Job Description

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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Caterpillar’s EMD division is hiring for Value Chain Designer in Peoria, IL!

Role Summary: In this role, you will lead the global work tool strategy and availability efforts for Medium Wheel Loaders (MWL), while also championing product group solutions workstreams. You will partner closely with commercial teams to align portfolios, develop availability and lead-time strategies, and analyze take rates to rationalize configurations and offerings.

You will also serve as the product-facing lead for technology solutions, supporting product offering readiness for dealers and customers, creating communication and learning materials, and driving customer adoption & utilization of MWL application-specific solutions. You will also play a key role in supporting value chain performance by helping to optimize processes and model current versus future-state networks.

What You’ll Do (Job Duties)

• Manage execution of Onboard and Offboard technology solutions by partnering with engineering and commercial teams to support dealer and customer readiness.
• Serve as the key solutions interface between Medium Wheel Loaders (MWL) and commercial teams.
• Partner with supply chain, logistics, engineering, and commercial teams to deliver the work tools strategy.
• Develop business cases and capability studies, recommending improvements for solutions and the work tools portfolio.
• Identify process inefficiencies and waste related to time, cost, materials, and energy.
• Implement new and improved processes and tools, governing changes across workstreams to maintain alignment.

What You Have (Core Skills)

• Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, manufacturing or related field.
• Business Process Design: Knowledge of business process design; ability to develop appropriate techniques to re-examine key processes and focus on optimizing organizational performance.
• Business Process Improvement: Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities.
• Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
• 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.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Knowledge of the concepts, principles and techniques of root cause analysis (RCA); ability to use a structured approach to identify the causes of undesirable consequences in a manufacturing environment and the changes needed to prevent recurrences.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Experience in commercial, sales & operations planning, supply chain, operations, or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of Medium Wheel Loader Work Tools and Applications
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, manufacturing or related field.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data tools and performance metrics.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Additional Details

• Work location: Peoria, IL
• Domestic relocation assistance IS available for this role
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this role.
• Travel: up to 20% domestic and international
• This position requires 5 days per week in the office (M-F)

Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

September 15, 2026 - September 29, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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