Career Area:

Procurement

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining 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 don't just 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.

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure.  Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs.  Join us.

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for leading RISM's Transformation in Supply Resilience and Analytics. Delivers business solutions that are globally effective and applicable to support the execution of the procurement vision and strategy.

What You Will Do:

This role leads a group of individual contributors that deliver projects associated with lean procurement processes, global market understanding, tools, and systems. Collaborating with other members of the RISM transformation team and RISM Category Managers, Buyers and SDE's to build process and data solutions using the PROcure suite of tools, as well as other software applications to improve the overall internal quality and velocity of procurement processes. This role will champion key strategic initiatives such as the development of standardized best practices, and the development and deployment of associated tools & training. The role assists RISM in driving PROcure adoption and identifying continuous improvement opportunities/projects, including standardization and simplification, and mitigating risks.

Education Requirement:

Degree preferred, but will accept 15+ years of progressive information systems or procurement experience

What Skills You Will Have:

Business Process Improvement:
•    Analyzes business processes, identifies alternative solutions to outdated processes and assesses their feasibility.
•    Evaluates financial, cultural, technological and other factors that need to be addressed.
•    Recommends new approaches that seek the use of advanced technology.
•    Establishes requirements for large changes in the overall mission, roles, responsibilities and processes necessary to make business improvements.
•    Participates in defining organizational strategic goals and purposes; defines how to gather and keep customers.
•    Works to overcome BPI resistance from managers, the labor force and other groups.

Data Analytics:
•    Collects required data through various data sources and documents them for evaluating trends and activities.
•    Assists in preparing charts, graphs, tables, and other tools to represent the results obtained from data analysis.
•    Researches business-related data, analyzes, interprets, and presents findings to management.
•    Recognizes and assesses problems, opportunities, and methods for improving existing business performance.
•    Utilizes designated data analysis software to analyze the data.

Effective Communications:
•    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.

Negotiating:
•    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 party's 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.

Matrix Management:
•    Analyzes issues and determines who needs to be consulted or updated.
•    Helps others in understanding their roles and responsibilities within a matrix.
•    Builds networks and effective working relationships in relevant organizational areas.
•    Works to achieve consensus across organizational and functional lines.
•    Describes viewpoints of several functional groups.
•    Obtains timely decisions from multiple parties in an efficient manner.

Cost-Benefit Analysis:
•    Evaluates alternative approaches to determining the cost-benefit ratio.
•    Advises others on developing cost-benefit analyses in different organizational areas.
•    Correlates quantified benefits with user objectives.
•    Establishes best practices for quantifying costs and benefits.
•    Recommends processes for selecting measurements and approaches for cost-benefit analyses.
•    Collaborates with senior management in aligning strategies with organizational goals and industry benchmarks.

Category Management:
•    Advises on streamlining the procurement strategy to realize the strategic benefits of category management.
•    Designs and develops supplier agreements and procurement policies with standard terms and conditions.
•    Identifies roadblocks in the implementation of category management and recommends innovative solutions.
•    Prepares reports to evaluate the impact of category management on the procurement process and present ROI data to management.
•    Supervises the execution of all stages of the category management process.
•    Trains others on category management to ensure a streamlined procurement process.

Procurement Function:
•    Advises on how to use advanced technologies and tools for procurement functions.
•    Provides appropriate solutions to complex procurement problems.
•    Coaches others on the procedures and main considerations of procurement.
•    Works with various complex procurement programs and activities in the organization.
•    Improves processes to maximize procurement's efficiency and effectiveness.
•    Builds key relationships and dependencies with other business functions and providers.

Additional Information

The location for this position is Mossville, IL.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

This position may require up to 15% travel.

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

Competitive Base SalaryAnnual incentive bonus plan*Medical, dental, and vision coveragePaid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)401k savings planHealth savings account (HSA)Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)Short and long-term disability coverageLife InsurancePaid parental leaveHealthy Lifestyle ProgramsEmployee Assistance ProgramsVoluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details

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This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers.

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Summary Pay Range:

$156,000.00 - $234,000.00

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

Benefits:

Annual incentive bonus plan*

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

February 11, 2025 - February 18, 2025

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

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

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