Category Buyer Iv

hace 2 semanas

Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

**Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**:
**At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.**

It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our business. Acquiring those products—in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost and using the latest e-sourcing techniques—is the responsibility of our procurement team. This role could be a fit for you, if you're:

- Motivated to achieve challenging goals
- Accountable for delivering results
- Skilled at negotiating with suppliers

**JOB PURPOSE**: Provides purchasing solutions expertise, using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management (QCLDM) to deliver maximum value.

**JOB RELATED STATISTICS**:Attributes will typically fall into the following levels. Customer Effect: Enterprise Wide Market Difficulty: Strategic Process Difficulty: Complex Supplier Location: Multiple countries Spend: Generally greater than 125 million

**JOB DUTIES**:
Major Role: - This role is responsible and accountable for directing the development, and/or communication and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy. Responsible for managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs, and supporting specific Product line(s) NPI programs.

Accountable for the liaison with the corresponding Category/Platform based Buyers. Leadership - Provide leadership for sourcing, logistics and resource management decisions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing.

Demonstrate leadership in recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment. Mentor and develop other Buyers, SQEs, and Purchasing Analysts (where assigned).

Promote the highest level of professionalism and business ethics. Strategy
- Tools and Techniques of 6 Sigma will be required and may be attained by Black Belt, Green Belt, Project Sponsor, or other 6 Sigma related training programs.

The incumbent will develop and lead 6 Sigma Strategic Sourcing teams to fully understand the current performance of the supply base, evaluate strategic options, decide a course of action, and begin implementation.

The incumbent must also have strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Category Strategies. Customers - The role will encompass managing suppliers delivering into many Caterpillar facilities.

Typical internal customers include contacts at all organization levels, worldwide. The incumbent solves problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions.

The role will identify and satisfy Critical Customer Requirements (CCR), managing Product expectations for Global Purchasing to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage.

Supplier Development: - Collaborate with Supplier Development Engineers, to ensure continuous improvement in QCLDM with key suppliers.

Build and foster mutually beneficial supplier relationships at all organizational levels. Travel: The position may require frequent travel.

**JOB REQUIEREMENTS**
- University Degree
- Experience is preferred in purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and/or engineering.
- Minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible job-related experience.
- Fluent in the English language with the ability to speak, ready and write. Fluent Spanish is desired.

**Beneficial Skills**
- Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management preferred, e.g.; Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified in Production and Inventory management (CPIM) and Certified in Integration Resource Management (CIRM), or comparable international certification.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills are required in dealing with sensitive issues, developing others, and reaching consensus on specific actions.
- This individual normally possesses category team or product team experience.
- Functional leadership. Is an exceptional leader, directing teams, suppliers and customers to effective solutions.
- Analytical, problem solving, and project leadership expertise.
- Effective communicator, in written and oral form.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles as applied by Caterpillar and our suppliers.
- Finely honed negotiation skills, able to interpret, analyze and negotiate contractual cost elements.
- Understanding of QCLDM.

**The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tes

  • Category Buyer Iil

    hace 4 días

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **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 greater than 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe....

  • Category Buyer

    hace 2 meses

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**: 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...

  • Category Buyer

    hace 20 horas

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**: 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...

  • Category Buyer

    hace 1 semana

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:All Job Families**: **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...

  • Category Buyer Ii

    hace 4 semanas

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**: **At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.** It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our...

  • Category Buyer Ii

    hace 3 semanas

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**: **At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.** It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our...

  • Category Buyer Ii

    hace 2 semanas

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**: **At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.** It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our...

  • Category Buyer Iil

    hace 5 días

    Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    Career Area:Purchasing & Procurement**:Your Work Shapes the WorldWhether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a greater than 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe. When you join...

  • Category Buyer

    hace 5 días

    Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    Career Area:Purchasing & Procurement**: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...

  • Category Buyer Ii

    hace 5 días

    Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    Career Area:Purchasing & Procurement**:At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our business....

  • Category Buyer Ii

    hace 4 semanas

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**: **At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.** It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our...

  • Category Buyer Ii

    hace 5 días

    Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    Career Area:Purchasing & Procurement**:At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our business....

  • Category Buyer Iii

    hace 2 meses

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**: **At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.** It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our...

  • IT Buyer

    hace 2 semanas

    Santa Catarina, México AGP GLASS A tiempo completo

    The professional should directly influence the competitive advantages for the company, using their procurement skills with the appropriate characteristics to reach and exceed the proposed goals, positively impacting the business. The Category Buyer will provide support to the procurement manager delivering against procurement strategies for a IT spend...

  • Category Buyer

    hace 2 meses

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**: Procurement **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...

  • Category Buyer

    hace 4 días

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**: Procurement **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...

  • Category Buyer

    hace 1 mes

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    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...

  • Category Buyer

    hace 3 semanas

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    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...

  • Category Buyer

    hace 5 días

    Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    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...

  • Category Buyer Ii

    hace 2 semanas

    Santa Catarina, México Caterpillar A tiempo completo

    **Career Area**:Procurement**: **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...