Electrification Value Chain Manager

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As part of Caterpillars Resource Industries Electrification Solutions (RIES) team the Electrification Value Chain Manager plays a critical role at the forefront of mining electrification. This is a high-visibility high-impact leadership role where you will be handson to design build and execute customerback endtoend value chains that enable nextgeneration electrified mining solutions.

What makes this role exciting:

In this role you will directly support and shape the real-world performance of Cat Dynamic Energy Transfer a Caterpillar-developed technology that delivers energy to diesel-electric and battery-electric mining trucks while in operation. You will collaborate closely with suppliers customers dealers and multiple Caterpillar teams to ensure availability cost quality and resilience across the end-to-end value chain.

You wont just support electrification technology you will define how it scales performs and succeeds in the field.

What you will do:

• Lead and develop value chain engineering teams including staffing coaching performance management and succession planning

• Design and optimize electrification value chains by working backward from customer dealer and site requirements to define planning sourcing and manufacturing strategies

• Drive high-impact long-duration value chain engineering and continuous improvement initiatives to meet engineering quality and business commitments

• Partner closely with logistics operations product engineering process engineering product support lifecycle management suppliers dealers and customers

• Manage value chain risk recovery and resilience planning for foreseeable and unforeseen disruptions

• Translate demand signals and product roadmaps into capacity resource and production plans

• Develop and evaluate business cases to support value chain investments trade-offs and strategic decisions

• Establish governance metrics and operating rhythms to sustain performance and accountability

What skills you will have:

Business Acumen

• Designs planning processes and decisionmaking channels that support electrification value chains deployed at active mine sites

• Explains business issues and trends within Resource Industries electrification programs and how they compare to other Caterpillar businesses

• Demonstrates a bigpicture understanding of how technology performance supplier capability customer uptime and financial outcomes are interconnected

• Applies strong business fundamentals metrics and financial acumen to evaluate cost availability uptime and investment tradeoffs

• Develops and reviews business cases supporting electrification scaleup supplier strategies and sitespecific value chain decisions

Planning (Tactical & Strategic)

• Develops and communicates tactical execution plans supporting electrification deployment.

• Provides appropriate planning detail to support multiyear electrification roadmaps and scaling strategies

• Links nearterm execution activities (site readiness supply assurance commissioning) to longterm Resource Industries electrification strategy

• Manages crossfunctional interdependencies across logistics engineering suppliers and site operations to maintain execution discipline

• Allocates resources in line with technical requirements minesite constraints and business priorities

• Ensures planning processes are integrated with overall Caterpillar business and electrification strategies

Process Management

• Coaches teams on process value analysis to improve endtoend electrification value chain performance

• Evaluates diagnoses and optimizes processes spanning supplier networks site logistics installation and operational support

• Demonstrates a deep understanding of major process flows impacting energy transfer systems machine uptime and availability

• Synchronizes work and resource requirements across Caterpillar teams suppliers dealers and customer site stakeholders

• Designs and implements processes that enhance value chain resilience scalability and operational reliability for firstofkind and scaling technologies

Quality Management

• Uses quality indicators relevant to electrification systems site deployment and operational performance

• Adheres to Caterpillar quality management processes while operating in dynamic customerfacing mine environments

• Applies continuous improvement methods to improve technology performance reliability and uptime

• Uses inspections walkthroughs and field feedback to identify and mitigate quality risks early

• Partners with quality assurance teams to support safe reliable electrification solutions

Decision Making & Critical Thinking

• Differentiates assumptions perspectives and historical context when making decisions in newtechnology and sitespecific environments

• Evaluates prior deployment and operational decisions to improve future electrification execution

• Assesses options and predicts impacts related to supplier readiness site constraints schedule cost and customer outcomes

• Advises crossfunctional leaders using synthesized data and structured alternatives

• Applies appropriate decisionmaking styles (consultative command or consensus) in highvisibility highimpact situations

• Challenges assumptions and received wisdom when deploying new electrification technologies

Capacity Planning & Management (Manufacturing):

• Partners with R&D to plan capacity and resource requirements for electrification systems under development and deployment

• Creates consolidated forecasts across multiple products suppliers and facilities supporting mining electrification

• Leads short and longterm capacity planning cycles aligned to pilot scaleup and production phases

• Evaluates alternative capacity strategies to balance speed cost and risk

• Develops cost estimates for incremental capacity required to support electrification growth

• Translates demand signals into actionable production and capacity requirements

Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing)

• Assesses root causes of failures in manufacturing or siterelated systems supporting electrification solutions

• Collects production safety and capability data from manufacturing and deployment environments

• Applies industrial engineering principles to improve flow safety and efficiency

• Follows standards and policies to identify and report industrial engineering issues

• Engages in operational discussions related to manufacturing and site execution performance

Strategic Sourcing

• Monitors execution across all stages of strategic sourcing for critical electrification components and systems

• Trains and mentors others on strategic sourcing practices in complex multistakeholder environments

• Designs and develops standard supplier agreements supporting new technology deployment and scaling

• Leads complex sourcing activities including negotiations contracting and continuous improvement

• Consults on sourcing strategies relative to supplier integration dependencies and minesite realities

• Communicates strategic sourcing best practices and rationale internally and externally

Education requirement:

• Bachelors degree required in an accredited Engineering Computer Science or Materials Science curriculums

Top candidates will also have:

• Experience with CustomerBack Value Chain Design aligning supply chain manufacturing and sourcing strategies to customer needs and delivery commitments

• Strong understanding of endtoend OrdertoDelivery systems including demand planning capacity planning sourcing manufacturing and logistics

• Experience supporting electrification electric drive systems battery-electric or diesel-electric equipment or high-voltage industrial systems

• Background in capacity planning resource planning and demand-to-production translation

• Knowledge of industrial engineering principles in manufacturing or heavy equipment environments

• Experience with strategic sourcing supplier negotiations contracting and supplier performance improvement

• Track record of leading value chain transformation or new technology industrialization

• Comfort working hands-on at customer or site-based locations with high operational visibility

Additional information:

• The location for this position isTucson AZ and will require to be on-site 5 days a week.

• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

• This position will require 15% travel.

• Sponsorship isnotavailable.

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

Posting Dates:

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

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