts availability for the first 36 months.The incumbent will communicate with internal and external business partners to resolve complex issues that will impact quality of service and customer satisfaction. The Inventory Analyst participates in the development of new IT tools to specifically manage overall NPI process and contribute to enterprise transformation initiatives that continue to refine, enhance, and create process improvement to support the NPI business. Inventory Analyst should have full functional knowledge of NPI Authorizations process and work on various Product Group workload. He/she should take the lead in training and mentoring new team members joining the group.
- Responsibilities include tracking upcoming NPI programs in the NPI authorizations database. Update Model Distribution Plans to cascade sales forecasts information to part level details used by analysts for parts stocking.
- Facilitate the Service Parts Blitz meetings to collaborate with the product group, service engineers, and related personnel in determining serviceability strategy for new content on NPI programs.
- The specialist acts in the role of team lead for parts product analysts and lead analysts. They provide key information on setting availability, initial order quantities, service levels, and other parts stocking parameters related to products and specific NPI programs. The specialist also helps escalate issues within the engineering teams such as missing data or late engineering releases.
- The Specialist also acts as Parts Product Analyst by working on ECNs linked to upcoming NPI or to the existing models.
- The specialist manages inventory and services for NPI parts (full production + 36 months). After the initial part setup, the specialist analyzes the missing parts and escalates issues to meet requirements.
Additional Info:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Maths / Science / Commerce
- Caterpillar NPI Authorizations experience in Parts Inventory Management with background in parts distribution and Inventory Management Systems will be preferred.
- Should possess good product knowledge, familiarity with parts inventory procedure, practices, and policies
- Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong technical skills in MS Office
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Strong customer focus and ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people
- Must be willing to work in US shift timing to have enough overlap with US-based process partners and product groups
DESIRED SKILLS
- APICS CPIM or CSPC National Certification
What You Have
Business Acumen
: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Comments on the organization's business model and financial goals.
- Communicates key considerations for business decision making process.
- Cites examples of types of information needed to make sound business decisions.
- Participates in business task to get things done in own unit or area.
- Caters to key stakeholders and their priorities.
Standard Operating Procedures
: Knowledge of established standard operating procedures (SOP); ability to design, implement and evaluate standard operating procedures affecting daily and strategic business operations in order to increase operational efficiency.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Compiles current research relevant to standard operating procedures.
- Explains usage of standard operating procedures in business operations.
- Describes main issues and considerations when using standard operating procedures.
- Identifies key features and functions of standard operating procedures.
Effective Communications
: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and use it for own communication effectiveness.
- Make oral presentations and write reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Problem Solving:
Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
- Examine a specific problem and understand the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
- Develop alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
- Help to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decisions on resolution.
- Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Data Gathering and Reporting
: Knowledge of tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data; ability to practice them in a particular department or division of a company.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Detects and summarizes patterns in data and findings by producing simple reports.
- Assesses common problems and obstacles surrounding data-gathering.
- Customizes data fields to meet clients' needs.
- Interprets and explains results of a data-gathering initiative.
- Participates in projects to gather data for needs analysis.
Data Visualization:
Knowledge of principles, techniques and processes of data visualization; ability to create high quality figures effectively for various business scenarios and storytelling.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Creates figures for regular data visualization tasks in an honest and compelling way.
- Develop or use appropriate tools and software, such as Tableau and Datawrapper, to generate different types of data visualization.
- Follows established standards and procedures to obtain, aggregate and analyze data for visualization.
- Outputs statistical models into charts, graphs and maps to demonstrate outliers, patterns and trends of data.
- Employs data visualization in documents or reports to tell informative and compelling stories.
Inventory Management:
Knowledge of processes and methods of inventory management; ability toeffectively manage the organization’s materials, commodities, or products.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Performs the receiving, ticketing, checking in and distributing of inventory items for a specific location.
- Produces basic inventory management reports for senior staff to reconcile the inventory balances.
- Tracks inventory information for a specific product group or location.
- Works with basic tasks of inventory management for a specific location.
- Follows processes to take stock, release inventory or return into processing; resolves discrepancies.
Caterpillar 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.
What You Will Get:
Our 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).
Final Details:
Please 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.If you are interested in joining our team, please apply using an English version of your CV. We look forward to meeting you!This 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. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar 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.
Posting Dates:
August 11, 2025 - August 18, 2025Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to applyNot ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
