- Pay
- $159–239k
- Where
- Irving, Texas · Mossville, Illinois
- Level
- Mid
Career Area:
Strategy
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining 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 don't just 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.
About EPD
Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!
Job Summary:
We have an exciting role open within Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division (EPD) for a Strategy Manager within the Strategy and Corporate Development team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and facilitating commercial and product strategies for various technologies and solutions to help Caterpillar customers manage the energy transition.
You will work with and support a global team of engineering and operations professionals responsible for the development and implementation of EPD products and solutions by creating and facilitating strategies that utilize industry, competitive, technology, and customer intelligence to ensure that Caterpillar is positioned to be an industry leader in energy solutions.
This role will also be responsible for executing these strategies through finding, engaging, and facilitating commercial agreements and investments into external partners that will complement the efforts of the EPD teams. You will work with EPD teams to identify priority technologies and solutions, identify candidate partners, facilitate exploration and selection of preferred partners, and manage engagements with selected partners such as co-development agreements and investments including Venture Capital and M&A.
What You Will Do:
Lead efforts to analyze industry and competitive intelligence around certain themes or technology areas
Create strategic frameworks for how EPD teams should position product and solutions development to create customer value
Work with teams to implement product and commercial strategies
Identify and raise awareness of potential strategic alliances and partnerships
Identify potential investment opportunities that create strategic value
Work with legal to execute and manage commercial agreements with partners such as NDAs and co-development agreements
Work with corporate teams to execute and manage Venture Capital investments and M&A opportunities
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What You Have:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, or related fields
Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Extensive experience and 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.
Effective Communications: Extensive experience and 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.
Strategic Thinking: Working knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and…