Procurement Solutions Professional

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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.

Role Definition

Supports the execution of designing, developing, deploying, and monitoring procurement capabilities to provide business solutions that are globally effective & applicable.

Responsibilities

• Leading projects associated with product group sourcing council processes, enterprise 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.

Degree Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors

Business Process Improvement: Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities.

Level Working Knowledge:

• 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: Knowledge of techniques and processes for inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data; ability to discover useful information, draw logical conclusions, and support decision-making.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Collects required data through various data sources and documents them for evaluating trends and activities. Mange the regional dashboard thru collecting data from different sources(QCLDM, Supplier SPM, SER, SQPI/SVPI ect.)

• 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: 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.

Level Working Knowledge:

• 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: 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.

Level Basic Understanding:

• 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.

Matrix Management: Understanding of the importance of being able to leverage external resources when required and ability to build and use effective working relationships within own department and across department, functional, and geographic reporting lines. Experience of publishing PowerBI is preferred.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Names key players and decision makers relative to own function.

• Identifies straight and dotted line relationships for self.

• Provides reasons for multiple reporting relationships.

• Explains the concept of a functional boundary.

Cost-Benefit Analysis: Knowledge of the principles and tools used in cost-benefit analysis; ability to analyze the purpose and scope of a producer, product, process, or project in terms of cost and benefits.

Level Basic Understanding:

• 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.

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.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Cites specific examples of usage or application of category management.

• Describes the concepts, features, and benefits of category management.

• Explains the major stages of the category management lifecycle.

• Identifies goals and objectives of an effective end-to-end procurement process.

Procurement Function: Knowledge of responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of procurement function; ability to perform tasks and activities of the procurement functions or department.

Level Basic Understanding:

• 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 profession

This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

About Caterpillar

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.

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