Senior Recruiter

Energy Innovation Corp; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 73,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Flexible contract rhythm

Benefits package

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Recruiter to oversee executive-level recruitment in Winston-Salem, NC, with a flexible contract arrangement. The role emphasizes hypothesis-driven thinking and rigorous analysis to support strategic hiring decisions.

You will lead sponsor management, pricing analysis, and vendor negotiations while mentoring teams and ensuring alignment with corporate objectives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to present to a NC-wide audience without a script.
• Willingness to commute to Winston-Salem, NC or work flexibly as needed.
• Strong critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Experience in training facilitation and scenario modeling.

Responsibilities

• Spot when a senior initiative has quietly lost its sponsor.
• Reforecast mid-quarter when the NC numbers stop matching the plan.
• Turn a recurring exception into a self-handling rule in the system.
• Set targets Winston-Salem, NC teams are measured against and make them fair.
• Keep the operating model from breaking as Winston-Salem headcount doubles.
• Apply Training Facilitation expertise to model scenarios and inform key decisions.
• Lead pricing analysis and recommend adjustments that protect margins.
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts on behalf of Caterpillar.

Skills

Public speaking

Willingness to travel

Critical thinking

Training facilitation

Creativity

Education

SHRM-CP

Job description

The Senior Recruiter opening at Caterpillar is for an oddball-friendly operator who treats every assumption as a hypothesis, not a fact. Take stock: $73,000 - $102,000, contract, 5 years of SHRM-CP, and a senior title that grows teeth as you prove yourself.

Key Responsibilities

• Spot when a senior initiative has quietly lost its sponsor
• Reforecast mid-quarter when the NC numbers stop matching the plan
• Turn a recurring exception into a rule the system handles itself
• Set the targets Winston-Salem, NC teams are measured against and make them fair
• Keep the operating model from breaking as Winston-Salem headcount doubles
• Apply Training Facilitation expertise to model scenarios and inform key decisions
• Lead pricing analysis and recommend adjustments that protect margins
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts on behalf of Caterpillar

What You'll Bring

• Comfort presenting to a NC-wide audience without a script
• Willingness to commute to Winston-Salem, NC or work flexibly as needed
• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter
• Real curiosity about why Caterpillar customers do what they do
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Real Training Facilitation chops, plus the Creativity curiosity to keep growing

Caterpillar is a client-focused Winston-Salem, NC firm where Creativity isn't a department but the entire reason the lights stay on. Politics die fast at Caterpillar because we put the awkward stuff on the table early.

Step into $73,000 - $102,000, real mentorship, a benefits package that delivers, and the kind of flexible contract rhythm people rarely leave.

This opening is current to the minute and openly recruiting today.