Senior Product Supply NPI Professional

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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.

Our Product Supply NPI Lead position leads and governs procurement engagement across the New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle. Working with buyers suppliers procurement and product groups to ensure effective and successful market launches.

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Providing leadership for the NPI activities within procurement including select sources taken from the category strategies and resource management decisions.

• Monitoring and reporting NPI progress holding NPI & design teams accountable for meeting quality and timeliness of requirements and to assist the product group in managing procurement related capital.

• Working closely with operations and product development in creating a supply chain for a new product.

• Researching and assessing existing and potential suppliers; making recommendations on supplier selection.

Degree Requirement
Degree in a Business-related subject or equivalent experience.

Skills experience & qualifications you will have:

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

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.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches tools techniques for recognizing anticipating and resolving organizational operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

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.

New Product Development (NPD): Knowledge of methodology processes and strategies of new product development; ability to develop an effective new product development (NPD) strategy and process to generate a range of products services and value propositions aligned with the organizations overall marketing and business strategy.

Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge experience and skills into real practice.

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.

Top Candidates will also have:

• Experience with New Product Introductions in a large-scale manufacturing environment

• Extensive experience with Project management

• Executed all phases of a new product development program.

• Experience successfully collaborating across international teams

What You Will Get

We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our dynamic diverse and friendly team. We have a culture of openness autonomy support personal development as well as a continuous drive for improvement.

Additional Information

Travel: Up to 25% (Mainly across Europe)

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 100 years weve been helping customers build a better more sustainable world and are committed 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.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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