Principal Digital Product Owner - Supply Planning

Caterpillar

Principal Digital Product Owner - Supply Planning

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Peoria IL USA

Hybrid

148K-240K Annually

Senior level

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Cat Digital uses digital technologies to help Caterpillar Inc. customers build a better more sustainable world.

The Role

As a Principal Digital Product Owner you will manage and enhance a critical supply planning digital product ensuring alignment with business needs data governance and leading user acceptance testing. Your role will include strategic ownership analytical problem-solving and collaboration with IT and business stakeholders to drive measurable improvements and support scalable supplier readiness.

Summary Generated by Built In

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.
As a Principal Digital Product Owner - Supply Planning you will strengthen Caterpillar's supply planning digital portfolio by shaping and supporting a mission-critical product used across global supply planning operations. You will serve as a product owner and subject matter expert ensuring strong data governance data quality and consistent usage to enable scalable supplier readiness and long-term growth.
This role blends strategic product ownership with hands-on analysis. You will translate business needs into clear requirements improve product usability and performance and develop customer-facing documentation training and support materials. Applying a strong analytical and systems mindset you will partner closely with IT engineering and business stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions-not point fixes-that drive measurable value.
What makes this role exciting:
This is an opportunity to work on a high-impact digital product where improvements directly influence Caterpillar's supply base performance and long-term growth strategy. Your work will support the company's ability to scale by ensuring suppliers have reliable well-designed tools to meet future demand. The role offers a unique combination of product ownership data-driven problem solving quality assurance and systems-level thinking with visible impact across the enterprise.
What you will do:

Own and prioritize the product backlog for a critical supply planning digital product aligning roadmaps to business priorities supplier readiness goals and globally consistent deployment.
Partner with senior stakeholders and business users to collect Voice of the Business (VOB) and Voice of the Customer (VOC) define problems and translate needs into clear business requirements acceptance criteria and implementation plans.
Query validate and analyze data (including Snowflake and similar platforms) to support troubleshooting product decisions and measurable improvements in data quality and consistency.
Lead quality assurance testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by defining test scenarios validating outcomes and confirming usability and readiness for release.
Manage software change requests from intake through deployment by defining scope impacts risks and release readiness criteria; track progress and outcomes through delivery.
Collaborate with IT engineering project leaders and solution owners to design develop deploy and monitor supply network capabilities including process standardization configuration alignment and cost impacts.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying systemic issues performing root-cause analysis recommending service and product enhancements and measuring adoption and performance post-release.
Develop and deliver required training coaching and user documentation to ensure successful deployment user adoption and sustained value from digital tools and platforms.
Contribute to strategic initiatives by developing standardized best practices service offerings and supporting tools; serve as a technical representative for the discipline and present recommendations to senior leaders as needed.

What skills you will have:

Business Analysis: Ability to identify business needs analyze data and recommend solutions that deliver measurable value.
Decision Making & Critical Thinking: Strong analytical judgment to evaluate trade-offs identify root causes and resolve complex product and system issues.
Effective Communications: Ability to clearly communicate findings priorities and decisions across technical and non-technical audiences including senior leaders.
Software Change Request Management: Experience managing product change requests from intake through validation release readiness and deployment.
User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Ability to design execute and evaluate testing strategies that ensure product quality usability and operational readiness.

Top candidates will also have:

Degree in engineering or business and/or certifications in a supply chain management area of focus.
Experience querying and analyzing data using Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms.
Hands-on experience with quality assurance testing and troubleshooting in digital product environments.
Background in IT or software development with an understanding of how digital products are built deployed and supported.
Strong systems thinking-ability to diagnose issues across data process and technology layers.
Experience supporting enterprise or supply-chain-related digital tools.
Familiarity with Agile product development environments and tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.

Additional information:

The location for this position is Mossville IL or Irving TX and requires on-site work five days a week.
Domestic relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Sponsorship is not available for this position
This position may require up to 10-15% travel.

Summary Pay Range:
$147760.00 - $240110.00
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
Posting Dates:
May 12 2026 - May 18 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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Skills Required

Degree in engineering or business and/or certifications in supply chain management
Experience querying and analyzing data using Snowflake
Hands-on experience with quality assurance and testing in digital products
Background in IT or software development
Familiarity with Agile product development environments

What the Team is Saying

Caterpillar Compensation & Benefits Highlights

Healthcare Strength—Health coverage is described as broad with multiple plan options and expanded mental‑health support via an assistance program. Tools and wellness initiatives that help find high‑value care reinforce the overall medical offering.
Retirement Support—Savings programs include a 401(k) with employer matching and for some groups additional annual contributions based on age and service. Stock purchase opportunities provide another avenue for long‑term financial benefits.
Leave & Time Off Breadth—Paid time off holidays and paid volunteer time are highlighted across many roles. Parental and adoption benefits are also called out within the broader Total Rewards framework.

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The Company

HQ: Irving TX

100000 Employees

Year Founded: 1925

What We Do

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc. responsible for bringing digital capabilities to our world-famous yellow iron. With over 1.5M connected assets worldwide our teams use data technology advanced analytics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.

Why Work With Us

The Cat Digital team is at the forefront of Caterpillar’s evolution. We take pride in solving complex problems by building new systems from the ground up. On our team you’ll leverage data from across our entire enterprise to find solutions that open a new world of possibilities for our customers and dealers. Join us in building a better tomorrow.