Senior Global Product Consultant, Small Excavators

at  Caterpillar

SUMMARY PAY RANGE:

$144,960.00 - $217,320.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Lead Global Construction & Infrastructure Division’s (GCI) Global Customer Product and Functional Requirements’ development in support of HEXSM NPI programs. Responsible for developing global critical customer product application requirements and product functional specifications for input to the WW Product Group’s NPI programs and gaining approval from the WW PM and VPs at the NPI Gate Reviews for HEXSM. Specifically:

• Owns GCI’s marketing requirements and VOC input to New Product Introduction Development: This includes the collection, prioritization and communication of Voice of the Customer, Voice of Dealer, Voice of Machine and Voice of Expert.
• Defines value of new product features, functional and technical specifications, and general product requirements. Including PINs and pricing recommendations to Global GCI Consultants. Support Value Analysis work for NPI teams especially related to competitive performance, features, maintenance, and repair costs.
• Identify, manage, and provide reports on competitive performance studies, feature/benefit comparisons and maintenance and repair cost analysis.
• Apply knowledge of products, technology, industry, customers etc., into strategic planning and Product Group Multi-Generational Product Planning (MGPP). Incumbents may mentor less experienced personnel.
• Key member of the Next Gen Hydraulic Excavators (NGH) launches for HEXSM responsible for the Global Training Pack execution, training the RPASs and coordinating the marketing machines globally.