Procurement Solutions Manager

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Job Description:

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About EPD:

Caterpillars Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions parts and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe including providing back-up power to hospitals providing emergency power when natural disasters strike and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers municipalities and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. Were committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better more sustainable world for future generations!

Job Summary:

The Procurement Solutions Manager provides strategic leadership to the Supplier Development Engineering (SDE) organization and owns the enterprise framework for supplier capability readiness and factory interface governance. The position integrates supplier performance commercial strategy alignment and crossfunctional operating models to drive enterprise outcomes across PSN factories Engineering and Procurement.

In this capacity the role partners with Technical Sales and Master Production Scheduling to support and influence sourcing location decisions ensuring alignment between supplier technical capability capacity readiness commercial strategy and delivery requirements while maintaining enterprise quality and operational standards

What You Will Do:

• Lead the enterprise Supplier Development Engineering (SDE) function setting strategic direction defining performance management structures and driving capability development role clarity and workforce planning aligned with PSN and procurement goals.

• Own the enterprise supplier onboarding and readiness lifecycle including new supplier and packager onboarding capability validation inspections readiness gates and launch governance.

• Develop and execute longterm roadmaps for supplier capability uplift standard work auditing frameworks and readiness governance across PSN regions and factory interfaces.

• Serve as process owner for the operating model between factories and PSN roles (SDE SQE Quality Engineering Operations) clarifying ownership escalation paths and intervention models.

• Drive crossfunctional accountability for supplier launch success through structured risk reviews recovery planning and alignment on supplier investments and remediation actions.

• Partner with Procurement and Commercial leadership to integrate supplier capability and readiness insights into sourcing cost capacity negotiation and portfolio decisions.

• Enable transparency and analytics through accurate integration of supplier onboarding and readiness data into enterprise purchasing systems and data platforms.

• Lead process automation analytics and digital transformation initiatives supporting supplier capability and readiness management.

What You Will Have:

• Business Process Improvement: Extensive experience and knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying evaluating introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities.

• Data Analytics: Working knowledge of techniques and processes for inspecting cleansing transforming and modeling data; ability to discover useful information draw logical conclusions and support decision-making.

• Effective Communications: Extensive experience and 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.

• Matrix Management: Working knowledge and understanding of the importance of being able to leverage external resources when required and ability to build and use effective working relationships within own department and across department functional and geographic reporting lines.

• Cost-Benefit Analysis: Working knowledge of the principles and tools used in cost-benefit analysis; ability to analyze the purpose and scope of a producer product process or project in terms of cost and benefits.

• Category Management: Working knowledge of category management within an organizations goods and services sector; ability to use this knowledge to analyze and improve the end-to-end procurement process and maximize business profitability.

What Will Set You Apart:

• Bachelors degree

• Commercial experience either in a sales focused role or a sales support role

Additional Information:

• This role is located in Griffin GA and requires 5-day a week on-site availability

• Relocation assistance is not available for this role

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this role

• Up to 35% travel is expected this role domestic and international

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. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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