Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Title: NPI Readiness Team Lead

Salary: £59,952 - £65,000 (depending on experience)

Location : Peterborough

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave,

• Up to 18% Bonus

• Monthly Car Allowance – £600pcm

• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%

• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.

• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.

About IPSD

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Opportunity

The Industrial Power Systems Division currently has an opening for an NPI Readiness Lead position located in Peterborough, UK. This position will support both Caterpillar and Perkins brands across all product lines within the Industrial Power Systems Division. This role will be accountable for developing, communicating, and ensuring the proper execution of the global product support readiness strategy for multiple concurrent New Production Introduction (NPI) programs.

This opportunity is ideal for a candidate looking for leadership experience without having direct reports. This role provides the opportunity for someone wishing to continue to develop their leadership skills.

What You Will Do:

• Influencing project deliverables, by motivating and developing project team and team members.

• Coordinating across multiple business teams to identify NPI programme needs, develop a project plan and lead governance meetings for each deliverable within the project.

• Develop product support readiness plans and strategies, while communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas.

• Providing distributor readiness updates for critical NPI programmes to manage customer expectations and deliver.

• Lead NPI product support programs to ensure deliverables are met, ensuring dealer and distributor readiness. Deliverables will include technical publications, training plans, tooling development and validation, parts stocking, serviceability, and territory readiness.

• Delivering NPI project results using analytical tools, lean process improvement and customer-first methodology

• Measure dealer/ distributor readiness and support field teams on developing action plans to support NPI readiness.

What You Have:

• Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.

• Products and Services: Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.

• Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.

• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

• Customer Service Management: Knowledge of customer service priorities and ability to utilize tools and techniques for maintaining an environment where all understand, and are committed to providing excellent service to internal and external customers.

• Program Management: Knowledge of the policies and techniques to manage a set of related projects within a program; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control the set of projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve program objectives.

Top candidates will ideally have built their skills within product and process management environments, demonstrating a strong understanding of project management and the NPI cycle.

Additional Information:

We operate a hybrid working week consisting of three days in the office and two from home.

What You Will Get

We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our dynamic, diverse and friendly team. We have a culture of openness, autonomy, support, personal development as well as a continuous drive for improvement.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI-Hybrid

Posting Dates:

October 16, 2024 - October 30, 2024

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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