Procurement Quality Engineer

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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.

What You Will Do:

Role Definition
Provides technical expertise and leadership to Product Sourcing Teams in evaluating and developing new and existing suppliers worldwide, ensuring supplier performance in terms of Quality, Cost, Logistics, Delivery, and Management.

Responsibilities

• Work with suppliers to assure proper process control standards are in place and continuously monitor key manufacturing processes for improvement opportunities.

• Ensure suppliers have adequate people, training, tooling, fixturing, and equipment.
• Monitor suppliers’ adherence to Process Change Notification on a timely and cost effective basis as well as to develop the supply base to fulfill the total requirements from Caterpillar System implementation.
• Support Product Sourcing Strategy and provide technical leadership in new supplier selection.
• Evaluate and develop new supplier’s technological capability to meet requirements for Caterpillar Inc. Supplier Excellence Program.
• Provide resolution or proposal of cost reduction and ensure implementation of robust solutions for cost reduction and quality problems associated with the purchased materials, logistics, and engineering issues.

Degree Requirement

• Bachelor degree or above in engineering
• Minimum of 3~5 years of job-related experience

What Skills You Will Have:

Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Procurement Function: Knowledge of responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of procurement function; ability to perform tasks and activities of the procurement functions or department.

Purchasing Tasks and Activities: Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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