Global Senior Category Procurement Manager - General Engine Castings

Caterpillar•Mossville, IL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

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, P&E 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. Job Summary: As the Global Senior Category Procurement Manager – General Engine Castings , you will develop and execute category strategies that drive cost competitiveness, supplier performance, quality, innovation, and supply continuity for critical cast component commodities supporting engine manufacturing operations worldwide. This highly visible leadership role partners closely with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supplier Development, Finance, and Executive Leadership to create sustainable sourcing solutions while managing key supplier relationships and mitigating supply chain risks. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in global procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, category management, foundry operations, castings, machining, and heavy industrial manufacturing environments.

Requirements

Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
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 behaviors.
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.
Knowledge of business intelligence; ability to utilize business processes and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data that helps the organization make better business decisions.
Knowledge of category management within an organization's goods and services sector; ability to use this knowledge to analyze and improve the end-to-end procurement process and maximize business profitability.
Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyze, improve and re-evaluate organizational procurement process continuously.

Nice To Haves

Deep experience in global procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, category management, foundry operations, castings, machining, and heavy industrial manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute global category strategies for engine castings, cast iron components, cast steel components, foundry products, and machined castings.
Lead strategic sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiations, and supplier performance management activities.
Identify and deliver cost reduction, value engineering, productivity, and continuous improvement opportunities.
Build and manage relationships with global suppliers, foundries, and manufacturing partners.
Drive supplier quality, delivery performance, capacity planning, and risk mitigation strategies.
Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams on new product introduction (NPI), product launches, and sourcing decisions.
Conduct market intelligence, commodity analysis, should-cost modeling, and benchmarking activities.
Support sustainability, supplier diversity, and responsible sourcing initiatives.
Lead cross-functional teams to achieve procurement, supply chain, and operational objectives.
Manage global sourcing projects and executive-level stakeholder communications.