.**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**:Perform advanced analytical tasks, often of a confidential nature in support of the global supply network Manages suppliers by developing improvement plans and support buyers & professionals related to Response Time, Lean Targets Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management (QCLDM) to enable optimal and efficient operations.**JOB RELATED STATISTICS**:- Process Variability: Medium- Geographic Scope: Local- Process Difficulty: Simple and Standard- Customer/Stakeholder Interactions: Simple- Enterprise Financial Impact/Risk: Low to Med- Spend Supported /Processed $50M**JOB DUTIES**:- Analyzes and maintains assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assign process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts.- Leads project management process improvement, process development, and process execution.- Analyzes and manages procurement and logistics data including but not limited to:Purchase orders, quotations, invoices, source catalogs, material rejection reports, tooling records, supplier data/measurement, inventory mgmt. engineered value chains.- Collects and analyzes data, works with team members to resolve errors, explains changes and recommends actions to resolve problems.- Provides analysis and recommendations needed to increase accuracy and execution velocity to be successful in implementing projects on time, with in cost, and meeting targets.- Creates reports for team to efficiently communicate accurate project and/or operational performance level information.- Implements local or regional sourcing strategy under the direction of their manager and experienced Buyers & professionals- Supports Buyers, Supplier Development Engineers, Supply Network Professionals, Product Supply NPI Leader, Supply Network Operations Supervisors and/or Managers working with category, facility, product and logistics teams. Informs progress on assignments to ensure all requirements are met. Participates in and provide analysis related to CPPD/NPI projects to Product and Procurement teams.- Advanced project management skills required to collect, compile, assimilate, communicate, and maintain information as required