Global Strategy & Execution Manager

Caterpillar•Peoria, IL

34d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Caterpillar's Global Financial Services Division (GFSD), has an open position as Global Strategy & Execution Manager in the Global Business Services (GBS) team. GBS is comprised of the Operations Center of Excellence (Ops CoE), Analytics Center of Excellence (Analytics CoE), and our Managed Service Provider, Accenture. Global Business Services utilizes global teams & innovative technology to standardize transactional work for Caterpillar and enables Business Units to focus on strategic consulting for Caterpillar. In this role, you will provide strategic and influential leadership to multiple workstreams and team members, setting objectives and deliverables aligned with the strategic vision and coordinating teams' efforts to deliver on objectives. You will also ensure collaboration and interconnectivity across workstreams and alignment on objectives, while providing thought leadership and driving teams to deliver the future state Operating Model and deeper strategic insights to drive profitable growth. This role will help develop and support the future state centers of excellence that are a key component of our Operating Model with a focus on Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.

Requirements

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering, or Computer Science and/or 10 years equivalent experience
Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Organizational Leadership: Knowledge of leadership concepts and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Financial Analysis: Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.
Financial Forecasting and Modeling: Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques of financial forecasting and modeling; ability to explore and evaluate alternative financial scenarios and results.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of manufacturing systems and processes
Prior supervisory experience
Strong communication, interpersonal skills and executive presence with the ability to collaborate and partner across peers and leadership
Initiative, leadership, good judgement, effective organization skills, and accountability
Ability to resolve issues independently and with worldwide / diverse teams.
Ability to take an Enterprise point of view and lead with our Values in Action.

Responsibilities

Support development of simplification, standardization and automation solutions for finance and accounting processes that support manufacturing
Create a process to inventory and prioritize ideas for continuous improvement including assessment of impact & effort & timing
Gather voice of the customer to identify, inventory and prioritize business partnering opportunities to drive profitable growth
Support development of the end-state capital process and how it will integrate with current customer requirements, policies and financial systems
Catalog the multiple Business Partnering activities and matching them to Voice of Customer feedback to ensure alignment.