Senior Product Consultant (CAT Marine)

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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.

Caterpillar currently has an opportunity for a Senior Product Consultant based in Singapore. Reporting to the Senior Manager for New Product Introduction, you will work with industry partners, architects and designers, on specifying Caterpillar supplied equipment into their vessel designs. This is a critical role to ensure that our partners in the industry are aware of Caterpillar’s products for marine vessels, not only what we have today but what we are developing for the future.

What You Will Do: ​

• You will work together with internal Caterpillar and dealer teams to influence new ship design activity at shipyards, naval architects, and contractors.
• The incumbent must have the ability to understand vessel design criteria and then act as a design partner to identify and develop the right Caterpillar solution that best achieves those ship requirements.
• Responsible for influencing power systems specifications during the concept study and preliminary design phase of shipbuilding programs
• Ability to incorporate commercial aspects into the technical decision-making process
• Develop propulsion and power generations solutions that enable new ship designs to meet their stringent requirements. Be capable of applying creative thought and critical thinking skills through the early phases of ship design.
• Develop and maintain strong long-term relationships as a partner with key decision makers
• Collaborate closely with the Caterpillar product development teams on new technology and performance requirements that will better serve our customers in the future

What You Have:

Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.

• Facilitates creation of the 'right' products and services to resolve customer business issues.

• Fosters strong customer relationships via delivery on commitments, open communication, and on-going feedback/improvement.

• Advises others on creating customer focused environments in various scenarios.

Effective Communications: 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.

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.

• Communicates to clients regarding expectations of all parties.
• Conducts periodic reviews of work effort, progress, issues, and successes.
• Maintains productive, long-term relationships with clients or vendors.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Additional Info: ​

• Travel up to 25% time to collaborate with industry partners, primarily regional travel with occasional global travel
• This position requires working onsite five days a week.
• Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of Singapore which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
• International Assignment / Relocation is not available.

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of a variable bonus. Additional benefits include paid annual leave, flexi leave, medical and insurance (prorated based upon hire date).

Final Details:

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If you are interested in joining our team, please apply using an English version of your CV. We look forward to meeting you!

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.

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