NPI Team Leader - Electric Power

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Career Area: Engineering 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: Caterpillar’s Large Electric Power Solutions (LEPS) business is seeking an NPI Team Leader focused on LEPS Controls & Hybrid Solutions projects. In this role, the successful candidate will lead a multi-functional and diverse team in the development of Large Electric Power’s Energy Control System (ECS) through the Caterpillar NPI Process, NTI process, and general program/project leadership. This position will be responsible for leadership and coordination of 3 to 6 high-visibility programs that strategically position LEPS’ Electric Power Control systems and Hybrid Solutions for the ongoing Energy Transition and for the future. NPI Team scope reaches across multiple business units and geographies globally, with key team members in the US, Germany, and India. What You Will Do: • Own the overall management of the team and the day-to-day resource issues. Identify and find improvement opportunities that exist across each of the different processes and execute strategies to address them. • Identify and define product problems and ensure this is passed to the relevant person within the business for resolution. Act as the link between the product teams and the process teams. • Work with LEPS Product Definition teams to identify and prioritize product opportunities and determine technology enhancements which offer cost/value for the customer. Direct the activities of the NPI Team and determine the scope of work, including costing and pricing, selecting, negotiating, and administering agreements. • Develop specific plans for program execution and monitor actual performance. Negotiate changes to programs, including cost, price, supplier selection, etc. Direct changes required due to performance or reliability problems. Provide input into departmental marketing strategies for assigned products and markets. Act as the product development process expert in supporting all project teams. • Communicate effectively across functional areas, including Engineering, Marketing, Product Definition, Service, Supply Chain/Operations, and Aftermarket to gain understanding and acceptance of ideas and recommendations. • Work and collaborate with people from many different backgrounds and cultures, internally and externally, with the appropriate influence and ability to resolve differences. Apply strong communication and influencing skills to develop a collaborative and cooperative working relationship with others inside of Caterpillar. What You Will Have: Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Extensive knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational, tactical, and strategic planning in support of the overall business plan.Develops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.Provides the right level of detail as input for strategic plan development.Demonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall strategic plan.Ensures attention to the detail and dependencies of existing departmental-level plans.Plans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals, technical and business objectives.Ensures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan.Products and Services: Working knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.Obtains information about product and service linkages with other products and services elsewhere in organization.Researches the target market and how the product and services are sold and delivered.Explains status, delivery alternatives and announced updates to products and services.Summarizes key features of major products or services in own unit.Assesses own unit's product alternatives, costs, and pricing.Effective Communications: Expert knowledge 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.Works to create a climate that values and rewards good oral and written communication.Communicates effectively with diverse audiences, using appropriate media and language.Monitors developments in communications tools for potential use by organization.Ensures important messages are clearly understood.Coaches others on methods of improving their own communications.Customer Service Management: Extensive knowledge of customer service priorities and ability to utilize tools and techniques for maintaining an environment where all understand and are committed to providing excellent service to internal and external customers.Communicates wit