Career Area:
Marketing / Sales / Product 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.
Global Rental, Service & Marketing (GRSM) is a part of the Services, Distribution & Digital (SD&D) segment. GRSM is comprised of Global Rental & Used Equipment Services, Global Service and Global Marketing & Brand. A primary role of GRSM is to support and enhance Caterpillar's dealer network, which is a competitive strength and the critical way in which we serve our customers.
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)
The Manager, Equipment Demand Planning (Rental) is responsible serving as a global expert and consultant for management of the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring that input and data are properly submitted by the established corporate time frame.
Responsibilities:
Position will lead meetings for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and be the primary S&OP audit contact for related meetings. Position will also manage and be accountable for managing rental sales variance within established targets
Develop marketplace assumptions using available rental fleet and rental industry data that lead to alignment on the forecasted machine demand
Set agenda, prepare materials, and lead discussions for S&OP demand meetings, monthly business reviews (MBR), demand review and velocity review with responsibility for all Global Construction and Infrastructure (CGI) products that go into dealer rental fleets
Coordinate monthly S&OP and rental sales variance metrics reporting
Act as primary liaison in acquiring information for preparing monthly S&OP materials and charts in addition to providing recommendations for continuous S&OP process improvements
Provides continuous and effective communication among demand and supply, while maintaining and upkeeping the S&OP process
Serves as global rental S&OP go-to expert for answering questions, escalating issues, providing specific product analysis as needed, and making recommendations for improvements to the S&OP Advisory team
The position requires careful evaluation of problems and review of many possible solutions before selecting one option. Problems may be complex and can require the incumbent to develop multiple solutions. The incumbent is free to determine the best way to complete job assignments to achieve desired results
Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time
Basic Requirements:
Bachelor's degree
5 (plus) years of progressively responsible job-related experience
Previous knowledge of GCI products and CAT dealer operations
Previous knowledge of engine products, product applications or merchandising programs
Good human relations skills to develop a cooperative working relationship with others inside and outside the department
The ability to travel both domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time
Top Candidates will also have:
Additional Information:
This position does offer relocation
Our team embraces flexibility through a hybrid work model. In addition to working onsite at either our facilities in Peoria, IL or Dallas, TX, 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.
