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NPI Team Leader
| Company | Caterpillar Inc. |
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| Location | Peoria, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $126000 – $189000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Working 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.
- Working Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
- Basic Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
- Extensive 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.
- Working 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.
- Working 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.
- Working 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.
- Working Knowledge of design for manufacturability guidelines, methodologies, and use cases; ability to use this knowledge to optimize product designs and manufacturing operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead Reman NPI programs in support of new product introductions by working with a cross-functional team including Reman product engineering, machine/engine prime product and component NPI, business resources, manufacturing, and supplier teams throughout the world.
- Build and evaluate business cases for Reman product offerings.
- Scope, launch, and run NPI projects to implement new products and grow sales using the Reman NPI process.
- Coordinating with the businesses, sales, marketing, and platform groups to manage resources for each deliverable within the project.
- Influencing project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- Experience with NPI program management
- Demonstrated leadership of complex projects and business acumen
- Strong project management skills
