Market Development Consultant – Program Management

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Job Description:

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About Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine:

Caterpillars Oil and Gas division provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades rapid prototyping of spare parts robust asset management operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.

About the Role:

Caterpillar Oil & Gas currently has an exciting opportunity for a Market Development Consultant Program Management in Houston Texas or Lafayette Indiana. This role is primarily responsible for managing the execution of New Product Introduction (NPI) programs and related product marketing activities for the Production Power Generation segment of Oil & this role you will be an integral part of the product strategy team responsible for delivering long-term sales growth in the form of new gas genset products and services for Oil & addition you will ensure that customer requirements are clearly defined and cascaded into technical program requirements and you will work collaboratively with the product engineering teams to ensure that new products deliver the intended customer value and meet business unit strategic and financial objectives.

What you will do:

• Provide marketing leadership to New Product Introduction (NPI) teams focused on developing new power generation and electrification solutions for the Oil & Gas industry.
• Be responsible for executing marketing activities for assigned NPI product programs including but not limited to new natural gas gensets electrification solutions and power distribution control systems.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners dealers and customers to support NPI activities including product requirements management competitive analysis field test coordination product pricing forecasting and marketing literature development.
• Participate in regular meetings with customers dealers and commercial teams to gather market intelligence and understand Caterpillars position in the industry.
• Gather voice of customer to understand customer buying behaviors competitive issues market service needs and where Caterpillar can add value.
• Act as a market segment advisor to commercial teams dealers and other process partners.
• Define marketing communication priorities and work with the Marketing Communications team to create marketing materials and media for new product launches and marketing campaigns.
• Guide the development and publication of technical marketing data competitive analysis and sales training materials needed to effectively sell new products.

Additional information:

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Relocation is available for this position
• This position requires working onsite five days a week.
• Travel up to 25% required

What you will have:

• Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating market-leading customer solutions.
• 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.
• Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients vendors and peers.
• Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of big picture thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.
• Value Selling: Knowledge of the principles and practices for selling products technology and services; ability to provide overall product/service value and to differentiate support offerings that address clearly understood customer needs.

Additional Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-related knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility terms and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical dental and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation Holidays Volunteer etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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