Career Area:
Procurement
Job Description:
**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. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
**Role Definition: **Provides supply network solutions expertise, using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to deliver maximum value.
What You Will Do:
- • Developing improvement plans to support buyers & professionals related to Response Time, Lean Targets Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to enable optimal and efficient operations.
- Project management for complex multi-year, annual, quarterly, and monthly strategic sourcing events, in cross-functional partnership with Category Procurement & Transportation Operations.
- Performing analysis and maintenance of assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assign process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
- Supporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection.
- Performing analytical and administrative tasks in support of purchasing strategic initiatives.
- rateCloud implementation and support for APAC region
What You Have:
- Degree or equivalent experience desired
- Data-driven Decision Making: Knowledge of the data-driven decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to gather and analyze data to make organizational decisions that align with strategic business objectives and goals.
- 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.
- Procurement: Knowledge of buying and procurement; ability to work with organizational strategies and practices, and use tools for buying goods, supplies, equipment and services needed to conduct business.
- Knowledge of a Specific Procurement System: Knowledge of the features, functions and operations of a specific procurement system; ability to develop and use tools, techniques, and practices for a specific procurement application.
- Purchasing Tasks and Activities: Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services.
What Will Set You Apart:
- 4-year undergraduate degree from an accredited university, or equivalent Procurement, Supply Chain, or Logistics work experience (5 years)
- Expert Level training in Keelvar sourcing platform
- Advanced analytic ability within Microsoft Excel
- At least two years of past work experience working with transportation sourcing software (e.g. Keelvar, Transporeon, TiContract, etc…)
- At least two years of past work experience with transportation management system (e.g. Blue Yonder, SAP, Oracle, MercuryGate, etc…)
- Experience working with Salesforce, or alternative customer relationship management (CRM) software
- Experience working with multiple modes of transportation in procurement or operational roles
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Posting Dates:
June 18, 2026 - July 4, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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