Cat
Category Buyer - Fabrications
Mossville, Illinois · Part-time
No sponsorship$113k-$169kDetected 83 days ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementNegotiationExcelSupply ChainLogisticsProcurementInventory ManagementContract ManagementLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingLean Manufacturing
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odds of building a lasting career here
54Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary contact between Caterpillar and the supply base for global initiatives, providing support to various RI business units (including collaborating across other business unit verticals such as Power & Energy, Construction Industries, and our Service Parts Organization).
- Provide leadership for strategic sourcing -qualified supply network, business continuity, supplier risk management - capacity & financial, logistics, contract management, supplier commercial negotiations, cost/spend management - TCO assurance, supplier onboarding/offboarding, lead/response time optimization and resource management decisions.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies, procurement technologies, and supply chain processes, with the ability to analyze, optimize, and continuously improve procurement strategies to drive efficiency, cost savings, and operational performance.
- ability to discover useful information, draw logical conclusions, and support decision-making.
Requirements
- Experience with Project Management and the ability to manage multiple projects at a given time.
- Interpersonal Relationships: Well-developed interpersonal skills are required in dealing with sensitive issues, developing others, and reaching consensus on specific actions.
- Direct experience with manufacturing processes such as cutting, forming, welding, machining, including an understanding of castings and forgings
- Purchasing Tasks and Activities: Experience working with procurement systems (Lognet, but transitioning to PROcure ).
Skills
- Experience as a commercial buyer with a strong background in purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and engineering environments.
- Purchasing Tasks and Activities:
- Experience working with procurement systems (Lognet, but transitioning to PROcure ).
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Effective Communications:
- Effective communicator, in written and oral form.
- Interpersonal Relationships:
- Strong Negotiator, able to interpret, analyze and negotiate contractual cost elements.
- Contracts Management and Administration:
- Data Analytics:
Compensation
- $112,710.00 - $169,060.00
- Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
- Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience.
Benefits
- This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
Company info
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Sponsorship is not available.
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