Regional Category Procurement Manager

**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**:Manage part number level development and closed quality feedback loop for New Product Introduction (NPI), Continuous Product Improvement (CPI), New Source Introduction (NSI) related activities. Scope includes APQP development, PO management and reactive quality escalations for RI design-controlled parts developed in Mexico**JOB RELATED STATISTICS**:- Business Partner Interface level: Design control owners, RI manufacturing facilities- Market Complexity: Moderately Complex- Business Partner Revenue: Around $100M-350M- # of NPI Programs Per Year: 10+- Team Location: Multiple Locations Mostly in Mexico and USA- Personnel: Approx. 10-20**JOB DUTIES**:Major Role: Lead the Mexico team of Supplier Collaboration Engineers (SCE) to manage part number level development in conjunction with suppliers, engineering and procurement category teams to successful deliver NPI, CPI and NSI projects for parts developed in Mexico. This role would work close with the global design control Supplier Collaboration Engineers along with other functional areas like Packaging, Transportation, Business Resources etc.,. This role would not just be responsible for the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Cost management related activities related to get parts developed right the first time, but also manage the quality feedback loops to ensure lessons learnt on quality defects are fed back through the process and lessons applied across part families.This leader would be working closely with the Resource Industries (RI) manufacturing facilities to support them on their footprint and localization needs. They would be the trusted advisor to engineering, categories and product groups on supplier capability at a part family level to implement Product Group strategies in line with Categories sources strategies that will create a competitive advantage for our customers by developing, optimizing, and integrating a world-class supply network.The role will require a good communicator capable of keeping the customer and procurement category teams fully informed of progress and working closely with both to ensure all requirements are met.**TRAVEL**:- Extensive travel will be required.**BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE**:- Previous purchasing, operations or supply chain knowledge experience required.- Prior leadership experience required.- Bachelor’s degree required.- Minimum of 6 to 8 year job related experience- Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management preferred, ex.; Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified in Integration Resource Management (CIRM), or comparable international certification is preferred.- Industrial Engineering and understanding of lean principles preferred- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and Cost Modeling tools preferred.- Proficiency in English is required along with Spanish.- Incumbent must have well-developed communication and negotiation skills.**Final details****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 tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.**Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).Not ready to apply? Submit your information to our Talent Network here.