Supply Chain Strategy and Project Manager

Career Area:

Administrative Support

Job Description:

Job Title: Supply Chain Strategy and Project Manager

Salary: £50,500 + Dependent upon experience

Location : Stafford, UK       

Benefits:  25 days annual leave,    

                 Up to 12% bonus

                 Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%

                 Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.

                 Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Relocation/ Sponsorship: Relocation available for the selected candidate

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business. 

At Caterpillar, you build what matters—whether it’s the career you want, crucial work skills, strong relationships or new digital technologies. There are big jobs to be done worldwide—building critical infrastructure, bolstering local economies, meeting the demand for energy—and that work is powered by our people. Join our winning team and help build a better world.

Who is Caterpillar?

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Caterpillar. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Caterpillar travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters.

With 2022 sales and revenues of $59.4 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Services offered throughout the product life cycle, cutting-edge technology and decades of product expertise set Caterpillar apart, providing exceptional value to help our customers succeed. The company principally operates through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment.

What do we do?

We are Global Supply chain that has accountability for managing across multiple Global facilities in Asia; Europe and the Americas. We work with many global suppliers to deliver various products across the 3 brands that we support Caterpillar; FG Wilson and Perkins. Wherever you work, together we create sustainable, world-changing solutions that impact lives around the globe.

Join us!

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develop, lead and communicate supply chain strategies to appropriate enterprise personnel

• This position acts as an advisor or consultant to senior management. The incumbent may serve as a company-wide resource on a highly specialized area or serve multiple units in a broader functional area and assist senior management in interpreting and using information provided.

• Provides guidance and prioritization to the wider team as needed

• Gathers voice of the business with process partners and translates into requirements

• Establish and track metrics vs targets

• Tracks and provides scorecards related to the program metrics

• Works with program and project teams to provide change management recommendations (communication, learning, and reinforcement plans) to accurately manage expectations of stakeholders throughout development and implementation.

• When appropriate, individual may lead key projects or programmes

Skills and Experience:

Candidates will have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• College or university degree or equivalent experience

• Change Management

• Project Management

• A proven track record in Strategy Management

Candidates may have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• Good human relations skills are required to develop a cooperative work relationship

• Self starter and can set /steer direction

• Good planning and time management skills

• Six Sigma Certification

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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