**Career Area:** Engineering **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. As a Value Chain Designer for Electric Rope Shovel and Dragline Products, you will ensure linkage between product value stream teams and end-to-end value chains, including process planning and execution to meet or exceed customer order-to-delivery market requirements while improving the business' Operating Profit after Capital Charge (OPACC). In addition, you will support the development and execution of end-to-end value chain network improvement activities, including strategic process transformation, value chain simplification and planning, value chain performance, logistics, and overall value chain costs. **What you will do:** • Analyzing the inbound, value add and outbound value chains to identify opportunities for improvement. • Developing business cases and capability studies, recommending improvements to stakeholders. • Implementing new and enhanced processes and tools and governing changes through collaboration across multiple workstreams to ensure alignment. • Identifying process inefficiencies and leading projects to address wastes of time, money, materials, and energy. • Identify OIA opportunities, solve problems and resolve value chain gaps. • Support business and operational decisions of both internal and external value chain partners, by providing data-backed proposals to drive continuous improvements across the overall value stream. • Leading projects impacting end-to-end value chain functions in alignment with customer requirements. • Maintain and strengthen communications with value chain partners on various projects including participation in NPI, NSI, and CPI teams. • Driving collaboration between all members of the enterprise value chain network to deliver value chain improvements. **What Skills You Will Have:** **Business Process Design:** Extensive experience in **Value stream design, CPI, Black Belt, Lean transformation, or related supply chain.** Knowledge of business process design; ability to develop appropriate techniques to re-examine key processes and focus on optimizing organizational performance. Ability to apply value stream models to extended applications within Caterpillar’s value stream processes. **Business Process Improvement:** Demonstrated experience in applying 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:** Strong **analytical and problem-solving skills** , 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. **Effective Communications:** Excellent **communication and data visualization** skills. 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. Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills throughout the Cat network, such as global facilities, transportation organizations, marketing, accounting, etc. **Problem Solving:** Ability to work with cross-functional teams globally and gather data for value chain design. Knowledge of approaches, tools, and 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 Have:** Bachelor’s degree in operations research, Engineering, Value Stream, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, management, or related quantitative field. Extensive project leadership experience Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and systems. Understanding ERP systems’ lead time elements (supply chain, manufacturing, and marketing). Understanding product cost rollups and partial value stream costs. Very strong end-to-end supply base understanding, including customers and dealers. Ability to ramp up quickly within a new environment. **Additional Information:** The primary location for this position is Tucson, AZ. Domestic relocation assistance is not available. This position may require up to 25 % travel. Sponsorship is **not** available **Summary Pay Range:** $126,000.00 - $189,000.00 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 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:** February 24, 2025 - March 9, 2025 Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .