Procurement Professional

Caterpillar•North Little Rock, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Procurement Professional for its EMSM division in North Little Rock, AR. This pivotal role involves driving excellence and seamless integration between procurement functions and facility support teams. As a valued member, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth execution of supply-related activities, contributing to the overall success of operations. The role specifically supports supply-related activities for the NLR facility to deliver excellence and integration between procurement and the team supporting the facility. Caterpillar emphasizes that its work shapes the world, creating stronger, more sustainable communities and building a better world.

Requirements

bachelor’s degree OR progressive experience in supply chain, procurement, or technical/engineering field.
Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
Data-driven Decision Making: Knowledge of the data-driven decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to gather and analyze data to make organizational decisions that align with strategic business objectives and goals.
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Effective Communications: 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.
Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP): Knowledge of the processes, practices and systems used in manufacturing requirements planning (MRP); ability to optimize planning for manufacturing cycles and ensure capacity and materials availability.
Supplier Management - MFG: 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.
Logistics Management: Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials; ability to understand, predict and control the movement of goods, materials and supplies.
Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and implement strategies, practices and tools for controlling the whole processes.

Nice To Haves

Procurement experience
Supply chain planning or demand & orders experience
Advanced knowledge of MRP systems
Engineering knowledge related to product lines and model understanding
Experience creating or maintaining PowerBI dashboards is nice to have.

Responsibilities

Supporting delivery of a lean, responsive, and resilient material and services flow for the facility from source to dock and additional required points.
Recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment.
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.
Collaborating with business partners and suppliers and resolving facility specific supplier issues.
Leading project management efforts and providing implementation support for strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness.