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At Caterpillar Resource Industries (RI), we build the world's most productive mining and heavy construction equipment, helping customers around the globe move the materials that power economic growth and modern infrastructure. Our portfolio includes large mining trucks, wheel loaders, hydraulic shovels, underground mining machines, and other industry-leading equipment that operate in some of the harshest environments on earth. The reliability and performance of these machines depend on a highly integrated global supply network and strategically sourced components that support critical systems across multiple product platforms. As Caterpillar continues to innovate and expand its global footprint, strong supplier partnerships and resilient sourcing strategies remain essential to delivering world-class products to our customers.
As a Senior Buyer, you will be the global category leader for powder metal components and related manufacturing processes, a commodity group that supports numerous Caterpillar product families and business units across Resource Industries and beyond. This highly visible role is critical to ensuring the supply, quality, cost competitiveness, and long-term sustainability of components used throughout multiple machine platforms and product development programs. You will lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier selection, contract negotiations, risk mitigation efforts, and supplier performance improvements while partnering closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Product Groups worldwide. Your influence will extend across new product introductions, product transfers, capacity planning, supplier transitions, and business continuity initiatives, making you a key contributor to Caterpillar's operational success. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape a critical global commodity strategy, strengthen Caterpillar's supply resilience, and deliver meaningful business impact through collaboration, leadership, and strategic decision-making.
Effective Communications: Effectively communicates complex sourcing, supplier, manufacturing, and business information to diverse stakeholders while influencing decisions, driving alignment, and managing key relationships across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and supplier organizations.
Interpersonal Relationships: Builds strong, collaborative relationships with internal business partners and global suppliers to drive results, resolve conflicts, influence outcomes, and achieve shared business objectives across cross-functional teams.
Negotiating: Leads complex commercial negotiations that balance cost, quality, capacity, risk, and supply continuity while creating mutually beneficial outcomes for Caterpillar and suppliers. Demonstrates strong supplier management and negotiation skills to support strategic business objectives.
Contracts Management & Administration: Manages and optimizes supplier contracts by mitigating risk, ensuring compliance, improving commercial terms, and supporting long-term business objectives while maintaining adherence to procurement policies and corporate governance requirements.
Purchasing Tasks & Activities: Directs strategic procurement activities by implementing sourcing strategies, improving purchasing processes, managing supplier performance, and ensuring the effective acquisition of materials and services that support operational and customer requirements.
Supplier Relationship Management: Develops strategic supplier partnerships that improve performance, strengthen supply assurance, increase capacity flexibility, and support operational and financial goals. Works closely with suppliers to drive continuous improvement, resolve issues, and support long-term business continuity.
Strategic Sourcing: Leads end-to-end sourcing strategies, including supplier selection, contracting, risk management, dual-sourcing initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts to maximize value, improve competitiveness, and enhance supply chain resilience.
Analytical Thinking & Business Acumen: Utilizes strong analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate supplier cost structures, market dynamics, manufacturing capabilities, and business risks. Leverages data-driven insights to support sourcing decisions, identify improvement opportunities, and deliver measurable business results.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrates the ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives by partnering with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Product Groups, and Supply Chain teams to support new product introductions, supplier transitions, operational improvements, and strategic business objectives.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Knowledge: Applies knowledge of manufacturing processes, supplier development, and global supply chain operations to improve sourcing outcomes and operational performance. Experience with powder metal manufacturing processes, machining operations, and other complex manufacturing environments is highly valued.
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$128,470.00 - $192,710.00
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.
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, 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.
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