Product Value Stream Director, Articulated Truck in Peterlee

Job Description

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• Career Area
• Engineering
• Overview

In the Caterpillar Underground Hard Rock Vehicle team, you have the opportunity to design, market, and support some of the most innovative products in the industry.

As the Articulated Truck Product Value Stream Director, reporting to the Vice President Product Management, you will be responsible for the machine lifecycle value chain for Articulated Trucks produced in the UK within the Load and Haul Organization.

This responsibility spans Product Support, Value Chain Engineering, and Product Engineering, bringing together the functions that drive product excellence throughout the machine lifecycle.

What You Will Do

• Manage machine life cycle value chain and understand, design and develop engineering value chain.

This includes addressing product quality, managing stop ship, platform assembly processes, machine space claim (dimensions/weight), super bill-of-material, product strategy, options management and DTO options.

• Support assembly factories, interfacing with Systems & Components Value Chain teams.
• Deliver the functional requirements from the process partners, including cost control, machine competitiveness/competitive intelligence, machine performance and machine reliability and durability.
• Tie all activities into a continuous flow across the entire value chain, removing silos and driving interconnectedness and integration from supply to decommissioning.
• Perform other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.
• Manage a department through supervisors/managers and professionals, providing direction, focus, motivation, and encouragement for subordinates.

Handle personnel issues and performance evaluation of subordinates.

• Evaluate problems and review a large number of possible solutions before selecting an option. Use complex problem solving skills.
• Monitor adherence to quality standards and develop action plans for addressing below-standard performance at suppliers.
• Establish and monitor general policies and guidelines for projects to ensure management goals are met and desired results achieved.
• Impact key quality goals including customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, timeliness, accuracy, efficiency, cost savings, process and part quality, internal quality certification, dealer repair frequency, etc.
• What You Have
• The position requires an engineering or manufacturing related degree with extensive product design experience and knowledge of application/use of Caterpillar products.
• Extensive and progressively responsible job-related experience.
• Experience leading a global team.
• Product Support and After Market Experience in areas such as lifecycle management, services.
• Extensive experience in the Value Chain (Procurement & Manufacturing).
• Exposure to and knowledge of key suppliers, internal and external, to understand business, capabilities, and critical success factors for sustainable partnerships.
• Manufacturing experience in areas such as factory operations, manufacturing engineering, LEAN, supply chain, quality.
• Field experience with customers and dealers.
• Robust problem-solving experience (LEAN, CPI, quality).
• Exposure to P&L from budgeting, R&D, product cost, warranty, Revenue Recognition perspectives.
• Top Candidates Will Also Have
• Complete understanding of company policies and procedures related to manufacturing, engineering and/or maintenance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to manage through sensitive issues, develop others, or persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific actions.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills and the ability to develop and motivate staff around the world.
• Excellent leadership skills to drive substantial product and cultural changes.
• Additional Information
• The location for this position is Peterlee, UK.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available.
• This position may require 40% travel.
• Visa sponsorship is not available with this position.
• This role is on-site five days a week.
• Posting Dates
• Equal Opportunity Employer

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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