Senior Category Procurement Manager

Location: Desford

** Career Area:
** Procurement
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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.
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* Job Title:

** Senior Category Procurement Manager
** Salary:** £88,000 - £105,000 depending on skills  
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* Contract:

** Permanent  
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* Hours:

** Full Time – 37.5
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* Location:

** Desford, Leicestershire – we offer domestic relocation support, with an expectation of working on-site 5 days per week.
** The Opportunity*
* ** Senior Category Procurement Manager
** to drive innovation, supplier excellence, and strategic impact across our Cab, Cab Component, and Non-Metallics categories.

This is more than a procurement role — it’s a chance to lead a high-performing global team, influence enterprise-wide sourcing decisions, and deliver measurable results across quality, cost, logistics, development, and management.
** What You’ll Do (Job Duties)
** As a key member of the Global Category Procurement team, reporting directly to the Director, you will:
* Own and execute a worldwide sourcing strategy for Cab, Cab Components, and Non-Metallics.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with site leaders and product managers to build a competitive advantage through a world-class supply base.
* Serve as the strategic liaison to platform leaders and enterprise partners, ensuring alignment and excellence in local service delivery.
** Who You’ll Manage
** You’ll lead a dynamic, multi-site team of Buyers, Supplier Development Engineers, and Advanced Purchasing Analysts. Your leadership will:
* Build, develop and mentor a high performing team to execute global supplier strategies.
* Drive performance improvements across the supply base using relevant tools and Six Sigma methodologies.
* Ensure a robust supplier strategy and resiliency.
* Foster a culture of excellence and ethical leadership across a diverse global organisation.
** What You’ll Influence
*** Customer Success:
Ensure outstanding service to Caterpillar facilities worldwide, managing supplier performance and responsiveness.
* Supplier Development:
Build senior-level relationships with global suppliers, driving continuous improvement and trust.
* Strategic Impact:
Apply macroeconomic insights and cost modeling to optimise sourcing decisions and deliver enterprise value.
** What You Have (Core Skills)**
* ** Effective Communications:
** Extensive experience and ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
* ** Negotiating:
** Extensive experience and knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organisation and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner.
* ** Business Intelligence:
** Extensive experience utilising business processes and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data that helps the organisation make better business decisions.
* ** Category Management:
** Expert level knowledge of category management within an organisation's goods and services sector; ability to use this knowledge to analyze and improve the end-to-end procurement process and maximise business profitability.
* ** Supplier Management:
** Extensive experience and knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
* ** Strategic Sourcing:
** Extensive experience and knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyse, improve and re-evaluate organisational procurement processes continuously.
** Top Candidates Will Also Have
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