Product Procurement Engineer (m/w/d)

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Kiel; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading global manufacturing firm is seeking a professional for transportation management and logistics planning. The role involves analyzing logistics plans, overseeing carrier negotiations, and improving logistics processes. Candidates should have a degree or equivalent experience and strong skills in decision-making, communication, and problem-solving. This position offers the opportunity for relocation and impacts end-to-end supply chains.

Qualifikationen

• Degree or equivalent experience desired.
• Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy in logistics.
• Knowledge of decision-making processes and critical thinking tools.

Aufgaben

• Analyzing and developing logistics plans affecting production and inventory.
• Overseeing carrier selection and contract negotiations.
• Improving logistics processes through project planning and prioritization.
• Developing cost estimates and tracking savings for transportation modes.

Kenntnisse

Accuracy and Attention to Detail

Decision Making

Effective Communications

Planning and Organizing

Problem Solving

Supplier Management

Transportation Management

Ausbildung

Degree or equivalent experience

Jobbeschreibung

Career Area

Supply Chain and Logistics

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.

Role Definition

Develops, oversees, and strives to maximize the efficiency of the transportation network necessary to provide end-to-end supply chains.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and developing logistics plans that affect production, distribution, and inventory specific to area of responsibility.
• Overseeing carrier selection and renewals. Participating in contract negotiations and interfacing with selected carriers necessary to maintain expected levels of service.
• Improving logistics processes through process improvement, prioritization, and project planning.
• Developing and maintaining cost estimates, forecasts, and cost models. Tracking costs and savings for all transportation modes.

Degree Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors: Accuracy and Attention to Detail

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

Level Working Knowledge:

• Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
• Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross‑checking outputs.
• Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
• Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.
• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error‑free.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking

Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision‑making process.
• Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
• Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
• Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
• Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.

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 behaviours.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes non‑verbal behaviours that influence the interpretation of the message.
• Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
• Explains the importance of effective business communication.
• Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.

Performance Management

Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing.
• Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviours.
• Provides documented input to formal performance review conducted by manager.
• Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.
• Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.

Planning and Organizing

Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
• Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
• Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
• Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
• Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.

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.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact‑finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Supplier Management - MFG

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.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes the typical tasks associated with using and managing suppliers.
• Defines common terms and conditions of agreements with suppliers.
• Explains the organizational process for soliciting and selecting suppliers.
• States the roles and responsibilities of one's own and suppliers' staff.

Transportation - MFG

Knowledge of transportation; ability to transport materials and goods to and from suppliers, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities and customers.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Participates in arranging transportation of goods.
• Ensures on time shipments; anticipates and resolves shipping problems.
• Assists in calculating costs; uses associated billing and freight payment procedures.
• Follows process for issuing bids and analyzing responses from carriers.
• Works with at least one type of transportation mode and carrier.

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates

December 17, 2025 - December 25, 2025

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

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

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