Career Area:
Purchasing & Procurement
Job Description:
At Caterpillar,we workto help our customers build a better world.Without our team of talented, bright and driven individuals, we wouldn't be the Caterpillar we are today.Now, this is your chance to join our team and do work thatmatters. We want you to help usenable customer success,make progress possible around the worldand help our communitiesgrowand thrive. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Product Support and Logistics Division as a Facility Supply Professional supporting our business.
The Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream from procurement to design and manufacturing to distribution. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts DistributionofCat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurementand thedesign andmanufactureof Wear & Maintenance Components, e.g., Steel Products (Undercarriage and GET) and Specialty Products (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters).
We're committed* to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services and solutions. We understand and show the value of why they should always choose us. We're exploring new ideas and opportunities - *innovating to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow's growth.
Through it all, we are one team (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIDne7Q5ek&list=PLwAXbfivFg0jmiNqqgFLeQJpRB_i-UVln&index=39) - creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.
Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCYWtWARlk&list=PLwAXbfivFg0jmiNqqgFLeQJpRB_i-UVln&index=25)
As a Facility Supply Professional, you will provide purchasing solutions expertise, using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management to deliver maximum value.
*Job duties/responsibilities may include but are not limited to:*
Accountable for operating and monitoring the procurement functions, as designed, to meet the defined response time, cost and lean targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations
Collaborating with business partners and suppliers and resolving facility specific supplier issues
Act as liaison with corresponding Category procurement and Logistics professionals
Reporting directly to the Supply Network Supervisor and will be accountable for implementing the network as designed related to specific strategies from Category teams at the Facility level to create a competitive advantage for our customers
Through a strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Category and Logistics Strategies the incumbent will support, participate, and lead projects/initiatives to fully satisfying facilities expectations
Collaborate with supply chain in helping to understand & monitor inventory levels in order to help relate it back to the overall network in terms of short dating, past dues and supplier shipping performance
Purchase Order Management - Provide expertise in the launching & management of purchase orders for a facility to in the terms of parts related to single definite and production ensuring terms are correct
*Basic Qualifications:*
Previous purchasing experience
3+ years of one of the following; (1) category buyer experience managing supplier quoting activity, managing supplier relationships, or negotiating supplier contracts, (2) procurement experience managing tactical buying functions, and/or (3) supply chain experience managing tactical supplier schedules
Experience in data analysis using Microsoft Excel or similar tools
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Bachelor's degree
Previous Lognet experience
Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management preferred, e.g.; Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified in Integration Resource Management (CIRM), or comparable international certification
Affiliation with Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), or comparable professional purchasing organization
Previous 6 Sigma Greenbelt/Black Belt experience
Analytical, problem solving, and project leadership skills
Knowledge of Quality, Lean manufacturing, an understanding of lean principles
Well-developed communication skills
Additional Information
This position does not offer relocation.
Up to 10% travel
This position is located in Morton, IL
Final details
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Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.Caterpillar.com/careers (https://usc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com/we/www.Caterpillar.com/careers) . #Li
Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
