Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.

Graduate Leadership Development Program – Summer Associate

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.

The Opportunity

The Caterpillar Graduate Leadership Development Program Summer Associate position is a 10-week summer internship for full-time MBA students.  The summer internship is designed as a feeder into a full-time position in Caterpillar’s Graduate Leadership Development Program which seeks to develop future business leaders of Caterpillar.

Summer associates are tasked with one business project supporting key strategic initiatives such as services growth, digital transformation, operational excellence, or sustainability.

Program participants will have unique exposure to senior leaders in the organization and access to professional development opportunities. The GLDP will provide participants with an opportunity to chart their careers at Caterpillar and help them grow and add value to the organization, dealer network, and customer base.

The GLDP Summer Associate will support the business in: 

• Developing high-quality strategic and financial recommendations by gathering and analyzing data from internal and external resources
• Leading projects of varied scope that span across businesses and functions
• Communicating strategic and financial recommendations and supporting data to senior executives and stakeholders to drive action

The candidate must also have, or be able to quickly develop: 

• Strong verbal and written presentation abilities to communicate complex strategic topics articulately
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, and general business/financial acumen
• An understanding of Caterpillar’s businesses and products
• Intellectual curiosity, global mindset, and passion for continual learning
• Alignment with Caterpillar’s Values in Action: Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Commitment, and Sustainability
• Currently enrolled in a full-time graduate degree program and graduating in 2026.

The position will be based in Caterpillar’s corporate headquarters in Irving, TX, and may involve occasional domestic or international travel (as needed, will vary by project).

Relocation is authorized for this position

Additional Information:

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 www.Caterpillar.com/Careers .

Final details:

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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Summary Pay Range:

$123,480.00 – $185,280.00

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

Sales Support Rep

Role Definition

• Provide sales operational support to Cat Financial Territory Managers and Caterpillar dealer finance and sales teams

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely quotes to Cat Financial Territory Managers and Caterpillar dealer Sales Teams.
• Analyze customer information and documents to ensure correct document preparation such as constitution, board resolutions and searches.
• Prepares transactions for documentation outside of booking system and provides casualty values and amortization schedules.
• Support in the explanation of our documentation, credit evaluation, sales promotions, quoting, collections, cash applications any conditions precedent and all finance products to Dealers and customers.

Skill Descriptors

• Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
• Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the organization’s industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• 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.
• 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.
• Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
• Value Selling: Knowledge of the principles and practices for selling products, technology and services; ability to provide overall product/service ‘value’ and to differentiate support offerings that address clearly understood customer needs.

This position is currently a hybrid in-office work model, requiring 3-day weekly office presence onsite at our Nashville Main office and remote work for the remaining days. However, work arrangements may be adjusted at any time based on business needs.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.  At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.  It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Summary Pay Range:

$72,672.00 – $135,444.00

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.

Marketing Strategist – Gas Compression

As a Marketing Strategist, you will lead and execute the marketing communications plan based on the global oil & gas business strategy. This role is supported by senior staff to help analyze business trends, customer needs and competitive activities to develop a marketing communications plan to support worldwide business development. A critical function of this position is the cooperation with internal and external MarCom specialists, delivering high quality marketing campaign materials on time and within budget. This role works directly with the sales, product, and dealer teams to develop communication objectives and marketing plans for our gas compression business.

Job Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop, implement, and oversee omni channel marketing & communications strategy, media & communication plans, timelines, and budgets to deliver on the vision and business strategy.
• Creates, leads, and manages marketing campaigns from planning to analysis.
• Work with the central marcom teams to educate them on aftermarket goals and strategy, and ensure that each team is aware, able, and ready to deliver their part of the experience.
• Developing a strong pipeline of new customers through prospecting.
• Conducting market/competitive research to identify new opportunities and building effective customer strategies.
• Establishing metrics to monitor and review the effectiveness of existing marketing strategies, suggesting necessary interventions for improvement.
• Maintaining effective internal communications in the marketing department to discuss and align the marketing strategy.

What You Have – Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences:

Strategic Thinking : Knowledge of the importance of “big picture” thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.
Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains how a sense of competition with industry counterparts can motivate greater productivity.
• Identifies the key elements of the business strategy.
• Demonstrates the ability to articulate how own work supports the business strategy.
• Seeks help to clarify elements of the strategy that are beyond the group’s influence.

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.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Relationship Management : Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Provides prompt and effective responses to client requests and interactions.
• Monitors client satisfaction levels on a regular basis.
• Alerts own team to problems in client satisfaction.
• Differentiates the roles and responsibilities in a business relationship.
• Works with clients to address critical issues and resolve major problems.

Customer Focus : Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Communicates the importance of customer needs/expectations and commits to resolving them.
• Researches and verifies customer needs and expectations.
• Solicits customer satisfaction feedback and acts on improvement opportunities.
• Helps link organizational objectives to customer needs and expectations.
• Meets regularly with customers to understand their wants, needs and expectations.

Global Perspective : Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Follows policies and procedures governing business activities with another country.
• Obtains information regarding operational issues of other countries when making business decisions.
• Assesses key legal, regulatory, and financial issues specific to a particular country.
• Recognizes behaviors that promote or stunt effective relationships in that country; acts accordingly.

Creativity : Knowledge of the approaches, tools, and techniques for promoting creative, original thinking and ability to apply it to a variety of business situations.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Shares ideas and is open to other opinions and views.
• Analyzes own assignments and work environment for creative changes.
• Exhibits interest in new ideas and experimentation.
• Contributes to and encourages new ideas; builds on suggestions of others.
• Explores possibilities and their viability.

Vendor/Supplier Management : Knowledge of external provider management processes and ability to effectively manage the business relationship with external providers (e.g. vendors, service providers, contractors, consultants and suppliers).
Level Working Knowledge:

• Works with vendors to assure that products or services are delivered to time and quality specifications.
• Provides feedback on vendor performance to responsible contract administrators.
• Resolves routine issues or problems with vendors in organization’s best interest.
• Identifies communications bottlenecks and recommends appropriate solutions.
• Builds effective working relationships with counterparts in vendor or supplier’s organization.

Additional information:

• Relocation to Houston, TX available
• Up to 25% travel, both domestic and international
• Working hours will vary as this is a global team

Life Cycle Specialist

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Hydraulic Mining Shovels (HMS) Product Support Team as a Life Cycle Specialist where you can have a significant impact on our customers and dealers. In this position, you will ensure the overall health of the HMS aftermarket parts business by preventing unplanned downtime for our customers and having the right part in the right place at the right time.

You will also play a critical role in achieving targets that support Caterpillar’s services growth by executing strategies for all aspects of parts life cycle management. Daily work would include, but is not limited to, parts availability and inventory planning and analysis, reviewing machine down orders, leading or being a team member on projects, and responding to general/critical parts requests.

This position will work closely with those in the product group – HMS Engineering, Service Engineers, and Quality teams as well as have responsibility for both current and legacy products. You will also work across matrix organizations and collaborate with Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, Go-to-Market Sales Teams, and Parts Pricing.

What You Will Do:

• Lead parts availability efforts and critical components planning
• Lead, track, and resolve machine down / mega orders
• Contribute to the collection and validation of repair options, intervals, and service data
• Contribute to resolving parts-related issues directly impacting customers and dealers by engaging Logistics and other support organizations
• Contribute to parts’ margin optimization through cost and price analysis
• Contribute to preventing parts proliferation, meeting turns targets, and inventory management
• Contribute to Aftermarket Services growth projects
• Contribute to life cycle solution improvements
• Educate, coach, and increase the understanding of the parts business for product group and process partner team members.

What Skills You Will Have:

• Service Excellence: Knowledge of mining products, services, and dealers to leverage the enterprise to meet our customer’s needs. Clear understanding of the importance of Caterpillar parts and service to our customers. Sense of urgency when addressing issues for our customers.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, and techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Effective Communications: Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation) for a global and diverse audience. Appreciation for diversity in our dealers and customers and the ability to tailor the message for each situation.
• Inventory Management: Ability to effectively track, order, and maintain stock levels of goods within a business, ensuring optimal supply to meet demand while minimizing costs by avoiding overstocking or stockouts.
• Business Process Improvement: Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing, and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business-related activities.
• Core Application Systems: Knowledge of major aftermarket application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients; ability to leverage these systems in various situations.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Experience in Inventory Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Field Assignments, Product Support or Procurement
• Bachelor’s degree

• Working knowledge in the parts and aftermarket business, policies, systems, and procedures
• Knowledge of the Mining Industry and the HMS product line

Additional Information:

• This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Tucson, AZ office.  
• This position may require 10 % travel.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Summary Pay Range:

$110,520.00 – $165,840.00

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.