Planner Assistant

Career Area: Strategy 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.

Job Summary

This position will be responsible for supporting the execution of strategic programs while providing executive-level support to senior leadership. This position combines project coordination, business analytics, process management, and cross-functional collaboration to help ensure organizational objectives are achieved.

What you will do

• Support the Program Manager in the execution and monitoring of strategic programs and projects.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), identify deviations, risks, and improvement opportunities, and communicate findings to leadership.
• Analyze operational and business data to provide insights and recommendations that support decision-making.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, work plans, status reports, and project documentation.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, budgets, and overall program performance.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities among internal teams and corporate stakeholders.
• Prepare executive presentations, dashboards, and management reports for leadership reviews.
• Manage the Director’s calendar, including meetings, travel arrangements, expense reports, executive events, and corporate visit logistics.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to optimize processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Facilitate follow-up meetings, document action items, and ensure timely completion of commitments and deliverables.

Educational requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics, Business Management, or a related field. This position requires advanced English Microsoft Office SAP Knowledge preferred Advanced-level Excel skills

What skills the ideal candidate will have:

• Planning and Organization Ability to coordinate multiple projects, priorities, and executive commitments while ensuring deadlines and objectives are met.
• Process Management Ability to document processes, identify improvement opportunities, and monitor operational metrics to drive efficiency.
• Collaboration and Influence Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Executive Communication Ability to develop presentations, reports, and communications that clearly convey information to executive and corporate audiences.
• Problem Solving Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify root causes, evaluate alternatives, and recommend data-driven solutions.
• Project Management Ability to plan, organize, monitor, and report project activities to ensure successful execution and delivery of objectives.
• Data Analysis and Reporting Ability to collect, consolidate, interpret, and present information that supports informed business decisions.
• Organization and Time Management Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy, quality, and attention to detail.
• The best candidates will also have Project and program management. KPI management and performance measurement. Process mapping and documentation.

Additional Information

Location: Santa Catarina, Nuevo León

Working Hours: Monday to Friday.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.

Equal opportunity statement

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

Company culture

There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work.

We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs.

We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.

Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.