Category Buyer Iv - Santa Catarina, México - Caterpillar

Caterpillar

Empresa verificada

Santa Catarina, México

hace 2 semanas

Publicado por:

Rodrigo Fernández

Reclutador de talento para beBee

Descripción

Career Area:

Purchasing & Procurement**:

At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.

It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our business.

Acquiring those products—in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost and using the latest e-sourcing techniques—is the responsibility of our procurement team.

This role could be a fit for you, if you're:

Motivated to achieve challenging goals
Accountable for delivering results
Skilled at negotiating with suppliers

JOB PURPOSE:
Provides purchasing solutions expertise, using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management (QCLDM) to deliver maximum value.

JOB RELATED STATISTICS:
Attributes will typically fall into the following levels

Customer Effect:

Enterprise Wide Market Difficulty:

Strategic Process Difficulty:

Complex Supplier Location:
Multiple countries Spend: Generally greater than 125 million

JOB DUTIES:

Major Role:

This role is responsible and accountable for directing the development, and/or communication and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy. Responsible for managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs, and supporting specific Product line(s) NPI programs.

Accountable for the liaison with the corresponding Category/Platform based Buyers. Leadership - Provide leadership for sourcing, logistics and resource management decisions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing.

Demonstrate leadership in recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment.

Mentor and develop other Buyers, SQEs, and Purchasing Analysts (where assigned).

Promote the highest level of professionalism and business ethics. Strategy

Tools and Techniques of 6 Sigma will be required and may be attained by Black Belt, Green Belt, Project Sponsor, or other 6 Sigma related training programs.

The incumbent will develop and lead 6 Sigma Strategic Sourcing teams to fully understand the current performance of the supply base, evaluate strategic options, decide a course of action, and begin implementation.

The incumbent must also have strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Category Strategies. Customers - The role will encompass managing suppliers delivering into many Caterpillar facilities.

Typical internal customers include contacts at all organization levels, worldwide. The incumbent solves problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions.

The role will identify and satisfy Critical Customer Requirements (CCR), managing Product expectations for Global Purchasing to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage.

Supplier Development:

Collaborate with Supplier Development Engineers, to ensure continuous improvement in QCLDM with key suppliers.

Build and foster mutually beneficial supplier relationships at all organizational levels

Travel:
The position may require frequent travel.

JOB REQUIEREMENTS

University Degree
Experience is preferred in purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and/or engineering.
Minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible jobrelated experience.
Fluent in the English language with the ability to speak, ready and write. Fluent Spanish is desired.

Beneficial Skills

Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management preferred, e.g.; Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified in Production and Inventory management (CPIM) and Certified in Integration Resource Management (CIRM), or comparable international certification.
Welldeveloped interpersonal skills are required in dealing with sensitive issues, developing others, and reaching consensus on specific actions.
This individual normally possesses category team or product team experience.
Functional leadership. Is an exceptional leader, directing teams, suppliers and customers to effective solutions.
Analytical, problem solving, and project leadership expertise.
Effective communicator, in written and oral form.
Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles as applied by Caterpillar and our suppliers.
Finely honed negotiation skills, able to interpret, analyze and negotiate contractual cost elements.
Understanding of QCLDM.

**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 tes