At Caterpillar, we're working to help our customers build a better world. We wouldn’t be the Caterpillar we are today without the exceptionally talented, bright and driven people who get the job done. This is your chance to help us make progress possible around the world – for our customers, for growing communities and for every member of our team. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Resource Industry Supply Management (RISM) as Procurement Manager.
As Procurement Manager at Caterpillar, you will supervise a purchasing team whose activities are for a Resource Industry segment. You will provide leadership to this team of purchasing professionals to deliver local service excellence to customers. Deliver Global Leverage with Local Service Excellence. Will deliver strategic improvement to deliver year over year Quality Cost Logistics Development Management (QCLDM) performance improvement and therefore create value through an improved supplier base. Deliver Global Leverage with Local Service Excellence.
Reporting directly to the Global Segment Procurement Manager, you will be accountable for implementing a specific strategy. It will support the collaboration between category and site management supply strategies that will create a competitive advantage for our customers, while delivering local service excellence. You will be responsible for the platform liaison with the corresponding Category/Platform Purchasing Managers.
As the Procurement Manager, you will:
In People – You will manage a high performing, multi-site-based team of purchasing professionals who will develop and ensure the supplier base is capable of meeting the specific products’ Quality, Cost, Logistics, Delivery, Management QCLDM requirements. Reporting directly to this position are various of the following; Buyers, Supplier Development Engineers, Supplier Development Engineer – Site, Supplier Quality Engineer, Advanced Purchasing Analyst, and/or Purchasing Analyst.
In Leadership – You will develop, mentor, and train personnel capable of delivering the Global supplier strategy for the assigned category or site with local service that is aligned with the overall global supplier strategy. Adhere to the approved Performance Management Plan. Identify performance gaps within the supplier base specific to the Product and collaborate with Category and Platform Purchasing Managers to develop improvement plans for the identified gaps. Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards within this diverse global organization and recognize employee excellence.
In Strategy – Through a strong knowledge of the product, NPI, and Category Strategies the incumbent will sponsor, support and participate in 6 Sigma projects. Implement successful initiatives fully satisfying customers’ expectations. Use QCLDM to manage local subcontractors and suppliers in agreement with Global Segment organization. Drive supply chain collaboration for developing new products (NPI), and/or enhancing Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) efforts and/or creating valued new services by leveraging their leading technologies and business knowledge. Lead teams to fully understand the requirements and performance of the supply base.
In Customers – You will manage Product expectations for Global Purchasing, to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage. The role will require a good communicator capable of keeping the customer and Global Purchasing fully informed of progress and working closely with both to ensure all requirements are met. This role will interface with the local Product management to ensure alignment of strategies and manage expectations, keeping the customer fully informed of progress, ensuring all requirements are met.
In Supplier Development – You need to ensure on-going plans are in effect with suppliers’ key to the local Products main initiatives, to improve performance across Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development and Management (QCLDM). This will require the support and involvement of key functions within the Product team to effectively build relationships with the suppliers that encourage trust, professionalism and continuous improvement.
In Supplier Tooling – You will support Capital expenditure for the Product by providing expertise in the management of supplier tooling, ensuring value for money, leverage, effective refurbishment, replacement and disposal program.
The successful candidate must bring:
Proficiency in English is required; local site language preferred.
Minimum of bachelor’s degree – or equivalent experience required.
Minimum 8 years of job-related experience with regional responsibilities.
Able to acquire an understanding of governmental, environmental, political, and geographic factors that influence a supply base.
Well-developed communication and negotiation skills.
Top candidates will also bring:
Previous 6 Sigma Greenbelt/Black Belt experience.
Knowledge of Quality, Cost Modelling, and NPI tools.
Lean manufacturing, an understanding of lean principles.
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 is preferred. Affiliation with Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), or comparable professional purchasing organization.
Additional Information
Shift: Regular Full Time
Work location: Batam, Kepulauan Riau
You will work both in office environment.
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 salaried wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides benefits (medical, dental, vision, pension, and accident & life insurance) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Final Details
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