Program Manager (904 Series) in Peterborough

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.

Salary: £79,424 + per annum dependent upon experience

Location: Peterborough, UK

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave
• Up to 20% Bonus
• Car Allowance £650 pcm
• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%
• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase

This position requires 100% on site presence.

About IPSD: Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5,000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary: In this role you will be a Program Manager within the IPSD-M Product Management team, reporting to the 2.8l to 3.6l Product Manager. You will own and deliver multiple, complex projects that support both current product requirements and future New Product Introduction (NPI) needs. You will work with and coordinate multiple cross-functional project teams across different sites covering projects that range from new business opportunities to product phase out. You will be part of a team responsible for delivering and maintaining world class engines and power systems across a range of market segments, meeting the challenges of today and preparing for the opportunities of the future.

What You Will Do:

• Own and lead critical product related projects, following the corporate New Product Introduction and other standard processes.
• Engage with multi-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of project deliverables.
• Provide project leadership for tactical and strategic projects that support platform needs (2.8l-3.6l).
• Oversee creation of project plans and maintaining the plan schedule in support of Gateway / Customer introduction needs - ensuring program financials, functional requirements, cost targets and Gateway commitments are met.
• Communicate program status to stakeholders and the broader organisation ensuring alignment on progress and direction.
• Coordinate cross-functional team reviews to evaluate opportunities, address and resolve issues and remove barriers.
• Support issue resolution to problems using structured and methodical approach to root cause.
• Identify, evaluate and deliver against opportunities to optimise cost and profitability for the platform (2.8l-3.6l).
• Report-out progress to senior stakeholders.
• Work closely with other Product and Program Managers to ensure that projects are aligned with platforms’ long term strategic requirements and 5-to-10 year technology plan, in terms of volumes growth and technology evolution.
• Identify and coordinate process improvement initiatives, aligned to enterprise lean methodologies.

Our environment is fast-paced and exciting and will require decisive decision making, leadership skills and effective stakeholder management. Problems are often unique, and solutions may require original approaches and so you will be able to influence and modify existing approaches with a particular focus on developing innovative solutions and business processes where required.

What You Have:

• Successful candidates will have broad project delivery experience, excellent project leadership skills and are seeking program ownership. They are problem solvers, motivated to provide the best solutions for our customers and our business.
• Key skills and experiences:
• Project Leadership: Ability to plan, organise, monitor, and lead a set of projects, ensuring efficient utilisation of technical and administrative resources to achieve desired outcome.
• Effective Communication: 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 behaviours.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Experience in decision-making, fact-based tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyse situations and reach productive conclusions based on informed judgment under time pressure.
• Customer Focus: Understanding of the customer needs and priorities. Ability to translate into requirements and monitor and report on delivery as well as facilitate customer feedback, issue management and solution development.
• Keen sense of accountability, excellent team working skills with personal drive, flexible approach, and a commitment to ensure our platform / customer program are delivered on-time to complex technical, quality & cost targets.
• Collaboration Globally: Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures; think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.

What You Will Get:

In this role you will get the opportunity to interact and lead across multiple disciplines from Suppliers to Customers. You will manage projects and programs that cover end-to-end product development from Concept Design to Production to Aftermarket Support. You will get exposure to senior management and the opportunity to enhance stakeholder management skills. You will get ownership for programs and projects that you are accountable for implementing.

About Caterpillar: Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. This position requires working onsite five days a week.

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