Procurement Professional

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When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

Role Definition
Processes requisitions and provides support for purchasing supply chain sourcing cost price analyses and contract/purchase order generation.

Responsibilities
Developing improvement plans to support buyers & professionals related to Response Time Lean Targets Quality Cost Logistics Development and Management (QCLDM) to enable optimal and efficient operations.
Performing analysis and maintenance of assigned processes that produce output excellence builds expertise for the assign process area and contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
Supporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection.
Performing analytical and administrative tasks in support of purchasing strategic initiatives.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors
Datadriven Decision Making: Knowledge of the datadriven decisionmaking process and associated tools and techniques; ability to gather and analyze data to make organizational decisions that align with strategic business objectives and goals.
Level Working Knowledge:
Applies an assigned technique for datadriven thinking in a DecisionMaking process.
Discerns between signal and noise when interpreting data.
Identifies obtains and organizes relevant data and ideas.
Participates in the process of choosing KPIs and metrics to influence decisions.
Utilizes the basic data collection and evaluation tools and techniques.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Basic Understanding:
Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.

Effective Communications: 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.
Level Working Knowledge:
Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
Looks for and considers nonverbal cues from individuals and groups.

Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan organize monitor and control projects ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
Level Working Knowledge:
Provides input for Gantt or PERT charts or their equivalent to track project progress and status.
Under guidance plans and estimates simple projects.
Assists in detailed project plans including cost schedule and resource requirements.
Obtains information from stakeholders during the planning stage of a project.
Produces standard project status reports.

Procurement: Knowledge of buying and procurement; ability to work with organizational strategies and practices and use tools for buying goods supplies equipment and services needed to conduct business.
Level Working Knowledge:
Works with the procurement of services materials or equipment.
Follows established procedures documentation requirements and approval level requests to conduct procurement activities.
Interprets benefits issues and considerations of using eprocurement.
Uses available procurement systems and tools in transactions with approved suppliers.
Assists in reviewing the fulfillment of administrative and documentation requirements for the completion of purchase.

Knowledge of a Specific Procurement System: Knowledge of the features functions and operations of a specific procurement system; ability to develop and use tools techniques and practices for a specific procurement application.
Level Working Knowledge:
Uses the system to process routine purchase orders and payments.
Communicates with professionals to understand various procedures for a specific procurement system within the organization.
Troubleshoots common applications or data problems for a specific procurement system.
Uses software to monitor the status and shipment of orders.
Maintains inspection records photographs and important documentation of procurement system.

Purchasing Tasks and Activities: Knowledge of policies regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials components equipment and services.
Level Working Knowledge:
Records documents of purchasing tasks and activities such as orders bidding.
Uses available procurement systems and tools.
Ensures compliance with procurement regulations and contract specifications.
Works with basic purchasing related tasks and activities.
Adheres to various requirements and steps of the procurement process.

Logistics Management: Knowledge of the processes tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials; ability to understand predict and control the movement of goods materials and supplies.
Level Working Knowledge:
Uses tools with guidance to forecast delivery times determine costs and assess performance.
Works with logistics in a domestic environment.
Maintains records of all shipments and invoices using an established system.
Assists in the development of process flows to track lead time by activity.
Participates in integrating logistics processes and developing effective networks.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.

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