Head Of Category Procurement

Caterpillar Inc.

Strategic breakthrough categories management
Worldwide sourcing strategy development
Qcldm supplier development
Manages strategic breakthrough categories to deliver year over year Quality Cost Logistics Development Management (QCLDM) performance improvement

Job Summary

  • Manages strategic breakthrough categories to deliver year over year Quality Cost Logistics Development Management (QCLDM) performance improvement.
  • Accountable for the development, communication, and implementation of a worldwide sourcing strategy for a specific category.
  • Utilizing the QCLDM supplier development and measurement tool to ensure an ongoing improvement plan is in effect with key suppliers.

Matching Summary

Manages strategic breakthrough categories to deliver year over year Quality Cost Logistics Development Management (QCLDM) performance improvement.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • strategic breakthrough categories management
  • worldwide sourcing strategy development
  • QCLDM supplier development
  • sustainable strategic options evaluation
  • negotiating across organization and with vendors

Nice-to-have

  • problem solvers and future world builders
  • making progress and innovation happen
  • effective communication concepts and tools
  • business intelligence utilization

Key Requirements

  • tactical, strategic planning knowledge
  • effective communications understanding
  • negotiating skills
  • Audit and Compliance Function knowledge
  • Business Intelligence knowledge
  • Category Management knowledge
  • Supplier Management - MFG knowledge
  • Strategic Sourcing knowledge

Work Rights

Not specified

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