NPI Team Lead – Cat Command

Career Area: Administrative 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. Caterpillar is, and will remain, a global leader. All our achievements—our ability to power the world’s infrastructure, our cutting-edge products and services and our world-class supply chain—are only possible because we employ the very best talent. Description Do you like to work on the leading edge of new products and technology, solving real customer problems? Does the digital transformation Caterpillar is driving to help our customers succeed excite you? If so, we have a great opportunity for you to join the Construction Digital and Technology (CD&T) team in the Automation & Autonomy Division as a New Product Introduction (NPI) Team Leader. CD&T's mission is to make our customers more productive & safer by driving the digital transformation at their jobsites, ultimately leading the industry to the autonomous jobsite. This means helping customers maximize their equipment and site operations through a portfolio of digital and technology solutions. Included in this are the on-machine technologies developed by the machine teams as well as the off-machine equipment and productivity management digital solutions and remote-control technology from CD&T. Foundational to the role is leading the end-to-end NPI teams and deliverables for the remote control, Cat Command, portfolio. This position takes responsibility for the overall leadership of the program, from day-to-day execution, risk and resource management across on-board and off-board development, marketing and go-to-market, dealer development, and product support disciplines for the construction industry. As the NPI Team Leader, you will play a vital role to provide multi-functional NPI team leadership for the Cat Command portfolio, delivering solutions that drive services revenue growth. This role is both strategic and tactical. The successful candidate will be accountable to work with the extended enterprise team to craft, own and execute the product strategy for the CI COMMAND Universal Remote Control product portfolio including station, consoles, networks and onboard technology. The strategy definition will be crafted in collaboration with the technical, marketing, accounting and order fulfillment teams within A&A, ICS, GCI and the Machine Product Groups. The incumbent will also lead resulting NPI and NMI projects to execute the strategy. Job Duties Specifically, you can expect to: Coordinate, facilitate and govern NPI for end-to-end solutions within the Cat Command portfolio Lead cross-functional NPI teams where on-board technology, off-board services, and commercial strategies meet; establish project management plans and manage resources to deliver on program objectives Work with the Commercial teams and our customers to ensure prioritized NPI programs are focused on delivering business outcomes. Developing the business case for future programs. Work across Machine Business Divisions, Cat Digital, Integrated Components and Solutions (ICS), Global Construction and Infrastructure (GCI), and CD&T Drive alignment across the team on key business objectives and priorities, ensure appropriate resources are in place to execute, and synchronize development across the organization to deliver on the Digital strategy Identify improvement opportunities across each of the different processes and workstreams; executing strategies to address them, and delivering the Cat Command MGPP. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in business or engineering 6 or more years of progressive job-related experience Strong interpersonal skills, influencing/persuasion, and negotiation skills Strong communication (written, verbal, and presentation) Excellent problem-solving skills, leadership, and team management capabilities. Top candidates will also bring: Prior NPI leadership experience in a product or technology group Prior machine or industry marketing experience, including field and staff assignments Prior 6 Sigma BB experience Strong project management skills Additional Information The location for this position is Mossville, IL, as well as Aurora, IL; Decatur, IL; Cary, NC; Tucson, AZ; Minneapolis, MN. Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position. This position will require less than 15% travel. 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 a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date). Final details Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status. 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. For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media #LI Relocation is available for this position. EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? 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