Procurement Manager

Caterpillar of Australia

Peoria, IL, USA
Base: $128,470.00 - $192,710.00; bonus/equity: inc...
Onsite
Strategic sourcing for software category
Supplier performance and risk mitigation
Contract negotiation and execution
This role is responsible for leading the development, governance, and execution of sourcing strategies for a defined portfolio of key strategic suppliers within the Software category

Job Summary

  • This role is responsible for leading the development, governance, and execution of sourcing strategies for a defined portfolio of key strategic suppliers within the Software category.
  • The role owns outcomes related to supplier performance, commercial alignment, cost management, and risk mitigation and ensures sourcing strategies are aligned with business, IT, and procurement priorities.
  • In addition, this role manages a small team of internal and external procurement resources and provides people leadership for a buyer responsible for the Hardware category, ensuring alignment and coordination across categories without directly owning the hardware strategy.

Matching Summary

This role is responsible for leading the development, governance, and execution of sourcing strategies for a defined portfolio of key strategic suppliers within the Software category.

Salary

Base: $128,470.00 - $192,710.00; Bonus/Equity: Incentive bonus; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k), HSA, FSA, Health Lifestyle Programs, EAP, Voluntary Benefits, Career Development, Disability, Life Insurance, Parental Leave, Adoption Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Strategic sourcing for Software category
  • Supplier performance and risk mitigation
  • Contract negotiation and execution
  • People leadership for procurement team
  • Spend analytics and category execution

Nice-to-have

  • Building collaborative partnerships
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives
  • Mediating and reaching consensus

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of negotiation concepts and techniques
  • Contracts management and administration
  • Data analytics techniques and processes
  • Effective communication skills

Work Rights

Not specified

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