Category Buyer III

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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.

Provides supply network solutions expertise using Quality Cost Logistics Development and Management (QCLDM) to deliver maximum value.

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.

Degree Requirement
Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Procurement Operations Engineering or equivalent experience

What You Will Have:
Data Analytics: Knowledge of techniques and processes for inspecting cleansing transforming and modeling data; ability to discover useful information draw logical conclusions and support decision-making.
Advises stakeholders on the relationship between financial performance and operational data used in business data analytics.
Anticipates operational challenges of data collection and its integration with decision-making.
Identifies correlations that reveal trends and determine conditions.
Evaluates the quality of data collected and the effectiveness of data analysis methods for evaluating business performance.
Interprets potential risks threats and opportunities involved with predictive modeling.
Directs the implementation of business data collection processes and educates junior employees on new data sources.

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.
Reviews others writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
Communicates well downward upward and outward.
Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.
Identifies roles and responsibilities for self and others.
Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.
Collaborates with departmental associates and management.
Adapts interaction style to situations and people.

Negotiating: 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.
Ensures negotiators have awareness of complementary yet diverse interests.
Successfully completes significant negotiations both internal and external.
Details the risks of negotiation breakdown from each partys perspective.
Protects own position while demonstrating willingness to achieve win-win.
Identifies similarities and differences in position and assesses impact on discussions.
Detects and addresses lack of progress or a stalemate.

Contracts Management and Administration: 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.
Administers locally relevant contracts for the department.
Implements organizational protocols and procedures for contracts management.
Explains the types of information required before a contract is signed.
Reviews contracts to ensure compliance with contract specifications and regulations.
Assists in creating files of relevant information for specific vendors customers or contracts.

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.
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.

Supplier Relationship Management: Knowledge of supplier relationship management concept and strategies; ability to address critical issues to meet supplier needs and maintain engaged partnering relationship with suppliers.
Advises others on the organizations supplier relationship management practices.
Builds consensus resolves conflicts and applies techniques to achieve influence and impact results with different suppliers in the organizations supplier network.
Conducts periodic reviews of work effort progress issues and successes in supplier relationship establishment and management.
Refines organizational processes for establishing and maintaining supplier partnerships.

Strategic Sourcing: Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods technologies and processes; ability to analyze improve and re-evaluate organizational procurement process continuously.
Works with various basic components of strategic sourcing such as data analysis market research and purchasing budgets examination.
Participates in enhancing institutional sourcing process continuously including identifying improvement opportunities.
Conducts strategic sourcing activities in a limited environment.
Follows relevant standards policies and practices regarding strategic sourcing.
Assists senior sourcing professionals with strategic sourcing in multiple environments.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Working experience in direct procurement with a strong understanding of procurement systems such as Procure Lognet and SAP.
• Extensive experience in tools such as Power BI Excel and PowerPoint to support reporting and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
• Strong data analytical skills and the ability to quickly assess supplier portfolios to identify and address performance issues.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for various levels of management and present confidently to large audiences.
• Willingness to travel and visit suppliers and consuming facilities within the first 90 days to build a deep understanding of part profiles and supplier dynamics.
• Experience with contract creation supplier performance improvement and source matrix development is a plus.

Additional Information:

• This position is based inMossville or Decatur IL.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This role requires up to 25-50% travel.

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-related knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility terms and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical dental and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation Holidays Volunteer etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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