Career Area:

Procurement

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.

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

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:

Lead Category Management responsibilities within the RISM Global Electronics & Electrical Category Procurement Team focused on executing and incrementally developing the strategic direction of critical electronics supply enabling Caterpillar’s current and future success.  Acute focus on Category Strategies and delivering year-over-year Quality-Cost-Logistics-Development-Relationship Management performance improvement.

What You Will Do:

Accountable for the development, communication, and implementation of a worldwide category strategyResponsible to coordinate and drive direction with a matrixed internal organizationDevelop and deliver category and supplier strategies aligned with diverse and dynamic business needsIdentifying performance gaps within the supply base and developing improvement plans for the identified gapsLead supplier resiliency-related initiativesManage supplier and internal customer relationship managementImprove contract coverage as a key part of category and supplier strategy development and executionDemonstrate leadership attributes by developing a high-performing cross-functional internal teamWork with regional category managers to ensure alignment on category and supplier strategies.Work closely with engineering process partners to enable flawless New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Source Introduction (NSI)

Education Requirement:

Bachelor’s degree – or equivalent experience required (5 years)

What Skills You Will Have:

Category Management:

Demonstrate best practices and lead category management activities internally and externallyDevelop and publish category strategies that directly align with prioritized business activitiesAnalyzes recent trends and developments related to category management and procurement and discusses future implications.Establishes best practices in category management across functional responsibilitiesLeads in the development, evaluation, and selection of suppliers for NPI, NTI, and NSI programsPromotes the use of emerging tools and technologies for implementing the category management process

Supplier Management:

Establishes best practices for monitoring supplier health, reliability, and performanceLeads the evaluation of product plans/directions for impact on supply chain requirementsMentors others in the resolution of complex supplier issues; consults on the trends of supplier managementOversees large supplier networks at the enterprise or global levelDevelops supplier strategies; monitors the marketplace for competitive suppliers

Strategic Sourcing:

Plays a leadership role in establishing and directing strategic sourcing standards, policies, and best practices.Leads discussions and drives for internal consensus on all aspects of strategic sourcingSeamlessly connects category and supplier strategies to strategic sourcing decisionsDevelops a key interesting in understanding both historical perspectives and future opportunities when guiding decision making.Influences and directly engages in organization-wide or high-impact decisions

Effective Communications:

Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audienceDemonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a positionCommunicates well downward, upward, and outwardEmploys appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreementMaintains focus with acute focus on progress over perfection

Negotiating:

Leads complex, high-impact or volatile negotiations involving high business risksAdvocates a win-win approach to negotiatingExplains appropriateness of using adversarial negotiating versus joint problem-solving techniquesOvercomes resistance to the negotiation processGuides internal consensus on negotiating strategies and objectivesNegotiates complex matters involving multiple parties

Planning:

Develops, refines, and communicates plans to meet organizational objectivesProvides the right level of detail as input for strategic plan developmentDemonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall strategic planUnderstands the budget planning and prioritization process for seamless alignment into objectives and category strategies

Additional Information

The location for this position is Mossville, IL.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

This position may require up to 25% 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 SalaryAnnual incentive bonus plan*Medical, dental, and vision coveragePaid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)401k savings planHealth savings account (HSA)Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)Short and long-term disability coverageLife InsurancePaid parental leaveHealthy Lifestyle ProgramsEmployee Assistance ProgramsVoluntary 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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Posting Dates:

September 10, 2024 - September 24, 2024

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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