Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Intelligence Specialist

Solar Turbines; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Sourcing professional to support procurement and supplier management for a facility, ensuring alignment with global supply chain strategy. The role focuses on developing supplier roadmaps, market intelligence, capacity analysis, and risk mitigation, while collaborating with Engineering, Operations, and Finance to deliver cost savings and resilience.

The ideal candidate has experience in sourcing within a manufacturing context and a business or engineering degree.

Qualifications

• Working experience in a sourcing role.
• Experience in a related industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop Supplier Roadmaps to align with organizational goals and global supply chain strategy.
• Conduct Supplier Market Intelligence to identify new sourcing opportunities and disruptive capabilities.
• Assess supplier capacity, scalability, and contingency performance to match demand forecasts.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks; develop contingency plans with stakeholders.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Operations, Finance, and other teams to align strategies with business needs.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Manufacturing industry experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Business or Engineering degree

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior Sourcing professional to support procurement and supplier management for a facility, ensuring alignment with global supply chain strategy. The role focuses on developing supplier roadmaps, market intelligence, capacity analysis, and risk mitigation, while collaborating with Engineering, Operations, and Finance to deliver cost savings and resilience.

The ideal candidate has experience in sourcing within a manufacturing context and a business or engineering degree.