NPI Lead

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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

Role Definition
Manages multiple or complex engineering projects involving multiple functions or sites.

Responsibilities
Coordinating with the 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.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors
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.

Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Knowledge of design for manufacturability guidelines methodologies and use cases; ability to use this knowledge to optimize product designs and manufacturing operations.

This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

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