Senior Product Procurement Manager

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. Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Product Procurement Manager to lead the procurement organization supporting Large Mining Truck (LMT) and Off-Highway Truck (OHT) operations. This leadership role is responsible for developing sourcing and category strategies, strengthening assurance of supply, supporting current production, and enabling successful new product introductions across Caterpillar's mining truck portfolio. In this role, you will lead a team of procurement professionals while partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Logistics, Product Groups, and global supply chain partners. You will balance immediate production and supplier needs with longer-term sourcing strategies that support cost competitiveness, supplier performance, product launches, and business growth. This is an opportunity to influence critical procurement decisions for a complex manufacturing operation while building strong supplier and cross-functional partnerships. What you will do: Lead Product Procurement - Lead procurement activities supporting the Large Mining Truck (LMT) and Off-Highway Truck (OHT) product lines manufactured in Decatur, balancing current production needs with longer-term product and business priorities. Strengthen Assurance of Supply - Proactively manage supplier risk, capacity planning, dual-sourcing strategies, business continuity, and recovery efforts to maintain material availability and minimize production disruptions. Shape Category and Sourcing Strategy - Develop and execute long-term category and sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives, production plans, supplier capabilities, and product growth initiatives. Enable New Product Introductions - Engage early in NPI, product upgrades, and engineering changes to understand new concepts, develop sourcing approaches, drive supplier readiness, and support successful product launches. Drive Supplier and Commercial Performance - Build strategic supplier partnerships and lead negotiations, contract management, performance reviews, supplier development, and continuous improvement efforts focused on quality, cost, delivery, innovation, and sustainability. Improve Business Performance - Drive operating profit improvement through strategic sourcing, value engineering, cost reduction, productivity initiatives, and total cost of ownership optimization while supporting OPACC and broader enterprise objectives. Lead Through Partnership - Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing procurement team while partnering across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Logistics, Product Groups, product procurement engineering, and global supply chain partners to solve complex business and supply challenges. What skills you have: Procurement Function: Knowledge of the responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of the procurement function; ability to lead procurement activities supporting current production and product programs, including supplier engagement, sourcing execution, assurance of supply, and supplier readiness. Category Management: Knowledge of category management within Caterpillar’s goods and services sector; ability to develop and execute category and sourcing strategies that align supplier capabilities with production requirements, product strategies, and business objectives while improving end-to-end procurement performance and business profitability. Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts…

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