Project Manager - Strategic Sourcing

Caterpillar•San Diego, CA

8h•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. Role Definition Lead and manage multiple projects involving internal customers as well as functions, organizations, products, or value chains during the project life cycle.

Requirements

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
Internal Customer Focus: Understanding of the importance of remaining aware of shifting market priorities and ability to respond to internal and external customer needs in a manner that consistently adds value.
Collaborating Globally: Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
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.
A degree and 5 -7 years of proven experience with $50M projects

Nice To Haves

PMP Certification
Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Azure, Microsoft Project
Knowledge of Supply chain and Sourcing Strategies
Experience using AI

Responsibilities

Leading cross functional efforts to support strategic sourcing activities in order to lower landed costs including transportation and duty
Assists with developing and execution of project scope and responsible for schedule achievement, and project profitability.
Coordinating resources across all major business units of the company and external customers for projects
Overseeing project progress and costs; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems.
Plans, schedules and manages the execution of projects.
Manage report out to leadership and executive office on project status
Consults on supply chain network design projects or processes.
Advises others on capacity issues at various points in the supply chain.
Leverage analytical tools to support the business in making strategic decision