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.
Job Description:
Lead a team of Data scientist that manages the development, implementation and support of initiatives & Projects in Automation, Analytics & visualization in improving Procurement Process.
Manages the development, implementation and support of initiatives & Projects in Automation, Analytics & visualization in improving Procurement Process.
Responsibilities: • Identifying, sizing and prioritizing business opportunities for improving Procurement Process through Automation, Analytics and Visualization • Assessing the scope and resources required of various projects and working with manager to define necessary resources. • Managing Global Stakeholder relations to ensure that project expectations are managed, and fulfilled. • Monitoring and communicating key performance metrics and operational challenges.
Degree Requirement/Experience:
B.E/B.Tech, Required 10+Years of equivalent experience
Skill Descriptors
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. 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.
Negotiating: Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner. Level Working Knowledge: ○ Works to achieve win-win in negotiations, rather than taking a win-lose approach. ○ Focuses on issues rather than personalities. ○ Uses active listening and probing techniques to surface problems, issues, and interests. ○ Demonstrates a willingness to examine own position. ○ Presents own position and listens attentively to position of others.
Business Intelligence: Knowledge of business intelligence; ability to utilize business processes and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data that helps the organization make better business decisions. Level Extensive Knowledge: ○ Works on business intelligence projects in a limited environment. ○ Follows relevant BI ethics codes, standards, policies and practices. ○ Researches and reports on beneficial BI usage in different departments or environments. ○ Uses BI tools to produce management reports. ○ Assists in the application of BI to new business situations.
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. Level Working Experience: ○ Works with the implementation of complex purchasing programs and tasks. ○ Advises on the appropriate solutions to complex purchasing activity problems. ○ Monitors the effectiveness of procurement policies and strategies in high cost purchases. ○ Improves procurement processes to maximize products or services efficiency and effectiveness. ○ Teaches others how to use advanced technologies and tools for purchasing activities. ○ Evaluates issues and considerations for purchasing various goods and services
Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes. Level Extensive Experience: ○ Helps others learn the tools and techniques for process value analysis. ○ Carries out process evaluation, diagnosis, and optimization. ○ Demonstrates a thorough understanding of a major process flow, its components and issues. ○ Synchronizes the efforts of, and resource requirements for, several teams within a process. ○ Makes the business case for new processes, including their cost-benefit ratios. ○ Possesses knowledge of tools and techniques for designing and implementing new processes.
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 Extensive Experience: ○ Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances. ○ Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation. ○ Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research. ○ Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action. ○ Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts. ○ Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.
Innovation: Knowledge of the value of innovation; ability to create and develop new ideas for answers to work-related problems that improve the performance of the organization. Level Working Experience: ○ Finds new or non-traditional ideas to improve effectiveness in team's area of responsibility. ○ Guides team members in the development and fulfillment of proposed innovations. ○ Fosters a team culture that encourages exploration of non-traditional ideas. ○ Encourages and embraces exploration of non-traditional ideas from team members. ○ Implements strategies for renewing or deepening change efforts. ○ Develops change initiatives that target improvement of significant organizational capabilities.
Additional Skills ○ Good knowledge of Procurement systems and data sources (ERP/Source-to-Pay platforms) ○ Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate), SQL, and Dataverse ○ Familiarity with Agile project management methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) Understanding of Lean Six Sigma and structured problem-solving methodologies - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Additional Information: This job required 5days working from office.
Posting Dates:
June 4, 2026 - June 18, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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