Category Buyer - Peterlee, United Kingdom - Caterpillar

Caterpillar

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Peterlee, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Career Area:

Procurement**:

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 Title:
Category Buyer

Salary:
£43,603 - £54,504

Contract:
Permanent

Location:
Peterlee, County Durham

Hours:
Full Time

Travel:
Not required

Relocation/Sponsorship:
Not supported with this role

Closing Date:
Wednesday 6th December

Job Reference:
R

Hiring Manager:
Rafal Kuta

Your impact 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.

Category Buyer Steel Components Europe
Provides supply network solutions expertise, using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to deliver maximum value.

Responsibilities

Developing, managing and executing the category strategy managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special procurement programs.
Recognizing the potential for cost decreases, inventory reductions and quality improvement, as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment.
Acting as the liaison between the organization and the supplier to communicate information explicitly, while considering production demands and suppliers' conditions.
Documenting the suppliers' performance on time sensitiveness and production; maintains a strong relationship with suppliers.

Data Analytics:

Knowledge of techniques and processes for inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data; ability to discover useful information, draw logical conclusions, and support decision-making.

Level Extensive Experience:

Advises stakeholders on the relationship between financial, performance, and operational data used in business data analytics.
Anticipates operational challenges of data collection and its integration with decisionmaking.
Identifies correlations that reveal trends and determine conditions.
Evaluates the quality of data collected and the effectiveness of data analysis methods for evaluating business performance.
Interprets potential risks, threats, and opportunities involved with predictive modeling.
Directs the implementation of business data collection processes and educates junior employees on new data sources.

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 nonverbal cues from individuals and groups.

Interpersonal Relationships:

Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

Level Working Knowledge:

Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.
Identifies roles and responsibilities for self and others.
Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.
Collaborates with departmental associates and management.
Adapts interaction style to situations and people.

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 winwin in negotiations, rather than taking a winlose 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.

Contracts Management and Administration:

Knowledge of policies, standards and processes of how to manage and administer contracts; ability to use proper processes and practices for managing and administering a variety of contractual agreements.

Level Working Knowledge: