JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Caterpillar, we work to help our customers build a better world. Without our team of talented, bight 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, organized self-starter to join our Product Support and Logistics Division as a Strategy Program Manager.  

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 Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurement and the design and manufacture of Wear & Maintenance Components, e.g., Steel Products (Undercarriage and GET) and Specialty Products (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters).  

Product Support and Logistics Division  

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 – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.

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The Opportunity:

As a Strategy Program Manager at Caterpillar, you will be responsible for providing leadership in the development, coordination, communication, and implementation in support of strategic initiatives for the Product Support & Logistics Division (PSLD). This role reports directly to the Strategy Director of PSLD. This role will also provide leadership to PSLD’s governance process in support of strategy development and implementation and special projects sponsored by the VP.  This will include project identification, portfolio management, project prioritization and project management.  This role is critical in the execution of PSLD’s strategy in support of the Services, Distribution and Digital (SD&D) portfolio and aligned to its governance process maximizing value for the enterprise. 

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Define and manage the governance process required to achieve vision and aspirational goals

• Manage portfolio of strategic initiatives including cadence of updates related to milestones, roadblocks and successes

• Ensure seamless alignment with enterprise and segment strategy to PSLD’s strategic imperatives

• Manage “systematic frameworks” for strategy formulation

• Provide project management

• Work with communications team to ensure appropriate communication strategies and audiences for all messaging related to strategy

• Define appropriate implementation plans for strategies, meeting cadence and progress metrics

• Define appropriate implementation plans for overall strategy and key projects and provide planning and performance monitoring on an ongoing basis

• Business Council coordination – ensuring that PSLD is updating their internal partners on a regular cadence with key initiatives that impact their business goals.  Frequent updates, standard templates and meeting cadence will be key elements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or similar field

• 2+ years of strategic business consulting

• 5 + years of job related experience

• Multi-business unit or multi-industry experience  

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Ability to set bold goals, strategies to achieve those goals, and turn strategies into action through strong project management and governance

• Exceptional leadership and networking skills

• Ability to be proactive

• Ability to build consensus

• Ability to simplify complex information and develop clear communications and presentation materials to a variety of audiences

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to adapt to multiple cultures and countries, fluent in English

• Global work experience

• 2+ years of project management experience

Additional Information:

This position does offer relocation.

This position requires 10% or less travel.

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, 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.

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