Facility Procurement Manager

Career Area: 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. About Power & Energy 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, Power & Energy 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.

Definition We are seeking a Facility Procurement Manager to lead procurement functions for Caterpillar Defense. This role will support U.S. and UK based Cat Defense products and teams and interacts closely with members of the broader Procurement organization.

Leading the execution of delivering a lean, responsive, and resilient material and services flow for the facility from source to dock and additional required points. Managing a global team that is responsible for operating and monitoring the supply network procurement functions to meet the defined response time, cost, quality, and lean targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations. Ensuring the supplier network is capable of meeting the business unit’s specific  Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management (QCLDM) requirements. Collaborating with business partners and suppliers and resolving facility specific supplier issues. What You Will Have: Initiative: Being proactive and committing to action on self-identified job responsibilities and challenges; ability to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals. Level Extensive Experience: Cites personal examples of persistence in the face of difficulties. Takes calculated risks because of orientation to action. Promotes learning by sharing diverse scenarios in which a sense of urgency was critically important. Maintains sense of commitment to success, personal achievement and satisfaction. Proceeds without seeking unnecessary permission Coaches others on leveraging their strengths in one environment and applying them to another. Relationship Management : Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers. Level Extensive Experience: Communicates to clients regarding expectations of all parties. Participates in negotiating the terms of the business relationship. Conducts periodic reviews of work effort, progress, issues, and successes. Maintains productive, long-term relationships with clients or vendors. Creates opportunities to educate support teams on client priorities. Empowers others to establish collaborative, healthy relationships. Problem Management Process - MFG: Knowledge of manufacturing problem management processes, methodologies and techniques; ability to use a disciplined approach to bringing that problem to a successful resolution. Level Extensive Experience: Evaluates alternative approaches to resolving a customer problem. Receives, clarifies, and resolves a variety of standard and atypical problems. Implements the processes and activities for handling unusual problems. Advises others