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Job Summary
The Manager, Logistics provides strategic and operational leadership for logistics performance within a large, complex facility operated by a third-party logistics provider (3PL). This role is accountable for ensuring safe, reliable, cost-effective logistics execution that supports production and customer requirements. This position leads 3PL performance and governance, material flow, inventory accuracy, transportation, cost management, continuous improvement, and operational problem solving. The Manager, Logistics works cross-functionally to establish priorities, manage risk, resolve performance gaps, and drive sustainable improvements in safety, quality, service, delivery, and cost.
Additional Information
Location: Mossville, IL (United States)
Required Travel: Up to 5% (Domestic)
Relocation Assistance Offered: None
U.S. Work Authorization Assistance Offered: None
What You Will Do
Lead overall logistics performance and 3PL governance across safety, quality, service, cost, inventory, productivity, and material flow.
Establish a strong culture of safety, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement while setting clear performance expectations for internal and external partners.
Provide strategic direction and governance while ensuring the 3PL maintains ownership of day-to-day operational execution.
Establish performance expectations and hold 3PL leadership, suppliers, and carriers accountable for delivering committed results.
Ensure reliable receiving, storage, material handling, value-added operations, and shipping in support of production and customer requirements.
Lead structured problem solving for operational disruptions, inventory discrepancies, material shortages, service failures, and recurring performance issues.
Drive continuous improvement through data analysis, process optimization, standardization, waste elimination, and sustainable corrective actions.
Develop and manage logistics cost estimates, forecasts, budgets, and cost-reduction initiatives.
Anticipate capacity, material-flow, service, and operational risks and lead mitigation and recovery plans.
Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Transportation, Procurement, Quality, Finance, Safety, Engineering, and other stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
What You Have (Required Skills)
Demonstrated leadership in logistics, supply chain, warehousing, distribution, transportation, or manufacturing operations.
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.
Results Orientation: Knowledge of the importance of meeting or exceeding established targets; ability to drive critical activities to completion. Ability to establish priorities and drive accountability.
Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers. Experience influencing suppliers, service providers, customers, and cross-functional partners.
Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.
Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way. Ability to manage competing priorities and operational risk.
Supply Chain Management - MFG: Knowledge of supply chain management, inventory control, material flow, transportation, and logistics processes.
Continuous Transformation: Knowledge of evolving the business to remain competitive; ability to understand, adapt oneself to, respond to and proactively seek changes and innovation in the business environment to improve the competitive advantage of an organization.
What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Skills)
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Leadership experience within a large or complex logistics, manufacturing, warehouse, or distribution operation.
Experience managing 3PL providers, logistics suppliers, carriers, or other outsourced service providers.
Experience with logistics cost management, budgeting, forecasting, and cost-reduction initiatives.
Experience applying Lean, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
What You Will Get
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Summary Pay Range
$112,710.00 - $169,060.00
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.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates
November 9, 2026 - November 23, 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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