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:
Supports the execution of designing, developing, deploying, and monitoring procurement capabilities to provide business solutions that are globally effective & applicable.
What You Will Do:
- Lead projects associated with lean processes, global market understanding, tools, and systems.
- Designs and develops solutions, collaborates with senior stakeholders and business users to collect VOB/VOC, business requirements, and prepares implementation plans for successful deployment.
- Contributes to strategic initiatives such as the development of standardized best practices, offerings, services and development of associated tools & training.
- Serves as the lead technical representative for a respective discipline and will work directly with a wide range of procurement / enterprise representatives, including presenting recommendations to senior leaders.
- Acts as a liaison between business and technology (data analytics) team
- Gathers feedback, requirements and opportunities for analytics tools within procurement
- Builds relationships and drives adoption of analytics tools in the enterprise
Education Requirement:
Bachelor's degree in any concentration
What Skills You Will Have:
Skills - Brief:
- Excellent communication and relationship development skills
- Experience in Procurement and knowledge of procurement processes
- Basic digital acumen and awareness of data analytics
Business Process Improvement:
- Gathers data for use in the analysis of business processes.
- Illustrates problems, opportunities and methods for improving existing business processes.
- Suggests ways to reduce variation and/or waste in processes.
- Helps evaluate what factors should be addressed in the change program.
- Participates in requirements analysis for process changes.
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:
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Negotiating:
- Describes qualities of effective and ineffective negotiations.
- Explains the basic concepts of negotiating.
- Accesses organizational policies and practices for negotiating.
- Utilizes techniques for establishing rapport and building trust.
Cost-Benefit Analysis:
- Describes common factors used in determining the costs of a request.
- Identifies key components and contents of a cost-benefit analysis document.
- Explains basic concepts of cost-benefit analysis.
- Compiles a list of factors to consider in determining the benefits of a request.
Procurement Function:
- Identifies major tasks and responsibilities of a procurement function or unit.
- Explains the basic role and contributions of the procurement or purchasing function.
- Explains the procedures and policies in the procurement process.
- Locates the basic tools and technologies used by procurement professionals.
Additional Information
The locations for this position are Dallas, TX and Mossville, IL.
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
This position may require up to 25% 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 Salary
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)
Short and long-term disability coverage
Life Insurance
Paid parental leave
Healthy Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Programs
Voluntary 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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Relocation is available for this position.
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:
September 13, 2024 - September 27, 2024
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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