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Solar Turbines · 9 hours ago

Supply Chain Manager

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$141K/yr - $211K/yr

5+ years exp

Solar Turbines is a global team at Caterpillar Inc. focused on creating sustainable communities. The Supply Chain Manager will oversee the order to delivery supply chain, ensuring the availability of necessary commodities and developing supply chain strategies to support business growth and performance improvement.

EnergyManufacturingOil and Gas

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Ensure the supplier value stream performance is consistent and synchronized with Solar’s demand

Serve as the industry expert for a particular value stream category and develop and execute supplier sourcing strategies that support business growth and cost reduction targets while delivering year over year supplier performance improvement

Act as an internal consultant on the availability of future commodities and the corresponding impact on design programs

Identify performance gaps within the supply base and develop improvement plans for the identified gaps

Provide leadership through the development, mentoring and training of their team to build the best Global Supply Chain team and drive business results

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementStrategic SourcingContingency ManagementNegotiatingDecision MakingContracts ManagementPlanningLeadership

Required

A degree and 5-7 years of experience as a Supply Chain Manager or similar

Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan

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

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

Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing, and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there

Knowledge of manufacturing contingency and disaster recovery approaches, practices, tools and techniques; ability to develop and administrate contingency and disaster recovery plans

Knowledge of policies, standards and processes of how to manage and administer contracts; ability to use proper processes and practices for managing and administering a variety of contractual agreements

Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyze, improve and re-evaluate organizational procurement process continuously

Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and implement strategies, practices and tools for controlling the whole processes