Facility Supply Professional

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Job Description:

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Job Title: Facility Supply Professional

Salary Grade: 49510 depending on experience

Location: Shrewsbury

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave

• Up to 10% Bonus

• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employees contribution Up to 10%

• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employees contribution.

• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans EV car lease holiday purchase.

About IPSD

Caterpillars Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat and Perkins engines that power over 5000 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:

From day one youre set up to thrive at Caterpillar: helpful training relatable mentors global experience competitive salary package work-life balance and the growth opportunities you expect with a Fortune 100 company.

You power our success and we are committed to empowering yours. After all when your work can impact the entire world its important to do work that matters.

As part of the Power and Energy Procurement Platform Team you will be working within a Defence environment at the Caterpillar Shrewsbury Facility in the UK. The role will require the management of supply network procurement related activities to support the facility to deliver its CSD targets. The role is to deliver a lean responsive and resilient material and services flow for the facility from source to dock the candidate will need to demonstrate leadership in recognising the potential for cost and inventory reductions quality improvements management of parts obsolesce to meet customer needs knowledge of working in the Defence Industry (preferred but not essential) and its legal requirements to continually identify and resolve parts risks to the customer.

Job Related Statistics:

Suppliers Managed: 60

Number of Active parts numbers: 2000

Schedule Compliance: >95%

Quality PPM: <300

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Reporting directly to the Facility Supply Manager you will be accountable to manage a variety of commodity portfolios liaising with Category purchasing and the facility to create a competitive advantage for our customers.

• Working in a low volume Defence and Commercial environment continue to look for unique opportunities of improvement to allow the life expediency of our customer products to be fulfilled

• Accountable for operating and monitoring the Power and Energy Procurement functions as designed and required within the Defence & Commercial environments to meet the defined response time cost quality and lean targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations collaborating with business partners and suppliers and resolving facility specific supplier issues.

• Manage the suppliers in QCLDM methods to ensure continuous improvements are identified and delivered.

• Carryout supplier audits and visits to ensure that the supplier is meeting the demands of the facility and resolving all concern areas.

• Provide expertise in the launching and management of purchase orders for a facility in the terms of parts related to prototypes and production ensuring contractual flow down terms are met. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and new product introduction activities with the purchasing site team.

• Drive down the total cost of ownership continually search out new sourcing opportunities to achieve cost reduction cost avoidance and cost containment objectives.

• Communicate and interact with all disciplines within the business including sales finance engineering production quality and supply chain to ensure understanding of the strategies goals and targets and attain a degree of consistency and effectiveness in the sourcing activity.

What You Have:

Standard Operating Procedures:

• Job-related experience within a Purchasing environment.

• Proven experience of managing low volume complex small spend supplier base.

Analytical Thinking:

• Show evidence of analytical problem solving and project leadership skills

Degree Requirement

• A professional qualification in Purchasing (CIPS) is preferred or job-related experience.

Technical requirements:

• Knowledge of QAD EE preferred

• Knowledge of Quality Lean manufacturing and an understanding of lean principles.

• Previous 6 Sigma Greenbelt/Blackbelt experience preferred

• Knowledge of Defense Procurement preferred but not essential

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment off-highway diesel and natural gas engines industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years weve been helping customers build a better more sustainable world and are committed to and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services backed by our global dealer network provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

This job is subject to U.S. and U.K. rules concerning the export and protection of controlled or protected technologies or information including but not limited to U.S. State Department regulations at International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) 22 C.F.R. 120 et. seq.; the Export Administration Regulation 15 C.F.R. 730-774; and the Foreign Assets Control Regulations 31 C.F.R. 500-598 and the United Kingdom Official Secrets Act 1989 (collectively Export Control and Protection of Information Laws) and you may be subjected to additional security screening / checking

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