Procurement Professional

**Career Area**:
Procurement

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**Description**:
We are looking for a Procurement Professional to join our Procurement Operations team and support in Mexico. In this role, you will manage the full contract lifecycle from drafting to negotiation, execution, and archiving, while ensuring that our contracts meet Caterpillar’s legal, compliance, and operational standards. You will collaborate with Legal, Procurement, and Business partners to reduce enterprise risk and deliver process excellence.

You will engage directly with suppliers, especially across Mexico, as well as internal business stakeholders to negotiate non-commercial terms, manage document flow in procurement systems, ensure approvals and signatures are in place, and support continuous process improvements.

**What you will do**:

- Negotiate non-commercial terms (e.g., indemnity, liability, IP, confidentiality) with suppliers in Mexico and US regions to ensure alignment with Caterpillar standards.
- Prepare, review, execute, archive legal procurement documents such as MSAs, SOWs, Amendments, and Schedules using enterprise tools.
- Manage the contract workflow in procurement system, including gathering internal inputs, routing for approvals and coordinating signatures.
- Act as a key liaison for internal clients and stakeholders, ensuring clarity on contract process, status, and expectations.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and SOX requirements throughout the contracting process.
- Work cross-functionally with Procurement, Legal, and Business teams globally.
- Monitor contract velocity and participate in reporting and data analysis.
- Proactively identify and implement improvements in contract-related processes.

**Bachelor**
- Bachelor’s degree (a law degree is a plus but not required)
- Fluency English and Spanish (written and spoken)

**Skill descriptors**

**Project Management**:

- Strong organizational and project management skills and significant attention to detail while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

**Data-driven Decision Making**:

- Procurement experience managing large volume of contracts.
- Collects and structures relevant information about contracts and suppliers.
- Applies a specific technique to implement data-driven thinking in decision-making processes.
- Distinguishes between useful information and noise when analyzing data.
- Finds, gathers, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Contributes to the selection of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics that guide decision-making.
- Utilizes basic tools and methods for data collection and evaluation.

**Analytical thinking**:

- An analytical mind, which is essential for guiding decision making
- Begins by clearly defining the issue and assessing its relevance to the broader context.
- Recognizes key stakeholders, identifies potential risks, and detects patterns within contract processes.
- Combines logical reasoning with intuition to interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions.
- Evaluates different options to address legal or procedural challenges.
- Applies analytical thinking to understand contract clauses and their business impact.

**Effective communications**:

- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong Work Ethic, writing skill, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
- Integrity, collaboration mindset, and accountability.
- Speaks English proficiently, tailoring communication to suit both legal and business contexts.
- Engages in active listening and incorporates feedback to refine negotiation tactics.
- Enhances existing procedures to boost the efficiency and performance of the procurement system.
- Provides guidance on how to use a specific procurement platform, highlighting its strengths and limitations.
- Trains others in the use of advanced tools and technologies within a particular procurement system.
- Makes meaningful contributions to team outcomes and shares expertise across different regions.
- Develops strong, trust-based connections with peers, clients, and vendors.
- Consults with others before making decisions that impact the team.
- Promotes a culture grounded in mutual respect, collaboration, and responsibility

**Purchasing tasks and activities**:

- Knowledge contract negotiation or procurement operations is required
- Extensive contracting experience with Master Agreements, SOW/ Statement of Work, Local Implementation Agreements, Amendments, etc.
- Demonstrates knowledge of procurement