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.

Description

Manage the specific Safety Solutions Product Group business for all Worldwide markets. This position is accountable for the product group strategy, product portfolio management and development, financial results, market share (share of market OPACC - Operating Profit After Capital Charge - and enablement of machine and parts sales), velocity and quality of the product line. Key job purpose is working with go to market and marketing teams to connect customer’s unmet needs with current and future solutions (product, services, after-market).

Job Duties

Travel with the Sales Reps to discover customer problems that are not being addressed and that solutions need to be created for. Work with go to market teams to ensure critical information is at point of sale for current solutions. Work with Regional and Commercial teams to manage the sales funnel for the product line. Develop OIAs (OPACC improvement agendas) to Maximize enablement of machine and parts sales and OPACC in Region with specific problems to solve for customers.

Basic Qualifications

Requires college or university degree and 10-15 years of progressive experience in the engineering/sales/marketing/product support disciplines.

Requires thorough knowledge of company products or similar products and product applications

Proven success in product management, product development, and/or commercialization

Requires experience in dealer go to market

Requires 3 years of leadership experience

Experience managing in a Matrix organization

Top Candidates will also have

Key skills will include strategic vision, business process acumen, go-to-market and business model strategies and excellent verbal, written and communication skills. 

Strong interpersonal skills

Additional Information

The location for this position is East Peoria, IL or Tucson, AZ

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

This position may require less than 50% travel

Visa sponsorship is available for this position

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

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Relocation is available for this position.Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.