Procurement Professional

Caterpillar Inc.

Procurement professional providing support to Commodity Buyers in Asia across purchasing, logistics, and materials management. Focused on developing long-term relationships with suppliers and improving procurement processes.

Posted 5/10/2026full-timeWuxi • 🇨🇳 ChinaJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides support to Commodity Buyers in different regions of Asia and Category Procurement Manager on all purchasing, logistics and material related matters.
This includes long term planning with suppliers on a worldwide basis (supplier alliance), participating as a member/leader of commodity teams, Business Teams, Cost Owner Teams, analyzing/resolving quality problems (internal/external, inbound/outbound).
Interfacing with corporate and other facilities on matters related to computer systems.
Providing guidance and support for salaried and hourly personnel.
Developing improvement plans to support buyers & professionals related to Response Time, Lean Targets Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to enable optimal and efficient operations.
Performing analysis and maintenance of assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assigned process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
Supporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection.
Performing analytical and administrative tasks in support of purchasing strategic initiatives.
Researches information and develops long term business plans with suppliers based on price, delivery and quality.
Studies and evaluates recommendations on such things as shrinking supplier base, working with suppliers on improving their manufacturability, reviewing supplier history and recommending improvements, etc.
Provides feedback to Commodity Buyers and Procurement Manager who are responsible for price negotiations with supplier and ultimate negotiation of contract.
Develops and implements plans to reduce costs including purchased, worked and delivered material.
Studies and makes recommendations on reducing inventory levels.
Contributes to increased efficiency of procurement activities by recommending improved tools and processes and works with Information Services on system changes/ enhancements.
Incumbent participates in the NPI process and makes recommendations on when new product should be introduced, what changes can be made to existing or new product being designed to lower costs, ways to increase quality and responsiveness to customers, etc.
Develops common objectives supporting Product Group cost, quality and on-time introduction of NPI.
Provides supervisory responsibilities in absence of Procurement managers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor degree or equivalent experience desired.
Requires knowledge of and previous experience in supply chain, logistics and purchasing activities.
Preferred fabrication related work experience.
Must have knowledge of corporate/division policies and procedures and the various systems involved.
Must have good team participation skills.
Must have skills and/or abilities of Data-driven Decision Making, Analytical Thinking, Effective Communications, Project Management.
Must good English language capability.
Preferred skillful on EXCEL, POWER BI and/or other data analysis tools.
Preferred familiar with procurement process and system.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional growth opportunities
Leadership programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply chain managementlogisticspurchasingdata analysisproject managementanalytical thinkingcost reductionquality improvementprocess improvementsupplier management

Soft Skills

team participationeffective communicationleadershipproblem solvingguidance and support