Solar Turbines
Sourcing Specialist - Sand Castings Supply Chain
San Diego, California · Junior · Part-time
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About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Identifying, defining, and implementing integrated supply chain solutions and performance improvements, including building internal and external alliances to explore opportunities.
- Establishing and governing effective linkages, partnerships, and best practices with business partners and internal functions. Responsible for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment.
- Investigating and recommending industry benchmarks, metrics and best practices to develop optimal supply chains for suppliers and/or product sets.
- Developing and analyzing data and information to identify and prioritize opportunities for improving performance and creating more cost-effective supply chains, inventory utilization, and business partnerships.
- Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or higher
- Experience in business management and contract negotiations
- Good analytic and problem solving skills. must be able to proactively diagnose and address potential issues
- Experience in Supply Chain and Customer Relationship Management
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques
- ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Negotiating: Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques
- ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner.
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluations & Certification: Knowledge of vendor/supplier evaluations and certification
- Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management
- General understanding of ferrous metallurgy and foundry practices
- Good understanding of traditional machining and NDE processes
- Familiar with ASTM, ASME, NACE and API specifications
- Good leadership and communication skills
Skills
- Experience in production management.
- Good understanding of Lean/6-sigma and Theory of Constraints
- Established network of industry leaders
- At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.
Compensation
- $147,760.00 - $221,640.00
- Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
- Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience.
Benefits
- This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
Company info
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.
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