Procurement Quality Engineer New

NetVerks Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Bengaluru is seeking a Quality & Procurement role in the manufacturing support function. You will assist resolving quality issues, drive supplier quality improvements, and implement process controls to ensure supplier reliability and product quality.

The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and adherence to quality standards. Responsibilities include recommending actions on quality problems, auditing supplier processes, and maintaining records while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• Knowledge of quality management methods, tools and techniques.
• Experience supporting supplier quality improvement initiatives.
• Ability to work with suppliers to develop and improve quality levels.

Responsibilities

• Provides conclusions and recommendations for quality issues and CI projects.
• Participates in supplier quality improvement initiatives with suppliers.
• Ensures reliability and quality of suppliers through controls, audits and records.
• Identifies quality problems and suggests a short-term action plan with management and suppliers.

Skills

Quality Management

Accuracy & Detail

Collaborating

Effective Communications

Managing Priorities

Problem Solving

Procurement Function

Purchasing Tasks

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from Tier 1 college or University

Job description

Career Area

Procurement

Job Description

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

Supports the resolution of quality issues and processes for the supply function in the manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Provides conclusions and recommendations for quality issues and/or continuous quality improvement projects.


• Participates in supplier quality improvement initiatives; works with suppliers to develop and improve quality levels.


• Ensures the reliability and quality of suppliers, implementing process controls, certification programs, evaluations, inspections, corrective actions, audits and records.


• Identified quality problem(s) and determines a short-term action plan with the facility management and the supplier.

Degree Requirement

Preferred Bachelor’s Degree from Tier 1 college or University

Skill Descriptors

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.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains the purpose and limitations of quality management.


• Accesses organizational resources that enable quality management.


• Defines quality management concepts.


• Cites examples of organizational quality management initiatives.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail:

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

Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.


• Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.


• Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.


• Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

Collaborating:

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

Level Basic Understanding:

• Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes.


• Under guidance, initiates collaborative meetings.


• Assists in communicating shared goals with diverse groups and parties.


• Helps promote collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels.


• Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes.

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.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.


• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.


• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.


• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.


• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

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.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.


• Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.


• Completes current work according to assigned priorities.


• Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.


• Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

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.

Procurement Function:

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

Level Basic Understanding:

• Identifies major tasks and responsibilities of a procurement function or unit.


• Explains the basic role and contributions of the procurement or purchasing function.


• Explains the procedures and policies in the procurement process.


• Locates the basic tools and technologies used by procurement professionals.

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.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Identifies the basic tools used for maintaining procurement information.


• Identifies major types of products or services purchased by the organization.


• Explains the basic concepts and responsibilities of purchasing tasks and activities.


• Describes established procurement processes and standards.

Additional information

This job requires 5 working days from office

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates

October 23, 2026 - November 6, 2026

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