• Job Description

  Req#: R0000240856

  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 Impact 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.

  
  Caterpillar is seeking a Category Buyer in Mossville, Illinois. As a Category Buyer within the Machined Casting Team, you will provide purchasing solutions expertise using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to deliver maximum customer value.

  Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L engines that not only power Caterpillar machines, but also power over 5000 other applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

  
  What you will do:

  • Developing, managing, and executing the category strategy managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special procurement programs.

  • Recognizing the potential for cost decreases, inventory reductions and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment.

  • Acting as the liaison between the organization and the supplier to communicate information explicitly, while considering production demands and suppliers' conditions.

  • Documenting the suppliers' performance on time sensitiveness and production; maintains a strong relationship with suppliers.

  What Skills You Will Have:

  • Interpersonal Relationships - Working Knowledge: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

  • Negotiating - Extensive Experience : Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner.

  • Purchasing Tasks and Activities - Working Knowledge: Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services.

  • Strategic Sourcing - Working Knowledge: Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyze, improve and re-evaluate organizational procurement process continuously.

  • Data Analytics - Extensive Experience: Knowledge of techniques and processes for inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data; ability to discover useful information, draw logical conclusions, and support decision-making.

  • Effective Communications - Extensive Experience: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

  • Contracts Management and Administration - Working Knowledge: Knowledge of policies, standards and processes of how to manage and administer contracts; ability to use proper processes and practices for managing and administering a variety of contractual agreements.

  
  Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years’ experience in the Procurement or related space or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  Top Candidates will also have:

  • Experience is preferred in purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and/or engineering.

  • This individual normally possesses foundry and/or machining category experience.

  • 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.

  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 a salary because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day-one benefits:

  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. Identity Theft Protection)

  Additional Information:

  • The primary location for this position is Mossville, IL, additional locations being considered: Griffin, GA; Lafayette, IN; Seguin, TX.

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

  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.#LI

  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:

  February 6, 2024 - February 20, 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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• About the company

  Since 1925, Caterpillar Inc. has been helping our customers build a better world – making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. With 2020 sales and revenues of $41.7 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.

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