Procurement Operations Manager

*Career Area:*
Procurement

*Job Description:
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

Manages the overall application and processes of ongoing operations by resolving transactional grief and administrative process work to ensure facility production lines run as intended.

Responsibilities

• Managing operations metrics monitoring, transaction analytics, identifying and executing continuous improvement opportunities, standardizing and simplifying work, and mitigating risks.
• Building a collaborative environment based on process partner's needs through compliance to standards, PO management, supplier on/off boarding and providing a practical, technical or administrative service focusing on improve its cycle times.
• Contributing to product and process vision and alignment with procurement organizations.
• Leading a team responsible for collaborating with the other functions in procurement to perform operational execution, transactional activity, systems data maintenance reporting and their associated metrics monitoring.

Degree Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors

Business Process Improvement: Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains the rationale for using BPI methodology.
• Identifies the main steps in a BPI project such as defining the existing structure.
• Describes BPI key considerations such as establishing process owners.
• States the major roles involved in business process management.

Predictive Analytics: Knowledge of tools, methods and processes used to make business predictions; ability to use the tools, processes and practices for predicting business trends and providing forecasts that drive business decisions and business planning.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes the type of information predictive analysis provides.
• Highlights common predictive modeling techniques and associated tools.
• Describes the general concept and key aspects of predictive analytics using relevant language.
• Cites examples of the organization's use of predictive analytics.

Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Interprets process flow diagrams.
• Explains differences between a process and a project.
• Identifies process management initiatives in own area.
• Describes key business processes in own area.

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.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function.
• Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project.
• Explains the concepts of phase, activity, task, and deliverable.
• Gives examples of critical paths in projects.

Team Management: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Differentiates characteristics of effective and dysfunctional teams.
• Explains the importance of a cohesive team effort and the concept of synergy.
• Compares traditional teams to virtual teams.
• Identifies key factors and requisite activities for building an effective team.

Capacity Planning & Management - MFG: Knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Names several capacity-related measurements and installed tools.
• Identifies common capacity constraints and seasonal trends.
• Locates internal and external informative sources or proprietary materials about capacity planning & management.
• Describes the roles and responsibilities of capacity planners.

E-Procurement: Knowledge of online procurement systems, techniques and procedures; ability to use tools, processes and practices for purchasing goods and services via electronic links to suppliers and partners.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Summarizes the concepts of business-to-business commerce.
• Identifies types of goods and services currently purchased electronically.
• Describes tools and techniques for e-procurement.
• Describes basic terminology, concepts and features of e-procurement.

Procurement Function: Knowledge of responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of procurement function; ability to perform tasks and activities of the procurement functions or department.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Identifies major tasks and responsibilities of a procurement function or unit.
• Explains the basic role and contributions of the procurement or purchasing function.
• Explains the procedures and policies in the procurement process.
• Locates the basic tools and technologies used by procurement professionals.

Relocation is available for this position.

*Posting Dates:*
August 29, September 11, 2025

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