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.
Description:
Reporting to the Facility and Process Maintenance Global Category Manager, this Category Buyer II position will be responsible and accountable for providing procurement solution expertise and delivering maximum value for Indirect Services. This individual will build strategic relationships with stakeholders within the various facilities and with the strategic suppliers within the category. This individual will coordinate with the global and regional category teams and the Indirect Centers of Excellence to deploy the category strategy that helps to deliver optimal business value to the verticals and the overall enterprise.
Job duties include but are not limited to the following:
This role is responsible and accountable for assisting in the development, communication, and implementation of a global, regional, and / or local sourcing strategy. Responsible for developing, collaborating, and managing policies, agreements, and other purchasing programs. Accountable for the relationship with strategic suppliers within the category. Accountable for acting as liaison between the suppliers and BU stakeholders and managing the relationships with the stakeholders who utilize those suppliers.
Leadership - Provide leadership for strategic sourcing initiatives and lead sourcing decisions - qualified supply network, business continuity, supplier risk management - capacity & financial, logistics, contractual management, supplier commercial negotiations, cost/spend management - supplier on boarding / off boarding, and resource management decisions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and synergies activities within Indirect Purchasing (Global Finance Services Division). Demonstrate leadership in recognizing the potential for cost reductions, quality improvement, and soundness of business proposals and risk assessment. Promote the highest level of professionalism and business ethics.
Legal - Draft, negotiate, and execute contractual documents including but not limited to Master Service Agreements, Amendments, Schedules / Statements of Work, Change Orders, and other documents.
Strategy - Develop an understanding of the current performance of the supply base, evaluate strategic options, decide a course of action, and begin implementation. Maintain an awareness of category trends and thought leadership, contributing to global category strategies.
Customers - The role will encompass primarily managing suppliers delivering non-integrated facility and process maintenance services at Caterpillar facilities. Typical internal customers include contacts at all organizational levels within a Business Unit and Facility. The incumbent solves problems by determining the best course of action using Purchasing Practices as a guideline.
Supplier Development - Collaborate with Procurement leadership, Category Manager, Facility personnel and Business Unit leadership to ensure continuous improvement in QCLDM with key suppliers. Build and foster mutually beneficial supplier relationships across Caterpillar.
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