Associate Procurement Professional

13 hours ago

Chennai Tamil Nadu, India Caterpillar Full time

**Career Area**:
Procurement

**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.

**Summary**: The main function of a Project lead is to plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as engineering, research and development, financial systems and product roll-out, etc or any other non-IT based project. Focus of this specific Project Manager job req will be **SOURCING / RESOURCING IRON CASTINGS AND MACHINED IRON CASTINGS MANAGING FROM QUOTE TO PRODUCTION.**

**Responsibilities**: Project Lead Role is responsible to manage sourcing and source moves for complex Iron Castings and Machined Iron Castings.

This position will be responsible for quoting, analyzing quote analysis for best TCO Total Cost of Ownership, managing source moves from current to new supplier, monitoring buffer inventory, managing tool moves associated with source change, working closely with Category Buyers, Supplier Development Engineers, Design Engineers to ensure all requirements for quality, volume, supplier readiness are met, preparing and presenting to Project Stakeholders.

Experience in Purchasing Business Acumen, Global Team Coordination.

Casting, Machining, Engineering, Project Management, New Product Introduction, Supply Chain, Supplier Management, Production/Industrial production, Quality experience will all be beneficial.

**Skills**:

- Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, negotiation skills and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to analyze financial reports, price proposals and other technical data.
- Ability to accurately document and record customer/client information.
- Basic mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
- Ability to evaluate suppliers.
- Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to purchasing.
- Knowledge of supply chain management.
- Power BI and or Tableau experience will be beneficial.

**Education/Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree required in Engineering or related field (Mechanical/Automobile preferred).
- 5 years minimum related experience required in any of the following: Purchasing, Casting, Machining, Engineering, Project Management, New Product Introduction, Supply Chain, Supplier Management, Quality.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Relocation is available for this position.
**Posting Dates**:
July 2, 2025 - July 16, 2025
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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