Supply Chain Manager - Forging

** Career Area:
** Supply Chain and Logistics
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* 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.###
** Role Overview
** Lead and develop a team responsible for end-to-end order-to-delivery supply chain performance. This role drives supplier alignment with demand, ensures material availability, and delivers sourcing strategies that support growth, cost reduction, and continuous supplier performance improvement.###
** Key Responsibilities
*** Lead supplier value stream performance to ensure alignment with business demand and manufacturing needs
* Develop and execute sourcing strategies that support growth, cost, and year-over-year performance improvement
* Serve as subject matter expert for assigned commodity/value stream
* Partner with engineering and design teams to assess future material availability and design impacts
* Identify supplier performance gaps and implement improvement plans
* Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing global supply chain team###
** Key Skills
*** Strategic and tactical planning
* Supplier negotiation and strategic sourcing
* Supply chain risk, contingency, and recovery planning
* Contract management
* Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills###
** Minimum Qualifications
*** Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
* 10+ years of combined experience in procurement, manufacturing, or supply chain management
* Proven experience leading teams and managing supplier performance### ###
** Preferred Qualifications
*** Master’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
* 15+ years of combined experience in procurement, manufacturing, or management
* Experience in forging for industrial gas turbine or aerospace industries
* Professional certifications (CPM, CPIM, CIRM)
* Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
* Experience with ERP systems (BaaN 5C / ERP LN), Windchill, and Coupa
- Partial relocation assistance is available for this role

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   EEO/AA Employer.  

All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.### ###
** Summary Pay Range:**$ - $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  ###
** Posting Dates:
** February 11, 2026 - February 25, 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..Solar’s foundation is people and Solar’s culture is one where individual contributions are valued, diversity in the workplace is encouraged, and safety is emphasized in all aspects of the business. Solar Turbines is comprised of a dedicated and multi-talented workforce of more than 9,000 employees with decades of experience working as a global team.
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