Prod Supply Network Engr Ii - Santa Catarina, México - Caterpillar
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:
The Product Supply Network Engineer leads the design of the optimized Product Supply Network by integrating Product Group value chain strategies and targets for Response Time, Availability and Total Cost of Supply and leveraging GSND capabilities in transportation, packaging and inventory management.
Focuses on leading the Total Cost of Supply analysis and Supply Network Modeling to ensure the engineered value chain achieves those targets.
JOB RELATED STATISTICS:
Business Partner Budget/Revenue:
Generally $1-2B
Market Complexity:
Medium
of Products/Categories:
Generally 1-2
of Supplier Locations: 10 to 20
JOB DUTIES:
Major Role:
To design the optimized Product Supply Network in collaboration with the Product Group and other necessary process partners through the Total Cost of Supply process.
They lead the Total Cost of Supply analyses and network design and improvement projects, ensure PFEP reflects the engineered value chain, and participate as team member for inbound and outbound logistics planning projects for their area of responsibility.
They lead the project planning for approved projects to ensure seamless execution of strategies and commitments.
Reporting directly to the Regional Category Manager, this role will support the implementation of Product Group and Category strategies that will create a competitive advantage for our customers by developing, optimizing, and integrating a world-class supply network.
Strategy - Through a strong knowledge of the product, NPI, and Category Strategies the incumbent will drive supply network collaboration for developing new products (NPI), and/or enhancing Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) efforts and/or creating valued new services by leveraging their leading technologies and business knowledge.
The role will require a good communicator capable of keeping the customer and EXSM fully informed of progress and working closely with all project team members to ensure all requirements are met.
BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor degree
- Previous purchasing experience of 24 years required
- 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 is preferred.
- Affiliation with Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and American Production and Inventory
- Control Society (APICS), or comparable professional purchasing organization, preferred.
- Previous 6 Sigma Greenbelt/Black Belt experience preferred
- Facility with lean manufacturing, an understanding of lean principles is preferred
- Incumbent must have welldeveloped communication and negotiation skills
- Advanced English
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.
Final details
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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