Career Area:
Marketing / Sales / Product Support
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. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.
As a Competitive Analysis Research Consultant, you will have the opportunity to develop essential competitors' business information and provide recommendations to management for Caterpillar Construction Industries and Rental teams. You will provide analysis and interpretation of the competitors insights including financial condition, new product introduction, leadership structure, global market and M&A and divestures etc.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Assists the Competitive Analysis Manager in the systematic collection, evaluation, and communication of competitive marketing intelligence required for targeted business intelligence projects which Caterpillar business teams or external customers need to make their business decisions and to support their business strategies.
Managing all aspects of competitors landscape and business insight for Cat Rental team
Regular communication to Cat rental customers; regarding the industries in which they participate, their competitors or other relevant information about the external business environment
Collection and analysis of the actions, capabilities, and strategies of competitive firms with regular assessment of their impact to Caterpillar Rental
Providing analysis of competitors financial dashboard for Caterpillar Rental team
Participating in presentation of competitors' business insight information to Caterpillar Rental and dealer conference meetings
Providing analysis support for Caterpillar Construction Industries Quarterly Business Revuew meeting
Providing pulses for Caterpillar Construction Industries competitors
Participating global tradeshows including ConExpo, Bauma and American Rental Association
Providing analysis for ad-hoc requests and special competitors' request from Executive Offic and Caterpillar Construction Industries leadership team
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (Engineer, Marketing, Financing, Business Administration and Accounting etc.)
Strong analytical skills and ability to draw insight from diverse sources and broad/ambiguous data sets
Proactive self-starter, able to canvas internal customers, identify the most urgent needs, and diligently pursue solutions
Strong written and oral communication skills, including capability in developing and delivering presentation material for executive management
Good judgment and the ability to garner the respect of business unit senior management.
Proven effective at building and maintaining strong business relationships
Desired Qualifications:
Master's degree in Business Administration or related fields
Independent project lead experience with strong customer focus
Multi-functional experience
Previous exposure / contacts within the Caterpillar business units / verticals
Job-related experience (Competitors' research and assessments)
Additional Information:
This position would ideally be located in Peoria, IL; however open to considering other Caterpillar facilities within the U.S. (candidates permanent address must be within 50-mile driving distance to a Caterpillar facility)
For a full list of U.S. Caterpillar facilities please visit: https://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/global-footprint/americas/united-states.html
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 .
Employee benefit details
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a monthly bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details
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Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
