Project Management Leader

**Career Area**:Additional Functional Areas**It's Your Career.Make it Matter.**At Caterpillar, you can build the career you want.We are looking to hire for a range of skills, experience levels and qualifications.Join us and grow professionally, whether you work with us for a while or for the duration of your career.**Description**To define, plan, coordinate, and control the supply chain and releasing execution of new product development and product update programs**Job Duties**LONG RANGE PRODUCT PLANNING.Interface between Product Groups, engineering, releasing, supply chain, purchasing and suppliers to ensure a strategic, sound and concise manufacturing and purchasing vision is developed and communicated.Establish, maintain and communicate specific procurement requirements.TEAM MEETINGS.Attend, assist team and communicate meeting information to Supply Chain team, sales staff, releasing team, engineering and others.Lead meetings focused on current projects and process improvement.Emphasis is placed on proactive actions rather than reactive.OPERATIONS INTERFACE.Understand and incorporate the needs of everyone (inside & outside the company).Clearly involve and inform respective departments, divisions and suppliers.NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS.Support and guide new development projects through releasing and Supply chain from the start of the project.Involve everyone to ensure team decisions are made and implemented.Employ common processes.Share and communicate information regarding OEMSG and other facilities.NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.Provide technical expertise and guidance for major manufacturing programs.Prepare and provide the NPI team with the procurement plan for the bill of material to qualify the project for prototype builds and production.Ensure suppliers are committed to meet OEMSG's long range expectations for delivery of core components.Identify and coordinate the releasing and supply chain efforts needed to proceed with the procurement of components for new products.Tracks material being received and provides alternate souring for material that can not be provided by the preferred supplier within customer time constraints.Tracks all BOM changes during first builds and ensures the working BOM is correct and also the final released BOM.SOURCING.Work with purchasing and supply chain to assess and select targeted suppliers for quality, delivery, cost and technology.Emphasis is placed on mfg. capability and capacity.Communicate sourcing decisions for components with independent and dependent demand to all involved in the project.SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT.Work with Purchasing and supply chain to ensure supplier involvement in cost, quality and delivery targets.Assist with critical process needs and requirements to ensure 100% customer satisfaction is achieved.PROJECT MANAGEMENT.Develop and communicate the project management principles and techniques to define, plan and control the execution of new product introduction and updates.Manage special projects to establish or improve processes related to quality, velocity and cost.The position manages the completion of its own work assignments and coordinates work with others.**Requirements**:- Bachelor's Degree in Engineer- 3-5 years of job-related experience- Engineering or manufacturing background plus familiarity with company manufacturing facilities, processes, equipment and processes.- Advanced English**Final details****All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).Not ready to apply?Submit your information to our Talent Network here.