Caterpillar Hiring Associate Procurement Professional, Chennai

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Role Definition

This role processes requisitions and supports purchasing, supply chain, sourcing, cost and price analyses, and the generation of contracts and purchase orders.

Responsibilities

• Develop improvement plans that help buyers and professionals improve Response Time, Lean Targets, Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development and Management (QCLDM) for efficient operations.
• Analyze and maintain assigned processes to deliver strong output, build expertise in the process area, and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Support customers and customer proposals with pricing information and supplier selection.
• Carry out analytical and administrative tasks that support purchasing strategic initiatives.

Key Skill Areas

• Data-driven Decision Making: Apply a data-driven thinking technique in decision making, separate signal from noise, collect and organize relevant data, take part in choosing KPIs, and use basic data collection and evaluation tools.
• Analytical Thinking: Name analysis tools and techniques, describe business analytics software, and give examples of how analytical thinking has solved problems.
• Effective Communications: Give constructive feedback, accept feedback well, make oral presentations and write reports, and avoid unnecessary jargon.
• Project Management: Provide input for Gantt or PERT charts, help plan simple projects with cost, schedule and resource estimates, and produce standard project status reports.
• Procurement: Understand the major steps of the purchasing cycle, the types of materials and services bought, and the basic tools for procurement records.
• Procurement System: Use the system to process routine purchase orders and payments, troubleshoot common issues, monitor order status and shipments, and maintain inspection records and documentation.
• Purchasing Tasks and Activities: Understand purchasing policies, regulations and processes for materials, components, equipment and services.
• Logistics Management: With guidance, forecast delivery times, estimate costs, assess performance, keep shipment and invoice records, and help develop process flows.

Additional information: This job requires 5 working days from the office.

This job description is a general guide to the duties of this position and is used to establish the salary grade. It does not list every responsibility, and management may change it as the organization's needs evolve.