Career Area:
Information Analytics
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure.
We welcome applicants to come join the Advanced Power Products (APP) team. We are a growing team located within Large Power Systems Division serving the enterprise with our product lines. Advanced Power Products expand Caterpillar's world class power solutions so that our customers can continue to build a better world. You will find that we respect our powers systems legacy and are also passionate about future opportunities. We are a team with deep power system expertise. We strive to understand how the customer, business, competition, shape our work. We focus on being entrepreneurial. We accel when we act as a cohesive global team with global perspective. We also value positivity and diversity of thought. Specifically, we develop advanced batteries and chargers, relevant inverters and controls, photovoltaic and emerging technologies such as fuel cells. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Successful applicants will join us as we deliver on our commitments (customer and business). Together we will achieve predictable excellence. Come join and help our global team.
Caterpillar uses quantitative methods such as business simulations, data mining, and advanced statistical techniques to solve. The Senior Analytic Project Leader contributes to this mission by leading projects relating to Advanced Power Product such as battery module, battery pack, charger, Energy Storage Systems (ESS), inverter, converter, photovoltaic, and fuel cell product lines, which could continue to expand.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Caterpillar uses quantitative techniques to solve problems. Typical problems include maximizing OPACC through improvements in Inventory Costs, Material Costs, NPI costs, etc; recommending the optimal supplier for a part; identifying sales and developing simulation/optimization capacity planning capabilities to model a new product feature. In addition, would also provide analytic assistance to high-profile enterprise-wide projects such as the Engineered Value Chain. Provides thought leadership and helps set strategic direction through the project management & solution development.
The principal responsibility of a Senior Analytics Project Leader is to use their Leadership and Planning/Organizing abilities and experience leading multiple leveraging Subject Matter Experts. As the project leader the incumbent will be responsible for managing the project charter, team and stakeholder communications, and the overall project plan and budget. The Senior Analytics Project Leader is assigned the highest value and most complex projects in the portfolio.
Demonstrate thorough knowledge of Caterpillar Inc.; its products and services; its internal systems, processes, and procedures; and its relevant external influences (competitors, laws and regulations, market conditions, etc.) to meet or exceed customer expectations.
-Serve as the principal communicator with clients and internal stakeholders regarding project status.
-Lead and manage the largest and most complex projects in the portfolio
Significant challenges of this position are working with people: enhancing the team's creativity; facilitating the team's cooperation; clearly communicating the requirements and tasks, while gaining input from the team on refinement of same; translating both verbal and non-verbal information from the customer, management and team members. The Senior Analytics Project Leader acts as spokesperson for the team in meetings with multiple levels of management and with the customer. As a Senior Analytics Project Leader, they must develop strong internal networks to enable them to obtain resources and cooperation needed and remove roadblocks so that they can insure the success of their project team.
The Senior Analytics Project Leader bears primary responsibility for meeting customer expectations for the projects they are leading.
The Senior Analytics Project Leader demonstrates thorough knowledge of analytical approaches/techniques and the ability to handle the most complex project issues, the incumbent demonstrates very good communication skills, exceptional planning and organization capabilities, and is able to explain conclusions to customers who have limited knowledge and experience with quantitative analytical methods. As a Senior role leading analytic project teams, he or she is expected to have previous experience leading teams and in project management, and should exhibit above average initiative, the ability to delegate tasks, and demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills. He or she should also have a comprehensive knowledge of Caterpillar Inc.; its products and services; its internal systems, processes, and procedures; and a general understanding of Caterpillar's external customers, competitors, and market influencers.
Basic Qualifications:
Typically requires a Engineering degree, preferably in statistics, economics, mathematics, or a similar field with quantitative coursework, and 10-12 years of professional experience utilizing quantitative analysis is required, a Master's degree and 7-9 years of experience, or a PhD and 4-6 years of experience in relevant experience. Must be comfortable working industry standard data visualization and statistics packages Must demonstrate strengths in leadership, initiative, delegation, judgment, planning and organizing, and the ability to communicate effectively with multiple levels of Management as well as with team members.
Additional Information:
Location of this position is in Mossville, IL but can work remotely from any CAT office location.
This position may require
Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant.
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.
This position will close on May 30th, 2022 at 11:59 PM CST.
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
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
