Procurement Professional

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About IPSD

Caterpillars 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. Caterpillars company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Procurement Professional to support our purchasing and supply chain operations. This role is responsible for processing requisitions conducting sourcing and cost analyses and assisting with contract and purchase order generation. The ideal candidate will contribute to optimizing procurement processes and ensuring cost-effective and timely acquisition of goods and services.

What You Will Do:

• 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

What You Will Have:

Data-driven Decision Making: Knowledge of the data-driven decision-making 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 data-driven thinking in a Decision-Making process.

• Identifies obtains and organizes relevant data and ideas.

• Utilizes the basic data collection and evaluation tools and techniques

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:

• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

• Looks for and considers non-verbal 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 e-procurement.

• 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.

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.

Additional Information:

• This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office

• Relocation will not be offered

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities females veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to specific employer such as H L TN F J E O.

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