Caterpillar, Inc

Manager Procurement Solutions

Caterpillar, Inc$128K — $192K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in transportation procurement or logistics
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Expertise in transportation management systems, specifically Blue Yonder
  • Knowledge of category management and purchasing regulations
  • Effective communication skills for collaboration and stakeholder engagement

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team managing transportation procurement processes
  • Design and implement transportation procurement solutions
  • Drive strategic sourcing initiatives with suppliers
  • Collaborate to optimize procurement activities
  • Ensure compliance with purchasing policies and procedures
  • Maintain and enhance Power BI reporting for performance tracking
  • Oversee master data management between systems

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • 401(k) savings plans with employer match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) available
  • Health Lifestyle Programs to promote well-being
  • Career development opportunities
  • Incentive bonus and employee discounts
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Procurement

Job Description:

Our Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics and Global Services supporting Caterpillar dealers and customers. Our teams work together in critical areas that leverage digital capabilities, technology and operational excellence.

As a Manager Procurement Solutions, you will be responsible for delivering business solutions that are globally effective and applicable to support the execution of the procurement vision and strategy.

Additional Information:
  • This role is located in Morton IL and does not offer relocation.
  • This role is 1st shift, Monday - Friday.
  • This role is 100% on-site with no opportunity for hybrid or remote schedules
  • This role requires up to 10% domestic or international travel


What You Will Do:

  • Lead and support a team of individual contributors responsible for transportation procurement processes, systems, and strategic initiatives.


  • Manage end-to-end design, development, and implementation of transportation procurement solutions by partnering with stakeholders to gather business requirements, voice of the customer (VOC), and voice of the business (VOB) feedback.


  • Drive strategic transportation sourcing initiatives with suppliers, influencing outcomes and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.


  • Collaborate closely with Transportation Operations to optimize transportation procurement activities and improve operational efficiency.


  • Ensure team compliance with transportation purchasing policies, procedures, and best practices while identifying opportunities to mitigate risk.


  • Maintain and enhance Power BI reporting and dashboards to support business performance tracking, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement efforts.


  • Oversee master data management activities, including the integration and maintenance of data between Salesforce and Blue Yonder systems.


  • Support and optimize Blue Yonder processes by ensuring accurate procurement and transportation data flows across systems.


  • Develop, standardize, and implement best practices, tools, training materials, and service offerings that improve consistency and operational effectiveness.


  • Drive adoption of new processes, systems, and tools while identifying opportunities for simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement.


  • Lead projects focused on lean processes, market insights, transportation procurement capabilities, and system enhancements.


  • Analyze business needs and recommend scalable solutions that improve service levels, supplier performance, and overall transportation procurement effectiveness.


  • Build expertise in transportation technology platforms, including Blue Yonder, and leverage analytics to support strategic decision-making.


What You Have (Basic Requirements):

  • Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.


  • Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.


  • Business Intelligence: Knowledge of business intelligence; ability to utilize business processes and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data that helps the organization make better business decisions.


  • Category Management: Knowledge of category management within an organization's goods and services sector; ability to use this knowledge to analyze and improve the end-to-end procurement process and maximize business profitability.


  • Purchasing Tasks and Activities: Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services.

What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Skills):

  • 5+ years of transportation procurement, logistics, supply chain, or transportation operations experience.
  • Expertise in transportation processes, systems, and operational best practices.
  • Experience with Blue Yonder or similar transportation management platforms.
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a solutions-first mindset.
  • Experience designing and implementing transportation or logistics process improvements.
  • Background in system solution design, process transformation, or operational optimization.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes through expertise and collaboration.


What You Will Get:

Through it all, we are one team - creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience.

Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

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

Posting Dates:
July 10, 2026 - July 22, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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