Manager Procurement Operations Job in Bangalore at Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar Inc. is hiring for the role of Manager Procurement Operations!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Managing all factors related to Operational performance and team development.
• Serving as the expert advisor on all facets of contract activities and handling complex/strategic high-value contractual matters that directly impact Firm revenue generation and retention.
• Managing assigned portfolios, addressing a wide variety of business challenges, and developing applicable business strategies.
• Reviewing applicable documents and data to create and transform information and data into business insights that drive outcomes.
• Anticipating internal and external customer requirements while clearly understanding customer objectives and goals.
• Effectively leverage multi-functional relationships/networks to accomplish business objectives.
• Operating with an adept understanding of the organization and how to navigate it to achieve decisions, outcomes, or solutions.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of contracts and agreements, including Nondisclosure Agreements, Master Agreements, Statements of Work, Requests for Proposal, Change Requests, Local Implementation Agreements, Amendments, and other Niche contract requests.
• Completing a comprehensive review of client contracts and terms and conditions to identify, mitigate, and eliminate unusual risks, liabilities, and remedies in accordance with corporate policies and sound business judgment.
• Managing, maintaining, tracking, and communicating the key issues and status of the contracts portfolio relative to contract requirements.
• Developing, communicating, and executing contract and subcontracting strategies.
• Collaborating and building working relationships with Business Leaders, Stakeholders, and other enabling areas to address procedural and complex contracts administration and proposal challenges.
• Driving process automation and Continuous Process Improvement initiatives with the current process, upstream and downstream process
• Leading a team responsible for collaborating with the other functions in procurement to perform operational execution, transactional activity, systems data maintenance reporting, and their associated metrics monitoring.

Requirements:

• Contract Negotiation on MSA, SOW, Change Requests, etc.
• At least five years of contract management experience and procurement experience.
• A 4 Year degree in the relevant area.
• Demonstrated results, process governance, collaboration, and performance management.
• Previous experience supporting international clients.
• Demonstrated Proficiency in all aspects of Contract Management in a critical role.
• Excellent spoken written communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
• Familiarity with the Contract Management Lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with teams in a demanding executive-level work environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deliverable-centric team environment.
• Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the Business Process partner you serve.