Senior Manager Supply Chain

Company: Caterpillar
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Location: Peterlee
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will shape the Peterlee site’s end-to-end supply chain, aligning with global priorities to improve performance and resilience. You’ll lead strategic sourcing, planning and operational excellence, while building high-performing teams and partnering across the business. The role focuses on driving efficiency, supplier performance, and customer outcomes through digital and automation-enabled manufacturing. This is a global, transformative role with a clear impact on safety, efficiency and growth.

Pay / Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave
  • up to 31% bonus
  • contributory pension scheme with employer match
  • up to 10% contributory share scheme with 50% employer match
  • flexible benefits including health and dental care plans
  • EV car lease option

Responsibilities

  • Shape and deliver the site’s supply chain strategy as part of the Business Unit Leadership Team
  • Lead strategic sourcing, category management and S&OP to drive performance
  • Drive end-to-end supply chain operations to ensure continuity and customer delivery
  • Develop supplier resilience and performance via strategic partnerships and continuous improvement
  • Improve planning, logistics and inventory management to meet business outcomes
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team with coaching and succession planning
  • Foster cross-functional collaboration across supply chain, logistics and manufacturing
  • Drive performance using data-driven insights and KPIs

Key requirements

  • Degree-qualified or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business or related discipline
  • Significant experience in a complex manufacturing, operations or supply chain environment
  • Strategic thinking with long-term planning experience
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking and data-driven decision making
  • Forecasting and demand planning expertise
  • Inventory management and optimisation
  • Logistics and distribution management
  • MRP, supplier relationship and performance management
  • Change leadership and transformation delivery
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • collaboration
  • accountability
  • communication
  • Strategic thinking
  • Forecasting and demand planning
  • Inventory management and optimisation

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Posted: October 1st, 2026