Senior Manager Category Procurement

Caterpillar Inc.•Irving, TX

2d•$159,120 - $238,680•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Global Category Manager – Facilities & Process Maintenance Services leads the development and execution of global category strategies supporting Caterpillar facilities and factories, including maintenance, security, and other outsourced service providers. The role is part of Caterpillar’s Indirect Procurement organization and delivers sustainable value through strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, negotiations, contracting, risk management, and continuous improvement. The position partners with business leaders, operations teams, facilities organizations, procurement professionals, and suppliers worldwide to establish supplier strategies, commercial frameworks, and service partnerships that support business objectives. It also leads and develops a global category management team, establishing priorities and performance expectations while coaching procurement professionals and fostering collaboration, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement. The position is onsite five days a week in East Peoria or Irving, Texas. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates; visa sponsorship is unavailable. The salary range is $159,120 to $238,680. Employment offers are conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Significant experience in category management, procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier management, or commercial leadership.
Demonstrated success developing and executing category strategies.
Strong negotiation and contracting experience.
Experience managing complex supplier relationships and service-provider networks.
Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.
Experience using market intelligence and data to support sourcing decisions.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions and organizational levels.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Demonstrated people leadership experience.
Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead complex initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting facilities, factory maintenance, outsourced services, EHS, security, or related service categories.
Experience managing indirect procurement categories.
Experience managing strategic sourcing initiatives on a global scale.
Experience supporting large manufacturing, industrial, or operational environments.
Experience driving supplier standardization and procurement transformation initiatives.
Experience leading major supplier negotiations and contracting activities.
Experience establishing supplier governance frameworks and performance management programs.
Demonstrated success improving supplier performance, service levels, and overall value delivery.
Experience leading global or geographically dispersed teams.
Experience partnering with executive leadership and cross-functional business stakeholders.
Experience driving complex initiatives across multiple business units and regions.
Demonstrated ability to influence organizational decisions through strategic thinking and commercial leadership.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute global category strategies for facilities, factory maintenance, and related service-provider categories, aligned with business objectives, operational requirements, and regional needs.
Evaluate spend patterns, supplier capabilities, market intelligence, and business requirements to identify value opportunities and develop category roadmaps for cost optimization, operational performance, supplier effectiveness, and risk management.
Identify opportunities to standardize and simplify suppliers, service specifications, sourcing approaches, and commercial structures.
Lead complex sourcing initiatives, supplier evaluations and selections, competitive bid processes, commercial negotiations, and contracting activities with global and regional service providers.
Partner with Legal, Operations, Facilities, and Procurement stakeholders on contract development and execution; monitor sourcing outcomes and delivery of expected business value.
Develop strategic relationships with key service providers and establish supplier governance and performance management processes.
Monitor supplier performance, resolve performance issues, and drive supplier innovation, productivity improvements, and operational excellence while maintaining commercial accountability.
Partner with facilities, operations, manufacturing, EHS, maintenance, and business leaders to understand business needs and translate them into category and sourcing strategies.
Present recommendations and category plans to leadership and stakeholders, influencing decisions through data, market intelligence, and commercial insight.
Use spend data, supplier data, market intelligence, and operational metrics to support category decisions and develop business cases.
Assess supplier, operational, commercial, and contractual risks and develop mitigation plans.
Drive procurement process improvements, support adoption of procurement technologies and tools, and ensure sourcing and contracting comply with procurement policies and governance requirements.
Lead and develop a global category management team; establish priorities, accountability, and performance expectations; coach and mentor category managers and procurement professionals.
Foster collaboration, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement, and lead effectively through organizational change and evolving business priorities.