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Role Definition
We are hiring a Category Buyer to provide supply network solutions expertise and deliver maximum value through Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM). This role will focus specifically on the Engine General Castings Tier 2 foundry supply base.

What You Will Do:

• Developing, managing and executing the category strategy managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special procurement programs.

• Recognizing the potential for cost decreases, inventory reductions and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment.

• Acting as the liaison between the organization and the supplier to communicate information explicitly, while considering production demands and suppliers' conditions.

• Documenting the suppliers' performance on time sensitiveness and production; maintains a strong relationship with suppliers.

What You Will Have:

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 Extensive Experience:

• Advises stakeholders on the relationship between financial, performance, and operational data used in business data analytics.

• Anticipates operational challenges of data collection and its integration with decision-making.

• Identifies correlations that reveal trends and determine conditions.

• Evaluates the quality of data collected and the effectiveness of data analysis methods for evaluating business performance.

• Interprets potential risks, threats, and opportunities involved with predictive modeling.

• Directs the implementation of business data collection processes and educates junior employees on new data sources.

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 Working Knowledge:

• Works to achieve win-win in negotiations, rather than taking a win-lose approach.

• Focuses on issues rather than personalities.

• Uses active listening and probing techniques to surface problems, issues, and interests.

• Demonstrates a willingness to examine own position.

• Presents own position and listens attentively to position of others.

Supplier Relationship Management: Knowledge of supplier relationship management concept and strategies; ability to address critical issues to meet supplier needs and maintain engaged, partnering relationship with suppliers.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Adheres to organizational policies and codes for supplier relationship management.

• Communicates with suppliers about contract preparation and negotiation.

• Documents and analyzes problems and challenges in supplier relationship establishment and management.

• Monitors satisfaction levels of the organization's important suppliers on a regular basis.

• Works with different external suppliers to address critical issues and resolves major problems for implementing supplier relationship management practices.

Strategic Sourcing: Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyze, improve and re-evaluate organizational procurement process continuously.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Works with various basic components of strategic sourcing, such as data analysis, market research and purchasing budgets examination.

• Participates in enhancing institutional sourcing process continuously including identifying improvement opportunities.

• Conducts strategic sourcing activities in a limited environment.

• Follows relevant standards, policies and practices regarding strategic sourcing.

• Assists senior sourcing professionals with strategic sourcing in multiple environments.

Additional Information:

• Sponsorship is not available

• Relocation is not available.

• Travel is less than 20%.

Summary Pay Range:

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

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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