**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 the Role** Provides supply network solutions expertise, using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to deliver maximum value. **What You Will Do** + Developing, managing and executing the category strategy managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special procurement programs. + Recognizing the potential for cost decreases, inventory reductions and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment. + Acting as the liaison between the organization and the supplier to communicate information explicitly, while considering production demands and suppliers' conditions. + Documenting the suppliers' performance on time sensitiveness and production; maintains a strong relationship with suppliers. **Degree Requirement:** Engineer or bachelor’s degree. **Desirable:** Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified in Production and Inventory management (CPIM) and Certified in Integration Resource Management (CIRM), or comparable international certification. **What You Have – Skills and Experiences** **Negotiating:** + Describes qualities of effective and ineffective negotiations. + Explains the basic concepts of negotiating. + Accesses organizational policies and practices for negotiating. + Utilizes techniques for establishing rapport and building trust. **Strategic Sourcing:** + Describes where and how to obtain more information regarding strategic sourcing. + Cites specific examples of usage or application of strategic sourcing. + Explains key concepts and steps of strategic sourcing. + Identifies major initiatives, key issues and benefits of strategic sourcing. **Supplier Relationship Management:** + Describes the general processes and procedures involved in supplier relationship management. + Explains the benefits of establishing and maintaining supplier relationships. + Identifies the main objectives and functions of supplier relationship management. + Effective communicator, in written and oral form. + Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles as applied by Caterpillar and our suppliers. + Locates where and how to obtain or maintain information on suppliers. **Additional information** Location Acuña or Reynosa; 2 days of home office. Availability to travel: 25% Office Packages and Advanced Excel Advanced-Intermediate level of English **Final details** Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status. **The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.** **Posting Dates:** October 24, 2024 - November 15, 2024 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .