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Job Title: Facility Supply Professional
Salary: £45,000 - £52,000 (depending on experience)
Location : Birchwood, Warrington, or Peterborough (Hybrid work pattern)
Benefits:
25 days annual leave,
Up to 10% Bonus
Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%
Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.
Relocation/ Sponsorship: We are unable to provide sponsorship or relocation support for this role.
Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.
About E&T Purchasing
Energy and Transportation (E&T) Procurement provides Caterpillar with a sustainable competitive advantage by selecting, managing, developing, and collaborating with a worldwide supply base. With over $5 Billion of annual material purchases across 40+ Global facilities, placing this spend with the very best external suppliers is vital to the performance of the organisation. Delivering the lowest total cost for the materials, parts and services that our business needs is a vital element of Caterpillar’s strategy.
Job Summary
We have an exciting opening to join our Facility Procurement Team based at the Perkins Engines facility in Birchwood Warrington, or Peterborough UK.
The Facility Procurement team manage supply network procurement related activities for the facility. Delivering procurement excellence to drive collaboration between the divisional Caterpillar Energy &Transport Procurement group and the Divisional Leaders within the IPSD facility.
The focus for the team is to deliver a lean, responsive, and resilient material and services flow for the facility from source to dock and additional required points.
In this role you will be empowered to recognise the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment.
What You Will Do:
Accountable for operating and monitoring the Global Supply Network procurement functions, as designed, to meet the defined response time, cost, quality and lean targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations, collaborating with business partners and suppliers, and resolving facility specific supplier issues. Act as liaison with corresponding Category & Product Procurement and Logistics professionals.
Reporting directly to the Senior Product Procurement Manager and will be accountable for implementing the network as designed related to specific strategies from both Category & Product Supply at the Facility level to create a competitive advantage for our customers.
Customers - The role will encompass managing Facilities expectations for Global Supply Network, delivering the year-on-year benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage.
Strategy - Through a strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Category and Logistics Strategies the incumbent will support and participate in projects/initiatives to fully satisfying facilities expectations. Assist in the management of local subcontractors with input from the Category buyer related to the overall strategy. Collaborate with supply chain in helping to understand & monitor inventory levels in order to help relate it back to the overall network in terms of short dating, past dues and supplier shipping & delivery performance
Supplier Development - Identify performance gaps within the supplier base specific to the Business Unit and develop improvement plans for the identified gaps.
Purchase Order Management – Provide expertise in the launching & management of purchase orders for a facility to in the terms of parts related to pilots, production, and supplier tooling ensuring terms are correct.
What You Have:
Experience: Role relevant experience within a procurement /supply chain environment.
Supplier Management - Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
Process Management : Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
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.
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.
Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and implement strategies, practices and tools for controlling the whole processes.
Top Candidate Will Also Have some of the following skills/experience:
SAP Experience (S4 Hana Preference)
job-related experience within Engine Procurement Parts. Engineering Background would be a preference, but not essential.
Confidence in creating reports, databases and presentations within MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint
Professional certification in Procurement and/or Inventory Management preferred, e.g.; CIPS
Additional Details:
Occasional supplier visits as and when needed (UK based)
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.
Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI-Hybrid
Posting Dates:
March 27, 2024 - April 8, 2024Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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