Product Specialist

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Job Description:

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.

Job Summary

Our Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within PSLD as within all of Caterpillar our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts DistributionofCat Parts Integrated Logistics and Global Services supporting Caterpillar dealers and customers. Our teams work together in critical areas that leverage digital capabilities technology and operational excellence.

The Global Service team enables a differentiated and superior customer service experience resulting in sustainable and profitable services growth with a focus on safety quality and efficiency. The goal is to enable both dealer and customer service success by leveraging digital capabilities technology world-class training and accurate service information to deliver the desired outcomes.

What You Will Do:

As a Product Service Specialist you will identify and lead strategic projects and process improvement activities that support Caterpillars Services Growth Goals through the Cat Interact application. This project role is a focal point for performing project management tasks with the dealer community including establishing and understanding current dealer goals identifying opportunities for the Cat Interact application in the dealer and providing Voice of Dealer (VOD) to our Digital partners. Projects will include onboarding new dealers to the Cat Interact solution informing dealers of new features and functionality develops strategic execution projects plans for assigned project.

Responsibilities include the overall success of the projects/programs including the establishing of metrics/targets monitoring progress and reporting status in dealer reviews.

Job duties include but are not limited to the following:
Identifies and develops strategic project plans and programs from concept through to implementation collaborating and communicating high-level strategies to appropriate enterprise personnel.
Gathers voice of the dealer and customers and provides that information to our Digital partners.
Leads and works with dealer and project teams to provide change management recommendations (communication learning and reinforcement plans) to accurately manage expectations with the dealer.
Individual will lead projects assigned and will report out on project status.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Experience with project management and process improvement techniques
Experience delivering on high impact projects or programs
Experience with influencing change management
Must be willing to travel up to 15% of working time

Top Candidates will also have:
Experience training small and large groups of individuals
Experience with analyzing reports in Microsoft Excel
Prior Dealer experience

Additional Information:
This position to be in Chennai India.

This role requires travelling up to 10-15% of the time.

This position requires working onsite five days a week

What You 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 customized customer solutions.

Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools techniques and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion goal or judgment.

Service Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.

Consulting: Knowledge of techniques roles and responsibilities in providing technical or business guidance to clients both internal and external; ability to apply consulting knowledge appropriately.

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.

Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients vendors and peers.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however as a global company Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of India which can be found through our employment website at You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage because we value your performance we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of a variable bonus. Additional benefits include paid annual leave flexi leave medical and insurance (prorated based upon hire date).

Final Details:

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If you are interested in joining our team please apply using an English version of your CV. We look forward to meeting you!

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of essential job functions as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment off-highway diesel and natural gas engines industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years weve been helping customers build a better more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services backed by our global dealer network provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

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