Sourcing Specialist

Socket.dev; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

HSA

FSAs

Career development

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a procurement and supply planning professional to drive sourcing strategies for a facility, aligning with engineering, operations and finance to deliver value. You will develop roadmaps, assess supplier capacity, and mitigate risks to ensure supply continuity and cost efficiency across the supply base.

This onsite role emphasizes collaboration, market insight, and continuous improvement to strengthen resilience and competitive advantage in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Business or Engineering degree required.
• Working experience in a sourcing role is needed.
• Experience in a related industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and improve roadmaps for assigned categories.
• Ensure roadmaps align with goals, market trends, and supply chain strategy.
• Drive standardization and automation of supplier planning tools and systems.
• Maintain knowledge of global supplier markets and alternative methods.
• Identify new sourcing opportunities and potential suppliers.
• Assess supplier capacity, scalability, and contingency capabilities.
• Support sourcing decisions with capacity and risk evaluations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks and develop contingency plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and other teams to align strategies.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing environment

Education

Business or Engineering degree

Job description

Career Area:

Job Description:

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.

Job Description

Role Definition

Support supply related activities for a facility to deliver excellence and integration between procurement and the team supporting facility.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and continuously improve roadmaps for assigned categories.
• Ensure roadmaps align with organizational goals, future market trends, and global supply chain strategy.
• Drive standardization, automation, and consistency of supplier planning tools and systems across the organization.

• Maintain deep knowledge of global supplier markets, emerging technologies, and alternative manufacturing methods.
• Identify new sourcing opportunities, potential suppliers, and disruptive capabilities that enhance competitiveness and supply chain resilience.

• Assess and monitor supplier production capacity, scalability, and contingency capabilities to ensure alignment with demand forecasts and growth plans.
• Support sourcing decisions with robust capacity and risk evaluations as sourcing strategies mature.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks, including capacity constraints, geopolitical exposure, and supply continuity threats.
• Develop and maintain contingency and risk mitigation plans in collaboration with value‑stream and stakeholders.

• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and other internal teams to align strategies with business needs, technical requirements, and financial objectives.

• Monitor supplier performance metrics.
• Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives to drive efficiency, resilience, and cost savings across the supply base.

Desired Qualifications

• Business or Engineering degree
• Working experience in a sourcing role
• Experience in a related industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a sourcing role and/or a manufacturing environment

Summary Pay Range:

$120,299.00 - $180,449.00

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 Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Posting Dates:

September 18, 2026 - October 2, 2026

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.