.**Career Area:**:Manufacturing & Supply Chain**Job Description:**:**MATERIALS PLANNING ANALYST 1 - CIENEGA DE FLORES**:**Materials matter here. So, do you.**For every new road or bridge that connects people and enables commerce, there was once a fleet of Cat® machines at work—and those machines were once just iron and steel. As a member of our supply chain team, you'll make sure those raw materials make their way into our factories, where they're transformed into the products that help build a better world.**JOB PURPOSE**:This position collaborates with suppliers to ensure execution to planned orders and schedules, and resolves issues with suppliers to align processes. The incumbent works with the facility production schedulers in support of the development of executable production plans and build schedules. Ensures alignment of MRP planning parameters with the plan for every part to maintain planning integrity.**JOB RELATED STATISTICS**:PurchasesSalesTotal Operating ExpensesInvestment/Capital ProjectsInventoryPersonnel**JOB DUTIES**:Incumbent ensures the timely delivery of materials to the facility, collaborating with suppliers to coordinate deliveries, shipping schedules and work schedules to meet facility production plans. Using MRC Connect,. collaborates with suppliers and manufacturing to discuss delivery of material for machine and assembly lines, quality problems and alternate methods of manufacturing.This position analyzes established parts schedules and production requirements, converting requirements into appropriate piece parts, requisitioning the materials, regulating inventory levels and issuing work orders. Analyzes engineering releases for changes and/or new releases and coordinates effective release dates to provide an efficient depletion of related existing stock items.Incumbent manages and performs supplier scheduling and implementation of engineering changes for the efficient manufacture of products and components. This position supports supply chain performance efforts by monitoring and tracking supplier performance metrics and the Supplier S&OP Process.Incumbent performs root cause analysis and corrective action resulting from the use of the point of use availability web-based tracking tool. Supports continuous improvement processes for improved forecast credibility and usability for production planning.Customers include internal and external suppliers, Master and Production Schedulers, third-party logistics providers, transportation carriers and plant operations supervisors and line employees