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**Career Area**:Purchasing & 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.
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**Job Purpose**:Processes requisitions and provides support for purchasing, supply chain, sourcing, cost, price analyses and contract/purchase order generation.
**Responsibilities**:- Delivering analysis and maintenance of purchasing and quality data including but not limited to; purchase orders, quotations, invoices, source catalogs, material rejection disposal reports, tooling records, supplier data and measurements.- Working with master planners on outsourcing needs; establishing blanket purchase orders and vendor managed inventory (VMI).- Supporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection.- Performing analytical and administrative tasks in support of purchasing strategic initiatives.
**Skill Descriptors**:Business Process Design: Knowledge of business process design; ability to develop appropriate techniques to re-examine key processes and focus on optimizing organizational performance.Level Basic Understanding:- Identifies a business process re-engineering methodology for a specific situation.- Describes the phases of process re-engineering.- Explains the purpose of business process design or re-engineering.- States the key business process design rules in own area.Individual Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.Level Basic Understanding:- Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.- Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.Level Working Knowledge:- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.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 Working Knowledge:- Provides input for Gantt or PERT charts or their equivalent to track project progress and status