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Job Summary:

Caterpillar’s Energy & Transportation Purchasing division has an exciting opportunity for a Category Buyer – Electrification (Senior Buyer for Charging Products) in Mossville, IL.

If you would like to play a significant role in Caterpillar’s efforts to help our customers win in the energy transition, then this is the team. Identifying and managing a global, resilient, and diverse supply base is paramount to success in electrification for Caterpillar Inc. This is a Senior Category Buyer Role in the “Global Charging Systems Category Team” for all Caterpillar applications. This role will be responsible for "Low and Medium" power DC fast chargers. This role is critical for the success of charging system products which would support current and future Caterpillar customers with their electric machinery charging needs.

What you will do: 

Responsible and accountable for the continued development, communication, and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy.

Responsible for managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs, and supporting specific Product line(s) NPI programs.

Accountable for the liaison with the corresponding Category/Platform based Buyers.

Degree Requirement:

The position requires an undergraduate degree from a college or university – or equivalent experience.

A minimum of six years of progressively responsible job-related experience.

Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management preferred.

This individual normally possesses category team or product team experience.

Experience negotiating and enforcing contracts.

What you will have: 

Leadership - Provide leadership for sourcing, logistics and resource management decisions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing. Demonstrate leadership in recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment. Mentor and develop other Buyers, SQEs, and Purchasing Analysts (where assigned). Promote the highest level of professionalism and business ethics.

Strategy - Tools and Techniques of 6 Sigma will be required and may be attained by Black Belt, Green Belt, Project Sponsor, or other 6 Sigma related training programs. The incumbent will develop and lead 6 Sigma Strategic Sourcing teams to fully understand the current performance of the supply base, evaluate strategic options, decide a course of action, and begin implementation. The incumbent must also have strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Category Strategies.

Customers - The role will encompass managing suppliers delivering into many Caterpillar facilities. Typical internal customers include contacts at all organization levels, worldwide. The incumbent solves problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions. The role will identify and satisfy Critical Customer Requirements (CCR), managing Product expectations for Purchasing to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage.

Supplier Development: - Collaborate with Supplier Development Engineers, to ensure continuous improvement in QCLDM with key suppliers. Build and foster mutually beneficial supplier relationships at all organizational levels.

Additional Information:

This position will be located in Mossville, IL.

Domestic relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not offered for this position.

Domestic travel of 20-25% and minimal international travel is required.

Employee Benefit Details:

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 a salary because we value your performance.  We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).                                                              

Final Details:
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:

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:

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)

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Posting Dates:

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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