.**Career Area**:Purchasing & Procurement**:**At Caterpillar, the right materials matter.**It takes hundreds of thousands of different types of goods to build the products that build a better world: the raw materials that go into our equipment, the software we use to design it, the tooling we use to build it, even the office supplies we use to run our business. Acquiring those products—in the right place, at the right time, for the right cost and using the latest e-sourcing techniques—is the responsibility of our procurement team. This role could be a fit for you, if you're:- Motivated to achieve challenging goals- Accountable for delivering results- Skilled at negotiating with suppliers**JOB PURPOSE**:The Product Supply Network Engineer leads the design of the optimized Product Supply Network by integrating Product Group value chain strategies and targets for Response Time, Availability and Total Cost of Supply and leveraging GSND capabilities in transportation, packaging and inventory management. Focuses on leading the Total Cost of Supply analysis and Supply Network Modeling to ensure the engineered value chain achieves those targets.**JOB RELATED STATISTICS**:Business Partner Budget/Revenue: Generally $1-2BMarket Complexity: Medium of Products/Categories: Generally 1-2 of Supplier Locations: 10 to 20**JOB DUTIES**:Major Role: To design the optimized Product Supply Network in collaboration with the Product Group and other necessary process partners through the Total Cost of Supply process. They lead the Total Cost of Supply analyses and network design and improvement projects, ensure PFEP reflects the engineered value chain, and participate as team member for inbound and outbound logistics planning projects for their area of responsibility. They lead the project planning for approved projects to ensure seamless execution of strategies and commitments.Reporting directly to the Regional Category Manager, this role will support the implementation of Product Group and Category strategies that will create a competitive advantage for our customers by developing, optimizing, and integrating a world-class supply network.Strategy - Through a strong knowledge of the product, NPI, and Category Strategies the incumbent will drive supply network collaboration for developing new products (NPI), and/or enhancing Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) efforts and/or creating valued new services by leveraging their leading technologies and business knowledge.Customers - Manage Product expectations for EXSM, to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage. The role will require a good communicator capable of keeping the customer and EXSM fully informed of progress and working closely with all project team members to ensure all requirements are met.**BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE**:- Bachelor degree- Previous purchasing experience of 2-4 years required- Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management preferred, e.G