NPI Team Lead - Reman Hydraulics

Caterpillar•Mossville, IL

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. CATERPILLAR REMANUFACTURING Do you have a passion for helping customers and supporting a sustainable solution? Since 1973, Cat Reman has helped bring the value at the core of every Cat product back to life. Customers look to us to provide a high-quality solution that is good for their business - and promotes sustainability. It's important to us to deliver. Our team is full of industry leaders. Together, following common values, we share a passion for delivering sustainability benefits that help the company contribute to a circular economy. It’s rewarding to work, with an inspiring team, where every contribution matters. The Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division currently has an opening for a NPI Team Leader located at our Mossville, Illinois facility. In this role, you will identify, evaluate, and implement new projects and programs that expand Reman offerings for our customers. These highly complex, technical initiatives will require collaboration across global suppliers and internal manufacturing facilities.

Requirements

Degree or equivalent experience desired
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Keeps current with remanufacturing technologies.
Aligns product needs with target-market applications and considers how products and services are sold and delivered.
Understands key features of major hydraulic products and services.
Creates and adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Ensures identification of customer needs and priorities.
Analyzes problem trends and takes steps to avoid recurrence.
Assists in detailed project plans including cost, schedule, and resource requirements.
Participates in planning, estimating, and executing a set of projects.
Coordinates the necessary resources for managing efficient and effective projects within the program.

Responsibilities

Coordinating with the Reman businesses, sales, marketing, and platform groups to manage resources for each deliverable within the project.
Overseeing project progress and costs; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems.
Influencing project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.
Communicating with customers and managing expectations; ensuring effective use of project controls and reporting mechanisms.