About the Role
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Job Title
Senior Product Procurement Engineer
Salary
£66,000 - £82,000 depending on experience
Contract
Full time & permanent
Location
Desford, Leicestershire
Opportunity
As a Senior Product Procurement Engineer, you will represent the Category in monitoring and managing part sourcing, development, and quality performance across NPI, CPI, and NSI activities. You’ll work hands‑on with engineering, procurement, and suppliers to deliver parts with the right quality, cost, and timing, while turning category strategy into practical, measurable outcomes across the supply base.
Responsibilities
- Lead part development from concept to production, owning APQP and PPAP activities to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and capacity targets are achieved.
- Translate category strategy into action, collaborating with engineering, quality, supply chain, and procurement teams to implement global supply solutions.
- Develop and track category KPIs, clearly communicating performance, risks, and improvement opportunities to Category and Program Leadership.
- Drive VA/VE initiatives, using cost modelling, DFM/DFA principles, and supplier capability to improve value without compromising quality.
- Own quality feedback loops, ensuring lessons learned from defects and issues are captured and consistently applied across suppliers.
- Represent the Category at NPI and APQP gateways, working directly with suppliers to resolve quality, cost, and delivery challenges.
Qualifications
- Strategic Sourcing: Leads sourcing activities aligned to category strategy, selecting and contracting suppliers, negotiating commercial terms, and governing performance to deliver cost, quality, and supply continuity targets.
- Supplier Management: Builds and manages supplier relationships by setting quality expectations, monitoring performance, resolving issues, and driving continuous improvement or exits where required.
- Analytical Thinking: Analyses complex data and problems to identify root causes, assess risks and options, and recommend solutions that protect quality, cost, and delivery outcomes.
- Effective Communication: Influences cross‑functional teams and suppliers through clear, credible communication, constructively managing conflict and sustaining strong working relationships.
- Strategic Decision‑Making: Makes informed sourcing and supplier decisions by balancing cost, contractual terms, risk, and long‑term value to protect quality, delivery, and commercial outcomes.
- Cost Analysis: Applies cost–benefit analysis to sourcing, part development, and VA/VE decisions, evaluating options to achieve optimal cost, quality, and delivery.
- Risk Management: Anticipates and incorporates governmental, environmental, political, and geographic factors into sourcing decisions to strengthen supply resilience and mitigate risk.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays (with opportunity to buy additional holiday)
- 18% Bonus
- Car Allowance £625 pm
- Private Medical
- Contributory Pension Scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%
- Contributory Share Scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution
- Employee Support Networks – join groups that offer support, connection, and a sense of community
- Optional flexible benefits including access to private health and dental care plans, EV car lease, etc.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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