IT Service Level Manager

Division Contract Manager

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Job Summary

As a Division Contract Manager within Caterpillar's Hosting Services team, you will serve as a strategic liaison between internal IT service consumers and third-party providers. This role blends technical expertise with procurement and contract management, ensuring accurate, timely, and cost-effective delivery of IT services, hardware, and software. Your ability to navigate complex contract lifecycles, manage vendor relationships, and maintain financial accountability will be key to driving operational success.

What You Will Do

Manage the full contract lifecyclefrom initial request through purchase order creation, invoice processing, and contract termination.

Facilitate meetings with contract owners to validate upcoming renewals and ensure alignment with business needs.

Develop renewal justifications, document contract changes, and submit for system approvals.

Act as the primary link between Hosting Services and Procurement / Legal teams for contract, invoice, and payment matters.

Create and deliver monthly budget performance reports for renewals.

Produce regular service achievement reports for upper management.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce manual work and streamline processes.

Resolve issues related to contracts, invoices, and payments with third-party providers.

Ensure timely receipt and processing of invoices to align with budget forecasts.

Oversee the request-to-PO process for approximately 200 projects annually, ranging from small to multi-million-dollar engagements.

Enable an accurate Division budget, including committed spend and future forecasts.

Contribute to the Offer to Sell process by building planned spend forecasts across Division service towers.

Participate in projects related to third-party provider contracts.

Utilize tools such as FR3, Coupa, CMS, and Guided Buy.

Conduct annual reconciliation of Division asset listings.

What You Have

Decision Making and Critical Thinking : Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze.

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.

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.

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.

Data Gathering and Reporting : Knowledge of tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data; ability to practice them in a particular department or division of a company.

Talent Management : Knowledge of how an organization attracts, recruits, retains, identifies and develops talent; ability to develop the talent required for an organization to achieve its short-term and long-term goals.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

10+ years of IT-related experience, including indirect procurement and vendor management.

Strong teamwork, analytical thinking, and customer service orientation.

Experience managing multiple contracts and projects in a fast-paced, global environment.

Familiarity with Caterpillar environments and IT operations is a plus.

Additional Info

The ideal location for this role is East Peoria-IL. 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.

Summary Pay Range

$126,000.00 - $189,000.00 Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
• 401(k) savings plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Health Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
• Career Development
• Incentive bonus
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com / careers. Posting Dates : October 30, 2025 - November 9, 2025 Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.