Career Area:
Administrative Support
Job Description:
At Caterpillar, we work to help our customers build a better world. Without our team of talented, bright and driven individuals, we wouldn't be the Caterpillar we are today. Now, this is your chance to join our team and do work that matters. We want you to help us enable customer success, make progress possible around the world and help our communities grow and thrive. We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our Product Support & Logistics Division (PSLD).
The 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 from procurement to design and manufacturing to distribution. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts DistributionofCat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurementand thedesign andmanufactureof Wear Components (Undercarriage and GET) and Maintenance Components (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters).
We're committed to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services and solutions. We understand and show the value of why they should always choose us. We're exploring new ideas and opportunities - innovating to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow's growth.
Through it all, we are one team (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIDne7Q5ek&list=PLwAXbfivFg0jmiNqqgFLeQJpRB_i-UVln&index=39) - creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCYWtWARlk&list=PLwAXbfivFg0jmiNqqgFLeQJpRB_i-UVln&index=25) .
As a Program Manager supporting PSLD Transformation, in this role, you will be responsible for providing leadership to support, and align governance process for, Wear & Maintenance Components and SD&D Procurement initiatives enabling Enterprise Services 2X Services Growth goals. This role indirectly leads other teams in the division and enterprise for collaboration, ensuring a healthy project portfolio and robust governance processes. Processes including, but not limited to, leading strategic discussions for component services growth through Obeya and SVP engagements, enhancing governance for Aftermarket Growth Guide (AGG), Enterprise Component Strategy (ECS) source change approvals, Leadership Table Dependencies, and deploying Enterprise Workstream 9 framework. The role reports directly to the Transformation Vice President of PSLD and is critical in the execution of PSLD's and the enterprise's strategy in support of the Services, Dealer & Digital (SD&D) portfolio for maximizing profitable growth for the enterprise.
Responsibilities:
This role requires a long-range focus on business strategy and a strong background in project management, with positive results achieved by delivering sizeable programs and projects through completion on time and in alignment with goals. Decisions or recommendations resulting from the workstream will have significant impact on the division and ultimately the enterprise.
Create long-term vision and direction and translate it into a series of near-term and long-range strategies and functional plans to achieve the greatest OPACC Contribution gains
Perform financial analysis and generate any reports required by Vice President or higher levels of leadership
Provide coaching and promote best practices across PSLD departments
Establish and foster collaborative relationships with process partners outside the division
Monitor initiative progress and re-direct project leads as necessary to ensure successful attainment of goals
Present progress regularly in a variety of meetings to a variety of audiences and in a variety of formats
Collaborate with Change-Management and Communication Strategists to communicate process changes across the enterprise
Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time
Basic Requirements:
Bachelor's degree
10-12 years of progressively responsible job/industry related experience
Multi-business unit experience
Strong analytical skills to perform financial analysis and prepare strategic plans
Previous team leadership experience and excellent interpersonal skills are needed to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, and persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific action
The ability to travel domestically up to 5% of the time
Top Candidates will also have:
Knowledge of the Caterpillar organization, its customers, products, policies, and procedures are highly desired
Experience in aftermarket components
Ability to set bold goals, strategies to achieve those goals, and turn strategies into action
Exceptional networking skills
Ability to be futuristic and proactive
Ability to simplify complex information and develop clear communications and presentation materials to a variety of audiences
Leader that demonstrates intellectual curiosity and encourages diverse thinking to promote and nurture innovation to implement new lean solutions
Ability to adapt to multiple cultures and countries; fluency in English
5 (plus) years in project management
PMP Certification
Additional Information:
This position does offer relocation
Our team embraces flexibility through a hybrid work model. In addition to working onsite at our facility in Morton, IL, our hybrid work model allows employees the flexibility to work from home based on business need
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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 www.Caterpillar.com/careers .
Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.
