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Career Area:
Business Technologies, Digital and Data
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.
Responsibilities:
- Lead IT Supplier Negotiator works with IT Service Owners and teams on their supplier contract needs and requirements.
- Frequent communications and discussions are held to maintain awareness and planning for supplier contract workloads. This demand is created as a forward-looking calendar schedule and communicated to Procurement and Legal.
- Negotiators participate and / or lead negotiations for key Top Deal projects with IT Service Owners. This can involve lengthy strategic planning, negotiations, leading a program team to reach agreement with supplier on a purchase or renewal of a technology or service.
- Responsibilities may also entail direct interaction with the supplier representatives, creation of supplier playbook, delivery of stakeholder presentations, and drafting of talking points for executive level supplier discussions.
- Communications to IT Service Owners, Division Managers, Group Managers & Director is frequently required.
- Additionally, Negotiators participate in the contract lifecycle management process by assisting with the upcoming demand to Procurement including the monitoring of requests on behalf of IT Service Owners. At times, escalation will be needed to ensure timely completion of the requests.
- Negotiators work with the IT Service Owner teams on supplier RFx requirements, participate on teams working with or evaluating supplier technologies, and partner with the IT Category procurement team (and supporting orgs).
- Another key role of Negotiators is to support, participate in, or lead liaison roles with IT Service Owners and teams. This work involves close collaboration on procurement requests and contract completion targets as part of the IT Service Owner business needs.
- Weekly and monthly meetings are held with Procurement, IT Service Owners and teams to monitor progress, plan ahead, and stay abreast of contractual needs.
- Accurate reporting and business intelligence insights are key requirements of these roles to ensure data and requests are not lost and timely completion of the request occur.
- Conduct Supplier spend analysis on a regular basis to identify opportunities across our suppliers and organization.
- When identified, projects are led to achieve savings identified by working with the IT Service Owner, Procurement, and stakeholders.
- Working within the identified Contract lifecycle management to ensure our forecast is accurately reflected and that our contract document safe source is regularly reviewed and updated.
- Working with 3rd party advisory firms to enhance Solar’s market intelligence and negotiation strategies.
- Working collaboratively with Indirect Procurement on negotiation of key contractual terms & conditions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Business Administration, and or Supply Change Management
- 5-10 years of experience in purchasing or working with vendors / suppliers.
- Excellent oral, written communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to work with and influence internal and external vendors / suppliers.
- Understand basic negotiation skills & ability to build and manage relationships.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Solar's business, model, processes, and organization
- Well-developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive issues and reaching consensus.
- Ability to collaborate in order to build constructive and inclusive business relationships.
- Demonstrates responsiveness and acts with a sense of urgency.
- Capable of setting priorities in order to support business requirements; can sense what will help or hinder achieving a goal, eliminates roadblocks, and creates focus.
Summary Pay Range:
$104,649.00 - $156,973.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Annual incentive bonus plan*
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
401k savings plan
Health savings account (HSA)
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Healthy Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Programs
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development
*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Posting Dates:
July 10, 2024 - August 2, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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