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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.

Focus Areas: Large Generator set packaging, including Sound Attenuated Enclosures for standby and primary power applications for a range of customers – Data Centres, industrial, commercial applications.

Purpose: Caterpillar today provides complete Solutions (generator and upfitted sound attenuated enclosures) from two in-house locations worldwide. Supporting Customers from concept design, manufacture and distribution.

We are building on the success of this footprint to support our customer needs across a broader Worldwide geography.

The purpose of Power Solutions network is to provide the Supplier management and integration in region.

The Power Solutions Network team’s purpose is to develop and manage the network of 3rd party Suppliers across sub regions.

Accountable for operating and monitoring the Global Supply Network, as designed, to meet the defined quality targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations, collaborating with business partners and suppliers as the Relationship Manager for resolving supplier quality issues. From the initial concern, the Supplier Development Engineer will identify, contain and ultimately eliminate the defect. Skills that will be required include Root-Cause-Corrective-Action Analysis (RCCA), 8D, rework and containment plans, and strong communication and collaboration with suppliers.

What You Will Do:

• Manage supplier quality performance and KPI and supplier quality improvement plans
• Support technical evaluation during the selection process
• Perform audits - Internal, Third party and Customers
• Onsite support to manage in process quality - Zero defect initiatives
• Support Factory witness and Acceptance tests.
• Facilitate dealer coordination for managing onsite Genset issues
• Support Warranty claim process.

What You Have:

• Effective Communications both in English and Chinese: 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.
• 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.
• Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
• Quality Orientation: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques; ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
• 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.
• Supplier Evaluations and Certification: Knowledge of supplier evaluations and certification; ability to identify the methods, tools and documentation for evaluating, selecting and certifying vendors, suppliers and partners.
• Capabilities in understanding package design and specifications
• Experience in electric power genset packaging

Additional information:

• Trave: around 50% business travel mainly in China and within APAC

This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

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 nearly 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.

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

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