Senior Product Procurement Engineer

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Procurement

Caterpillar’s E&T Procurement organization plays a critical role in supporting all divisions within Energy and Transportation. Our work is geared towards our pistons of Predictable Supply Excellence, Optimized Total Cost of Ownership, Supplier Relationship Management and Lifecycle Sourcing Strategy. We continue to develop suppliers who competitively deliver operational excellence, enabling our customers to build a better world. With a strong focus on data‑driven decision‑making and operational efficiency, E&T Procurement leverages advanced tools and processes to connect the physical and digital supply chain, enabling business units to deliver high‑performance solutions that meet evolving customers and business needs.

We are seeking a Senior Product Procurement Engineer to oversee compliance for the Power & Energy Procurement team. The role involves developing governance programs, managing key compliance initiatives related to supplier performance, purchasing practices, and regulatory activities, and collaborating across teams.

• Manage and support execution of ProACT Compliance tool to ensure accurate and on time reporting for compliance controls completion
• Assist Category team members execute challenges relating to procurement compliance
• Use compliance non‑conformance events to analyze and determine and address the root cause(s) of compliance failures
• Participate in SPPD Steering Committee events to support Procurement Policy updates, input/feedback from Power & Energy, and process improvement initiatives
• Ensure all Regulatory and Trade Compliance updates and non‑compliances are effectively managed and communicated
• Effectively communicate Compliance changes to Power & Energy Procurement through regular reporting, official communications, and/or providing content and support to Procurement Transformation Series meetings
• Execute Compliance Scorecard to track period‑over‑period performance on key compliance metrics
• Support Compliance KPI and associated Dashboards development as needed to ensure least invasive approach to compliance conformance is made available to category team and their support for execution
• Support IAAS Enterprise Compliance engagements/audits
• Train personnel as needed in Compliance Topics

• Advises on advanced data analysis methodologies and technologies to make more informed decisions
• Coaches others on improving the validity and reliability of data used in various Decision‑Making processes
• Designs KPIs and metrics to analyze data and influence decisions
• Evaluates the opportunities and the challenges of integrating data into decisions

• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation
• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position

• Influences key individuals inside and outside own group and earns their respect
• Establishes and maintains productive working relationships within and outside of own area

• Monitors supplier performance; works to resolve discrepancies between performance and agreements

• Quantifies and evaluates benefits and risks of various supply chain strategies and approaches

• This position requires the candidate to work a 5‑day‑a‑week schedule in the office
• Relocation…