About this role
Job title: 2027 Summer Corporate Intern - Procurement
About the Role Caterpillar's Procurement team manages the purchasing of materials that go into hundreds of product lines and services our business operates. As a Procurement intern, you will work on and provide leadership on projects such as developing and implementing global sourcing strategies, interfacing with product supply and category teams to deliver cost savings, and gathering data for supplier negotiations. Our professionals work with internal customers worldwide to meet quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
What You'll Do
- You'll join a team with diverse project responsibilities and have valuable networking opportunities with all levels of Caterpillar employees.
- The internship is a 40-hour-per-week assignment lasting 12 weeks.
- You can focus on building professional abilities in roles including:
- Category Buyer: Responsible and accountable for directing the development and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy; responsible for managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs, and supporting specific Product line programs.
- Facility Procurement Professional: Manages supply network procurement related activities for a facility to deliver procurement excellence and integration between Procurement organization and the team supporting Facility / Divisional Leaders.
- Supplier Development Engineer: Responsible for collaboration and advisement for assigned supply base to provide technical expertise and leadership in the execution of a robust quality plan within the supplier network.
- Procurement Professional: Analyzes and maintains assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assigned process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts. Leads project management of process improvements.