Director Human Resources
Caterpillar Inc.About the role
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Human ResourcesJob 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.
Caterpillar is seeking a Director Human Resources to support the Strategic Procurement & Planning Division (SPPD) based in Irving, Texas. This strategic HR leadership role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders responsible for procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain planning, logistics, inventory management, and enterprise planning. The Director Human Resources will lead the development and execution of global people strategies that enable business performance, organizational effectiveness, talent development and employee engagement across a global, matrixed organization. This role partners closely with senior stakeholders to shape workforce strategy, organizational design, leadership development, succession planning, and large-scale transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen, executive influence, change management and HR leadership expertise with an understanding of procurement, supply chain, planning, or operational organizations.
In addition to providing strategic HR leadership for SPPD, this position serves as the enterprise HR leader for procurement talent strategy, including workforce planning, capability development, succession management, and pipeline health. The successful candidate will combine strong business acumen, executive influence, change leadership, and HR expertise to help build organizational capability and deliver business results.
What you will do:
Serve as a trusted coach and strategic advisor to senior leaders on human resources matters including organizational effectiveness, talent management, succession planning, compensation, employee engagement, and workforce strategy.
Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with business objectives and enterprise priorities that drive retention, performance, leadership capability, and employee engagement.
Partner directly with leaders across the Strategic Procurement & Planning Division to align workforce strategies with procurement, sourcing, supply chain, logistics, planning, and operational excellence objectives.
Advise senior leaders on organizational design, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership capability strategies.
Analyze workforce data, organizational metrics, talent trends, and employee insights to develop executive-level recommendations that improve business outcomes.
Lead and develop HR leaders while fostering strong collaboration across HR Centers of Excellence, including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, and Employee Relations.
Support large-scale change management and transformation initiatives impacting procurement, strategic sourcing, planning, logistics, and supply chain organizations.
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