Address Career Area:
Product Support
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 the Position:
The key role of the Product Support Operations Representative (PSOR) allows you to learn and assist others while building industry knowledge. This is a parts and service operations-focused assignment working directly with our dealers, specifically Cavpower and William Adams, in achieving service support and distribution capabilities that positively contributes to the sale of new and used Caterpillar products. This position will be based in Melbourne.
Job duties:
- Liaison among dealers, customers and other Caterpillar personnel.
- Being familiar with the company's processes, systems and methodologies. Incumbent is accountable for identification, analysis and resolution of service needs and problems in assigned discipline/district.
- Perform complex analysis work, identifies and resolves problems that are more strategic in nature. Challenges include meeting expectations in delivering results, considering alternative courses of actions, making timely decisions and communicate effectively.
Primary roles of the successful individual include but not limited to:
- Assist dealers in business planning including counselling dealers on and recommending changes to facilities, tooling, systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Counsel dealers in developing increased human performance capability (i.e. assess, identify and implement performance gap solutions).
- Conduct detailed analyses of dealer Parts and Service operations via excellence programs with special emphasis on streamlining processes and improving dealer capability, capacity and profitability.
- Assist with process evaluation and dealer participation in Caterpillar improvement programs.
- Apply decisions to support dealer effectiveness, safety, overall segment growth, process improvement, warranty policy.
- Support rollout of new products and services (e.g., products, parts, customer service agreements, other service solutions)
- Stay abreast of industry and technology changes and relate those changes to Caterpillar, dealer and customer needs.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Prior experience in field assignments, Product Support related roles, or dealer facing positions
- Strong analytical acumen and business acumen
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and being a team player
- Effective communicator, experience in customer and dealer negotiations
- Ability to engage and influence stakeholders
- Must be willing to travel up to 30%.
Career & Development:
Your career and development are important to us. On top of your field assignment, there are additional learning and development programs to help you develop a strong technical foundation, business and commercial acumen, key skills and capabilities for you to be successful in your career with Caterpillar.
If you can meet the above requirements and are looking for an exciting and rewarding career, please apply today.
Whilst applicants will be considered from across Australia, the role will require a relocation to Melbourne. Company support maybe provided for relocation.
Additional Information:
Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in future require sponsorship for employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of Australia which can be found through our employment website http://www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.
