Procurement Product Facing Senior Manager at Caterpillar in East Peoria, Illinois

Job Description:

Career Area:
Procurement
Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.

Job Summary:

Reporting directly to the Global Procurement Director for Product Facing, this role will lead a team of product procurement engineers with accountability for the execution, communication, and governance of the RIOP Product Group extended value chain strategies in alignment with RISM category strategies. Collaborate with procurement category teams, Product EVC teams, and facility manufacturing teams to drive alignment between all groups on strategies to improve product quality as delivered by suppliers, improve supplier delivery performance, and lower material costs to bring benefits to Caterpillar and our customers.

What You Will Do:

• Manages the relationship between procurement category teams and the Resource Industries Product Group extended value chain teams, including representing supply management, being the trusted advisor on the supply markets, and collaboration leader of product and procurement from the supply side.
• Leading a team responsible for developing product/component collaboration strategies, facilitating governance for product/procurement sourcing strategies, providing input for make/buy, executing procurement NPI activities, and aligning business planning.
• Leveraging skillset and knowledge within procurement to help the product groups develop optimal and executable value chains.
• Leading and deploying key projects (including NPI/NSI execution) to successfully meet product group's targets.

Education Requirement:

Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering or supply chain concentration

What Skills You Will Have:

• Previous NPI, product, component, and procurement experience preferred
• Previous 6 Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt or Sponsor experience preferred
• Global sourcing knowledge and experience required. Experience in additional disciplines preferred.
• Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management preferred, e.g.; Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified in Integration Resource Management (CIRM), or comparable International certification.
• Affiliation with Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), or comparable professional purchasing organization, preferred.

Business Markets:
• Teaches others about the interrelationships of existing, planned, or potential markets.
• Advises others about ongoing and planned market activities and their implications.
• Develops objectives and strategies for a major market segment.
• Analyzes market segments and niches within a major market.
• Oversees key issues and players in multiple market segments.
• Evaluates market data sources and key indicators.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking:
• Analyzes and discusses alternatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Monitors developments in critical-thinking and decision-making models for potential use by organization.
• Coaches others in decision-making models, processes, and practices.
• Anticipates special issues and considerations for effective decision-making during a crisis.
• Shares experiences regarding optimal timing and circumstances for refraining from or making decisions.
• Differentiates between content and context of a decision.

Effective Communications:
• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Interpersonal Relationships:
• Seeks out what's common in conflicting points of view.
• Influences key individuals inside and outside own group and earns their respect.
• Resolves potentially harmful differences between individuals and groups of people.
• Contributes as a member on a variety of teams.
• Establishes and maintains productive working relationships within and outside of own area.
• Establishes and maintains credibility with clients and teammates.

Problem Solving:
• Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
• Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
• Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
• Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
• Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
• Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

Stakeholder Management:
• Evaluates stakeholder profiles, roles, claims and interests in an organization and how these may conflict.
• Consults stakeholders in identifying opportunities for strategic change while evaluating the strategic choices available to an organization.
• Manages conflicting stakeholder priorities, when implementing strategic-change initiatives.
• Oversees business operations and resource allocation with strategic objectives and the drivers of shareholder and stakeholder value.
• Reviews professional values and ethical judgment in all aspects of work.
• Oversees key client reviews to assure service and stakeholder satisfaction.

Supplier Management - MFG:
• Facilitates supplier partnering arrangements that share risk and reward.
• Monitors supplier performance; works to resolve discrepancies between performance and agreements.
• Develops quality standards and controls for suppliers.
• Builds and maintains partnerships with multiple and/or large suppliers.
• Evaluates issues and terminates supplier relationships as appropriate; works with legal departments.
• Ensures the fulfillment of report and record-keeping requirements.

Procurement Function:
• Advises on how to use advanced technologies and tools for procurement functions.
• Provides appropriate solutions to complex procurement problems.
• Coaches others on the procedures and main considerations of procurement.
• Works with various complex procurement programs and activities in the organization.
• Improves processes to maximize procurement's efficiency and effectiveness.
• Builds key relationships and dependencies with other business functions and providers.

Additional Information

The locations for this position are East Peoria, IL & Mossville, IL.

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

This position will require up to 30% travel.

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details

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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 .

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Summary Pay Range:
$169,320.00 - $253,920.00
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
Relocation is available for this position.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:
March 11, 2025 - March 20, 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.

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