Solutions Manager

Caterpillar; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 293,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Manager in Procurement for their Power Solutions business. The role involves sourcing suppliers and ensuring compliance with quality metrics in the EAME region. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience and a degree in engineering. Proficiency in English is essential, while Arabic is desirable. The position offers competitive compensation, travel opportunities, and a chance to impact sustainable power generation.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Work-life balance

Growth opportunities

Training and mentoring

Qualifications

• Proven experience (5 years minimum) in a similar role.
• Must be proficient in English; Arabic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source suppliers in the EAME region for CAT Solutions.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with suppliers.
• Lead a team ensuring supplier compliance with quality metrics.
• Manage design and development of solutions.
• Execute strategic initiatives for standardization.

Skills

Customer Focus

Industry Knowledge

Effective Communication

Negotiating

Relationship Management

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Education

University degree in engineering (Electrical or Mechanical), manufacturing, or related field

Job description

Career Area

Procurement

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.

About Electric Power Division

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing prime and back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.

Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

Role Definition (Job Purpose – Objective)

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior manager who will be responsible for sourcing and securing capacity to support our Power Solutions business. The Caterpillar power solutions business offers our customers end to end power generation solutions for their relevant application. This role delivers business solutions that are globally effective and applicable to support the execution of the Large Electric Power (LEPs) division.

This role is critical to the success of Caterpillars Large Electric Power Solutions (LEPs) Business. This role sources suppliers who will manufacture CAT Solutions (Standby and Prime Genset Enclosure units) for our division, serving our customers in the EAME region. The role requires a strong technical background along with a customer-focused commercial mindset. The person must bring significant leadership skills along with influencing skills.

What You Will Do: (Main Responsibilities)

• Sources, develops and onboards suppliers across the EAME region who can successfully manufacture CAT Solutions, diesel and Gas Genset enclosures along with electrical controls and switchgear.
• Negotiates pricing, terms, and contracts with those sourced suppliers
• Lead a team responsible for ensuring the suppliers meet the key People, Quality, Velocity and Cost metrics for our business.
• Leading a group of individual contributors that deliver projects associated with lean processes, global market understanding, tools, and systems.
• Managing the overall design and development of solutions, collaborates with senior stakeholders and business users to collect VOB/VOC, business requirements, and prepares implementation plans for successful deployment.
• Executing key strategic initiatives such as the development of standardized best practices, offerings, services and development of associated tools & training.
• Driving adoption and identifying continuous improvement opportunities/projects, including standardization and simplification, and mitigating risks.

What You Will Have: (Skills Descriptor)

• Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
• Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Effective Communication: 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.
• Negotiating: Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
• Cost-Benefit Analysis: Ability to analyze the purpose and scope of a producer, product, process, or project in terms of cost and benefits.

Top Candidates Also Have: (Qualification)

• Experience in Diesel and Gas Power Generators sales
• Experience in scope of Data Centre standby and prime power sourcing requirements
• Extensive experience and knowledge of EAME CAT dealer network
• Experience of working across Global Sales organisations
• Proven experience (5 years minimum) in a similar role
• A completed university degree in engineering (Electrical or Mechanical), manufacturing, or related field.
• Must be proficient in English, second languages in Arabic would also be very useful

Additional Information

• If based in Dubai, the role requires up to 25% of travel within the EAME region
• 5 day in office or manufacturing site

What We Offer

From day one, you’re set up to thrive at Caterpillar: helpful training, relatable mentors, global experience, competitive salary package, work-life balance, and the growth opportunities you expect with a Fortune 100 company. You power our success, and we are committed to empowering yours. After all, when your work can impact the entire world, it’s important to do work that matters.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For the past 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

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Posting Dates

January 20, 2026 - January 27, 2026

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

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