New Product Introduction Team Leader

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

7d•$147,760 - $221,640•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar's Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division focuses on delivering advanced electrified powertrains, zero-emissions products/technologies, and associated solutions and services. This includes batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, microgrid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services, and component integration for ePowertrain solutions across industries. We are seeking talented individuals to build and scale next-generation technologies, products, and services to help customers build a more sustainable world. The ideal candidates are self-motivated, intelligent, team-oriented, and possess high emotional intelligence, humility, and openness to discovery.

Requirements

Extensive experience and 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.
Working knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
Expert 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.
Extensive experience and 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.
Extensive experience and 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.
Bachelor’s degree plus applicable experience.
Experience with complex charging and power conversion products.
Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Technology Introduction (NTI); familiarity with New Service Introduction (NSI), Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP).
Experience with change, risk, and issue management.
Ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group, as well as employees in other business units, customers, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to create reliable and cost-effective Power Conversion products for RI, CI, and E&T verticals.
Create relationships across the value stream to meet end customer needs in charging, power conversion, and energy storage applications.
Manage multiple New Product Introduction (NPI), New Technology Introduction (NTI), New Service Introduction (NSI), and Small Batch projects across various machine platforms and site solutions.
Deploy new solutions into production, managing supply chain issues, quality concerns, and other program maintenance activities.
Communicate, collaborate, and build trust with diverse stakeholders including E&E stakeholders, vertical stakeholders, peers, and technical leaders.
Understand product development processes: NPI, NTI, and E&ES bespoke Small Batch process.
Utilize business resource processes and applications to inform product decisions.
Collaborate with Chief Engineers and Technical Managers on transitioning NTI projects to NPI projects.
Collaborate with the Commercial Team to meet customer needs.
Lead NPI projects from launch through gateway 7, ensuring all requirements (technical, quality, cost, timeline) are met.
Contribute to defining product design, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy.
Develop and maintain project plans and schedules in collaboration with E+ES functional areas (product support, life cycle management, engineering, purchasing, validation) and product group teams.
Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
Oversee project execution, including schedule, cost, and performance; communicate status to stakeholders and functional partners; proactively identify, escalate, and resolve issues.
Work closely with L5 technical leads and product group partners.
Influence project staffing decisions; motivate, coach, and develop project teams.
Communicate with customers to manage expectations.
Ensure effective use of project controls and reporting mechanisms.
Manage conflict resolution through negotiation and managing teams and projects through roadblocks.