Career Area:
Marketing / Sales / Product Support
Job Description:
What matters most to you? Is it being part of a strong team? Supporting your family? Solving global problems? You can do these and more at Caterpillar; where your work enables progress around the globe, and you contribute to meaningful work. Together, we can build what matters.
Caterpillar's Energy and Transportation Division is currently seeking a Engine Castings Purchasing - Strategy & Governance Manager. In this role, you will be accountable for leading and coordinating the operational strategy and governance for the Engine Castings segment. This is a multi-disciplined role that will require technical familiarity of Caterpillar procurement processes, ability to organize and prioritize complex problems, leadership experience, and strong interpersonal skills. This expertise will lend itself to developing strategies for supplier categories in the Engine Castings team.
Who is Caterpillar? What do we do?
With 2022 sales and revenues of $59.4 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've 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. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.
Job Opportunity:
The position will lead strategic projects to improve Engine Castings team process efficiency and data analytics and have overall ownership of the global segment performance and compliance dashboard. You will work on segment level processes to strategically monitor and track supplier financial health. You will also be responsible for analyzing shipping and quality performance data to identify opportunities for improvement at a segment level.
The successful candidate will also be responsible for monitoring and reporting key aftermarket metrics such as High Priority Back Orders and Unlaunched requisitions, working with category managers to collect specific information to fulfill reporting requests from Strategic Project and Planning Division (SPPD), Business Resources, and other senior leadership.
Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Develop and document strategies and operational practices for the Engine Castings team.
Lead strategic projects to improve Engine Castings team process efficiency and data analytics.
Overall ownership of the Global segment performance and compliance dashboard.
Developing processes to proactively monitor and track supplier financial health at the segment level.
Analyzing shipping and quality performance data to identify opportunities for improvement within the segment.
Monitoring and reporting on key aftermarket metrics such as High Priority Back Orders and Unlaunched reqs.
Working with category managers to collect specific information to fulfil requests from SPPD, BR, or other senior leadership.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Business, or an equivalent level of work experience.
Excellent Purchasing Experience
Proven project leadership with exceptional organizational and deep analytical skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work collaboratively across teams and at all levels.
The ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously, and multi-task in an agile and fast-paced environment
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Professional certification in Purchasing or similar preferred e.g. CIPS.
Expert Strategy Management
Experience with a governance role.
PowerBI experience.
Six Sigma Certified
Experience with Lean Tools
What will Caterpillar do for you?
From day one, you're set up to thrive at Caterpillar: helpful training, relatable mentors, global experience, competitive salary package, work-life balance and the growth opportunities you expect with a Fortune 100 company. You power our success and we are committed to empowering yours. After all, when your work can impact the entire world, it's important to do work that matters.
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 a salary because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day-one benefits:
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. Identity Theft Protection)
Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to 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 ww w .caterpilla r .com/careers #LI
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.
