NPI Lead Wear & Maintenance Products

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Role Definition:
Manages multiple or complex engineering projects involving multiple functions or sites.
We are looking for a dynamic organized self-starter to join our Cat Technology Division as an NPI Lead in Global Engineering & Technology Chennai to support ICD Wear & Maintenance Products Group.
ICD is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. We are a global team that designs and manufactures components embedded into a machines architecture delivering superior customer value and competitive advantage. Our components (Hose & Coupling. Fluids & Filter Seals Tubes & Hardware Undercarriage GET) are essential to differentiating our prime products enhancing performance quality and safety from the inside out. Our components are also built with the aftermarket in mind helping customers get reliable service and performance wherever they operate.
As an NPI Lead you will utilize corporate and ICD NPI processes and tools for leading teams.

Responsibilities
Manage NPI projects (component development) to ensure they are on-time within budget and aligned with the product strategy.
Deliver cross vertical aftermarket transformation commitments
Lead NPI projects by collaborating with component Engineering Team Machine Business Divisions Purchasing Manufacturing Business Resources and Supply Chain.
Assemble the business case for project requests to ensure profitable growth.
Build relationships with other departments industry associations and outside organizations. Assists in marketing the NPI process to customers.
Identifies cost containment opportunities. Identifies trends and areas of focus for continuous improvement.
Apply Lean culture to the NPI process to standardize and reduce development timelines.
Overseeing project progress and costs; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems.
Communicating with customers and managing expectations; ensuring effective use of project controls and reporting mechanisms.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering
15 years of progressively responsible job-related experience in at least one of the following: NPI 6 Sigma Product engineering

Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Completion of 6 Sigma Black Belt training
Previous experience with company products and product applications dealer network merchandising programs and/or warranty practices and procedures
Experience in leading projects or parts development with Maintenance and/or Wear Components
Experience in more than one product development area
Exceptional organizational and multi-tasking abilities
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills are required in order to deal with sensitive issues develop others or persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific actions

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.
Level Working Knowledge:
Contributes to short-term operational plans.
Anticipates and adapts to plan changes.
Monitors progress of work against plan as required to meet objectives.
Reports variances and makes agreed-upon corrections.
Under guidance develops tactical plan for own direct responsibility.

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.
Level Working Knowledge:
Obtains information about product and service linkages with other products and services elsewhere in organization.
Researches the target market and how the product and services are sold and delivered.
Explains current status delivery alternatives and announced updates to products and services.
Summarizes key features of major products or services in own unit.
Assesses own units product alternatives costs and pricing.

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.
Level Basic Understanding:
Explains the purpose and limitations of quality management.
Accesses organizational resources that enable quality management.
Defines quality management concepts.
Cites examples of organizational quality management initiatives.

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.
Level Extensive Experience:
Reviews others writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
Communicates well downward upward and outward.
Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

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.
Level Working Knowledge:
Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

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.
Level Working Knowledge:
Facilitates the resolution of customer problems issues or concerns.
Monitors and reports on delivery of what was promised.
Participates in a team that provides direct customer service.
Ensures identification of customer needs and priorities.
Analyzes problem trends and takes steps to avoid recurrence.

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.
Level Working Knowledge:
Assists in detailed project plans including cost schedule and resource requirements.
Participates in planning estimating and executing a set of projects.
Follows standard criteria to track project progress and status to ensure they are in line with program objectives.
Monitors standard project status reports.
Coordinates the necessary resources for managing efficient and effective projects within the program.

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.
Level Basic Understanding:
Discusses the use cases benefits and importance of DFM.
Explains the key DFM design principles.
Lists the major tools and technologies used for implementing DFM methodologies.
Locates the DFM guidelines for various types of manufacturing processes within the organization.

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