Manager Category Procurement

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.

Indirect Services (Part of FSD) is  one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In Indirect Services, 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. Indirect Services is responsible for the global procurement of all Services and Products that fall within Indirect Categories of Spend.

As the Category Manager, Procurement you will be responsible for supervising a procurement team whose activities support the procurement of HR Services including Third Party Labor, Engineering Services and other Service Categories including Talent Acquisition.  Additionally, providing leadership to this team of procurement professionals to deliver local service excellence to customers.  The Manager, Procurement will be accountable to drive strategic improvements year-over-year with regards to quality, cost management, logistics, development, management, and overall strategic executable plans to support our Enterprise growth targets.

What You Will Do:

• Manage a team of purchasing professionals who will create, standardize, and monitor compliance for HR related categories, and compliance to Purchasing Practices and Enterprise Procedures.
• Develop, mentor, and train personnel capable of delivering the global strategy.  Adhere to the approved Performance Management Plan.  Identify performance gaps.  Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards within this diverse global organization and recognize employee excellence.
• Implement successful initiatives fully satisfying customers’ expectations.  Implement and execute processes and systems that mitigate Caterpillar risk and delivers the best overall solution for our internal customers.  Lead teams to fully understand the requirements.
• Manage expectations for Indirect Procurement, to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage.
• Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time.

What You Have:

• Education/Experience: Degree or equivalent experience desired
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Audit and Compliance :  Knowledge of major responsibilities and tasks of Audit and Compliance (A&C) function; ability to manage the operation of A&C function in various business environment.
• Negotiating:  Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner
• Business Intelligence: Knowledge of business intelligence; ability to utilize business processes and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data that helps the organization make better business decisions.
• Category Management: Knowledge of category management within an organization's goods and services sector; ability to use this knowledge to analyze and improve the end-to-end procurement process and maximize business profitability.

​ Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• Previous experience in Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain, or Business Management.
• Demonstrated success in large, transformational systems and/or process implementations.
• Lean and/or 6 Sigma Black Belt Certification/Experience.

Additional Info:

• Location: Peoria, IL
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify
• Sponsorship is not available

Additional Information:

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 .

Employee benefit details

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 an hourly wage because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a yearly STIP bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

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Summary Pay Range:

$144,960.00 - $217,320.00

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:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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:

February 17, 2025 - March 3, 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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