Career Area: Procurement

Role Definition: Processes requisitions and provides support for purchasing, supply chain, sourcing, cost, price analyses and contract/purchase order generation.

Responsibilities: Developing improvement plans to support buyers professionals related to Response Time, Lean Targets Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to enable optimal and productive operations. Performing analysis and maintenance of assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assign 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.

Degree Requirement: Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors

Data-driven Decision Making:



Knowledge of the data-driven decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to gather and analyze data to make organizational decisions that align with strategic business objectives and goals. Level Working Knowledge: Applies an assigned technique for data-driven thinking in a Decision-Making process. Discerns between "signal" and "noise" when interpreting data. Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas. Participates in the process of choosing KPIs and metrics to influence decisions. Utilizes the basic data collection and evaluation tools and techniques.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems. Level Basic Understanding: Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process. Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics. Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems

📌 Procurement professional (Chennai)
🏢 Caterpillar
📍 Chennai