What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Manager position at Caterpillar?
Career Area:
Purchasing & ProcurementJob Description:
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Caterpillar’s Energy & Transportation Purchasing department has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager – Drivetrain Components in Mossville, IL. This role will be accountable for implementing a drivetrain component strategy. It will support the collaboration between category, supply chain and the product group that will create a competitive advantage for our customers, while delivering local service excellence.
Job Related Statistics
Spend : Approximately $75-150M
Direct Reports : 3-5
Job Duties:
People: This person will manage a team of purchasing professionals who will develop and ensure the supplier base is capable of meeting the specific products’ Quality, Cost, Logistics, Delivery, Management QCLDM requirements. Reporting directly to this position are various of the following; Buyers, Supplier Development Engineers, and/or Purchasing Analyst.
Leadership: Develop, mentor, and train personnel capable of delivering the Global supplier strategy for drivetrain components. Adhere to the approved Performance Management Plan. Identify performance gaps within the supplier base specific to the Product and collaborate with Category and Platform Purchasing Managers to develop improvement plans for the identified gaps. Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards within this diverse global organization and recognize employee excellence.
Strategy: Implement successful initiatives fully satisfying customers expectations. Use QCLDM to manage local subcontractors and suppliers in agreement with Global Segment organization. Drive supply chain collaboration for developing new products (NPI), and/or enhancing Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) efforts and/or creating valued new services by leveraging their leading technologies and business knowledge.
Lead teams to fully understand the requirements and performance of the supply base.
Customers: Manage Product expectations for Global Purchasing, to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage. The role will require a good communicator capable of keeping the customer and Global Purchasing fully informed of progress and working closely with both to ensure all requirements are met. This role will interface with the local Product management to ensure alignment of strategies and manage expectations, keeping the customer fully informed of progress, ensuring all requirements are met.
Supplier Development: Ensure on-going plans are in effect with suppliers key to the local Products main initiatives, to improve performance across Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development and Management (QCLDM). This will require the support and involvement of key functions within the Product team to effectively build relationships with the suppliers that encourage trust, professionalism and continuous improvement.
Supplier Tooling: Support Capital expenditure for the Product by providing expertise in the management of supplier tooling, ensuring value for money, leverage, effective refurbishment, replacement and disposal program.
Travel: 10-30%
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
Previous experience in one of the following areas: purchasing, procurement, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing is required
Able to acquire an understanding of governmental, environmental, political, and geographic factors that influence a supply base.
Incumbent must have well-developed communication and negotiation skills
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Purchasing or procurement experience as a buyer, SDE, or product supply NPI lead
Previous 6 Sigma Greenbelt/Black Belt experience preferred
Knowledge of Quality, Cost Modeling, and NPI tools is preferred
Lean manufacturing, an understanding of lean principles is 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 is preferred.
Affiliation with Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), or comparable professional purchasing organization, preferred.
Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant.
Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.Caterpillar.com/careers .
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