Category Buyer

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Procurement 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.

• 25 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
  - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%
• Contributory share scheme
  - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

As Category Buyer, you will provide supply network solutions expertise, using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to deliver maximum value. The main job areas are:

• Purchase Order Management – Provide expertise in the launching & management of purchase orders for a facility. Ensuring compliance to Caterpillar standard terms and conditions and collaborating with budget holders to optimize transactional efficiency.
• Reporting directly to the Regional Category Procurement Manager and will be accountable for implementing the specific strategies at the Facility level to create a competitive advantage for our customers.
• Supplier Development
  - Identify performance gaps within the supplier base specific to the Business Unit and develop improvement plans for the identified gaps.
• Sourcing – Leading the selection process and evaluation for a variety of strategic indirect services and materials. Utilize Caterpillars powerful assessment tools and expert category support. Access to the latest in e-sourcing and collaboration technologies. A focus on establishing long term and mutually beneficial relationships.
• Customers
  - The role will encompass managing Facilities expectations for Indirect Purchasing, delivering the year-on-year benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage.

• Data Analytics:
  Knowledge of techniques and processes for inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data; ability to discover useful information, draw logical conclusions support decision-making and reporting insights using MS Office tools.
• Effective Communications:
  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 behaviours.
• Interpersonal Relationships:
  Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Negotiating:
  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:
  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.
• Purchasing Tasks and
  
  Activities:
  
  Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services.
• Supplier Relationship Management:
  Knowledge of supplier relationship management concept and strategies; ability to…