Ana Talamas

Global Indirect Procurement Director Caterpillar Inc.

Ana is a Global Indirect Procurement Director at Caterpillar. She joined Caterpillar in April 2021 to manage local indirect spend, site buyers and relationships across Energy and Transportation and Services divisions and recently transitioned to lead all spend and regional category management within the Americas facilities and MRO/FPMS Global Categories.

Ana began her professional career with General Motors, holding multiple roles within supplier quality, product launch, indirect procurement and logistics operations. She then joined Whirlpool Corporation where she was a Sr. Manager within the Purchasing organization leading assurance of supply and in her last role, leading teams across North and South America with responsibility for purchasing freight, warehousing, logistics and final mile distribution.

Ana has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey, a master’s degree in project management from Universidad Iberoamericana. She resides in Atlanta. Georgia.

Day 2: The Future of Procurement

1:35 PM Presentation: Driving Standardization And Stakeholder Engagement Through Collaboration

This session will emphasize the importance of collaboration in achieving standardization and enhancing stakeholder engagement when driving procurement transformation across an organization. From redefining processes to fostering a culture of adaptability, shifting the focus from transactional to strategic with a customer focused approach. The presentation highlights the global reach and diverse workforce of Caterpillar, showcasing its significant business metrics and global presence, as well as the journey we’ve gone through over the last four years to deliver incremental value to our customers, ensuring satisfaction not only in savings performance, but also compliance, collaboration, and process execution.

Strong focus on metrics and aligning business initiatives with procurement policies.
Fostering and driving innovation and continuous improvement across the organization.
Cohesive partnership with business and budget owners ensuring maximum customer satisfaction and stakeholder engagement.
Delivering YoY value through improved productivity, increased efficiencies, automation, and bottom-line impact.

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