Contracting Specialist

**Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**:
**Your Work Shapes the World**

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

**Description**:

- Global scope for contract management and processing while collaborating with partners across Procurement, Legal, and the business
- Preparing, executing, and archiving relevant procurement legal documents (including MSAs, amendments, schedules, NDSAs, etc.)
- Negotiate with suppliers on non-commercial contract terms to minimize enterprise risk
- Managing document processes/approvals required for general business and SOX compliance
- Assisting with other projects as necessary, including reporting on relevant productivity and velocity metrics
- Identifying and implementing process enhancements to drive continuous improvement

**Basic Requirements**:

- 4-year college or university degree is required
- Minimum of 4 years of contract negotiation experience is required
- Proficiency in English is required
- Extensive contracting experience with Master Agreements, SOW/ Statement of Work, Amendments, etc.
- Strong organizational and project management skills and significant attention to detail while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- An analytical mind, which is essential for guiding decision making
- Skilled in diplomacy and drafting, especially in disputes and contract drafting.
- Procurement experience managing large volume of contracts
- Strong Work Ethic, writing skill, interpersonal and collaboration skills
- Highly professional with superior verbal and written communication skills
- Prior experience providing contracting/legal support for a public company
- Demonstrated initiative, good judgment and accountability
- Results showcasing continuous improvement impact

**Additional Details**:
This position would ideally be located in Mexico

**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 a salary, because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides day one along with the potential of an annual bonus.

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

**Final details**:
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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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