Division Communications Manager

Caterpillar Inc.•Town of Geneva, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Join the EAME Distribution Team as a Division Communications Manager, in this role, you will lead a team in creating and executing communication strategies and processes that drive the achievement of division and enterprise objectives. You will serve as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team, providing innovative and tailored communications solutions that enable business success. If you’re ready to make a significant impact and drive positive change, apply now! This role provides a unique opportunity to lead internal employee communications, as well as communications to Cat® dealers in the EAME region. For internal communications, the focus will be on developing and implementing strategies to improve internal communication channels, ensuring employees are well-informed, engaged, and connected. For dealer communications, the focus will be on collaborating with key business partners to ensure alignment of messaging to dealer executive leadership. EAME Distribution is focused on delivering superior customer experience, profitable market leadership and services growth through industry-best distribution performance. We provide governance and administration of Cat dealers across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Eurasia.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and 10–15 years of professional experience in communications.
Languages: Proficiency in English and French required
Organizational Communications: Significant experience leading global communications efforts
Strategic Planning: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan; ability to measure business impact for communications efforts
Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience
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
Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization
Interpersonal Relationships: Successful in supporting and interacting with senior level executives; excellent interpersonal skills to engage on sensitive issues, develop others, or persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific actions
A valid Swiss work permit or Swiss or EU-25/EFTA citizenship is required for this position.

Responsibilities

Developing communication strategies, plans, and deliverables for the EAME Distribution Senior Vice President and leadership team
Responsible for deliverables including but not limited to speeches, video scripts, presentations, newsletter articles, and internal all-leader and all-employee meetings
Manage division communication plans, daily operations and the execution of internal and external messaging.
Partner with Human Resources to build and manage strategies that develop leaders and instill deep understanding of the business.