Senior Manager Category Procurement

Caterpillar•East Peoria, IL

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Global Category Manager – Facilities & Process Maintenance Services leads the development and execution of global category strategies for facilities and factory needs, including maintenance, security, and other outsourced services. The position is part of Caterpillar’s Indirect Procurement organization and is accountable for delivering sustainable value through strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, negotiations, contracting, risk management, and continuous improvement. The role partners with business leaders, operations teams, facilities organizations, procurement professionals, and suppliers globally to establish supplier strategies, commercial frameworks, and service partnerships that support business objectives. It also leads and develops a global category management team, setting priorities and performance expectations while coaching procurement professionals and fostering collaboration, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement. The position is based onsite five days per week in East Peoria or Irving, Texas. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates; visa sponsorship is not available.

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; candidates with direct procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management experience may also be considered.
Experience managing global strategic sourcing initiatives.
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, aligning them with business objectives, operational requirements, and regional needs.
Evaluate spend patterns, supplier capabilities, market intelligence, and business requirements to identify value-creation 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, and competitive bid processes.
Develop sourcing strategies balancing cost, quality, performance, risk, service, and business requirements.
Lead commercial negotiations and contracting with global and regional service providers, partnering with Legal, Operations, Facilities, and Procurement stakeholders on contract development and execution.
Monitor sourcing outcomes and ensure expected business value is delivered.
Develop strategic relationships with key service providers and establish supplier governance and performance management processes.
Monitor supplier performance against contractual and operational expectations, resolve performance issues, and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
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 requirements into category and sourcing strategies.
Present recommendations and category plans to leadership teams and stakeholders, using data, market intelligence, and commercial insight to influence decisions.
Use spend and supplier data, market intelligence, and operational metrics to support category decisions and develop business cases for sourcing, supplier, and investment recommendations.
Assess supplier, operational, commercial, and contractual risks and develop mitigation plans.
Improve procurement processes, support adoption of procurement technologies and tools, and ensure sourcing and contracting comply with policies and governance requirements.
Lead and develop a global category management team, establishing priorities, accountability, and performance expectations.
Coach and mentor category managers and procurement professionals, fostering collaboration, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Lead effectively through organizational change and evolving business priorities.