Career Area:
Procurement
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Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted advisor to the supply base, conducting QCLDM audits (Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, Management).
- Lead Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and ensure Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) completion and approval.
- Evaluate and develop new and existing suppliers to meet SER certification and Caterpillar’s quality expectations.
- Review and approve Process FMEAs, Control Plans, and Gage R&R studies.
- Audit supplier process controls and validate process capability.
- Monitor and support supplier adherence to Process Change Notifications (PCNs).
- Drive implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Built-in Quality (BIQ), and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Provide technical support during supplier start-up and ongoing production.
- Lead resolution of quality issues using 8D problem-solving and ensure implementation of permanent corrective actions.
- Participate in Supplier Performance Management (SPM) reviews and support MQ11005 certification.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on NPI, CPPD, and CPI initiatives.
- Support the development and tracking of supplier quality metrics and performance dashboards.
Degree Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
- 10–12 years of experience in supplier quality, preferably in hydraulics or heavy equipment manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, shop operations, and maintenance procedures.
- Proficiency in statistical tools, problem-solving techniques, and quality systems auditing.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.
Skill DescriptorsQuality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Explains the purpose and limitations of quality management.
- Accesses organizational resources that enable quality management.
- Defines quality management concepts.
- Cites examples of organizational quality management initiatives.
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
- Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
- Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
- Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.
Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes.
- Under guidance, initiates collaborative meetings.
- Assists in communicating shared goals with diverse groups and parties.
- Helps promote collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels.
- Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes.
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.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
- Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
- Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
- Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
- Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
- Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
- Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
- Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Procurement Function: Knowledge of responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of procurement function; ability to perform tasks and activities of the procurement functions or department.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Identifies major tasks and responsibilities of a procurement function or unit.
- Explains the basic role and contributions of the procurement or purchasing function.
- Explains the procedures and policies in the procurement process.
- Locates the basic tools and technologies used by procurement professionals.
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 Basic Understanding:
- Identifies the basic tools used for maintaining procurement information.
- Identifies major types of products or services purchased by the organization.
- Explains the basic concepts and responsibilities of purchasing tasks and activities.
- Describes established procurement processes and standards.
Relocation is available for this position.
Posting Dates:
July 29, 2025 - August 7, 2025Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to applyNot ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
