Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. 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.
Caterpillar’s Building Construction Products (BCP) division is hiring a Senior Data Specialist. In this role, you will be responsible for extracting data from legacy systems and producing actionable insights for stakeholders.
What You’ll Do (Job Duties)
Develop tools for Supply Chain Data Visualization using PowerBI, extracting data from different MRP systems across manufacturing facilities.
Lead projects to provide data insights to global supply chain teams to identity opportunities for process improvements. These projects should help teams to quickly identify root cause and deliver cost reductions.
Develop and track top-tier supply chain Metrics to enable the Leadership Team to monitor performance.
Implement projects to track changes to procurement/logistics/packaging to enable users to react proactively.
What You Have (Core Skills)
Communicating Complex Concepts: Ability to work with global supply chain teams to meet their data analysis and visualization requirements. Data for this analysis may come from multiple platforms and the person should be able to match requirements to available data.
Database Design (Physical): Understanding Database Design and extracting information from various data sources, like snowflake, IBM-DB2, etc. Ability to use Power Query, SQL to extract data for analysis. Ability to translate data to process parameters and metrics.
Modeling: Understanding of supply chain process and ability to create visualization models to develop intuitive and interactive tables and charts. The visuals should help users to identify potential issues and react proactively.
Information Management: Implement solutions that will prevent unauthorized access of confidential information. Follow Caterpillar procedures for data storage, access and protection.
Value Realization: Ability to understand business needs when developing solutions and guide supply chain teams to tie their requirements to top tier metrics. Prevent data proliferation by guiding the teams to develop a business proposal to include the cost of managing and storing data.
Top Candidates Will Also Have
Knowledge of Supply Chain MRP systems like SAP, Glovia, etc.
Experience in Supply Chain or worked with supply chain data.
PowerBI Data Visualization, Python programming language, Advanced Power Query and SQL
Additional Details
Work location: Cary, NC
Travel: up to 10%
Summary Pay Range:
$110,520.00 - $165,840.00
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. This 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.
Posting Dates:
September 9, 2025 - September 22, 2025
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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