Category Buyer - Aftertreatment Components

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 innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Procurement

Caterpillar’s Power & Energy Procurement organization plays a critical role in supporting all divisions within Power & Energy. 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, P&E 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.

As the Category Buyer for Aftertreatment Components
, including Clean Emission Modules, Catalysts, and Substrates, you will be responsible for creating and implementing a global strategy across the Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 supply network. You will apply Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) principles to optimize performance across the supply base and maximize total cost benefits for the category. You will collaborate closely with cross‑functional stakeholders, including Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Facility Procurement, to turn strategy into practical outcomes.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference.

• Develop, manage and execute the category strategy across multiple supplier tiers
• Recognize the potential for cost optimization plans, supply chain performance improvements, quality improvements and design resiliency/risk mitigation plans
• Act as the liaison between the organization and suppliers to communicate information explicitly, while considering production demands and suppliers’ conditions
• Challenge and manage suppliers’ performance on time sensitivity and production, while maintaining a strong collaborative relationship with suppliers

• Effective Communications
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  Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Negotiating
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  Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Contracts Management and Administration
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  Knowledge of policies, standards and processes of how to manage and administer contracts; ability to use proper processes and practices for managing and administering a variety of contractual agreements.
• Supplier Relationship Management
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  Knowledge of supplier relationship management concept and strategies; ability to address critical issues to meet supplier needs and maintain an engaged, partnering relationship with suppliers.
• Strategic Sourcing
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  Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyze, improve and re‑evaluate organizational procurement processes continuously.

• Travel up to 20% domestic

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off‑highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel‑electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we have been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced‑carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value…