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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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Job Summary:

Electric Power Division (EPD) has an opening for a Senior Account Manager in our Global Power Projects (GPP) division of Rental Solutions. Our GPP division collaborates with dealer teams specializing in multi-MW Rental Power Solutions, globally. In this role you will be responsible for developing temporary bridge power solutions for the data center industry including micro-grid style projects aligned to the Caterpillar product lines in natural gas, diesel and other fuels and technologies as required.

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!

What you will do:

• Demonstrate and maintain a multi-year sales funnel pipeline for GPP Data Center Power projects.

• Develop and execute account-based strategies for specified regions to drive equipment and aftermarket sales opportunities to the market.

• Development of strategic project relationships at Client, Dealer and GPP levels.

• Develop a clear understanding of CAT product line and associated strategy development in packaged solutions to the data center market.

• The role requires the establishment of high-level relationships with business decision makers, senior leaders, and opportunity champions.

• Work across various internal Caterpillar divisions to leverage customer relationships and align with overall caterpillar Data Center strategies.

What you will have:

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

Level Extensive Experience:

• 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.

• Collaboration with other Caterpillar divisions on creating customer focused environments in various scenarios.

• Anticipates customer needs, focusing efforts to proactively meet needs and exceed customer expectations.

• Measures and observes customer satisfaction levels to ascertain and implement service improvement alternatives.

• Communicates and models the criticality of customer focus as an organizational strategy.

Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the data center industry, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Proven expertise and track record in development of multi-year power solutions and implementation of power generation projects.

• Demonstrates current knowledge of the regulatory environment for industry segment.

• Proven financial acumen and commercial experience.

• Experience in utility sales and/or Energy background.

• Currently works with a major industry segment and associated functions and features.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.

• Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.

• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.

• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.

• Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.

• Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

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.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.

• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.

• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.

• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.

• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Negotiating: Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Ensures negotiators have awareness of complementary yet diverse interests.

• Successfully completes significant negotiations, both internal and external.

• Details the risks of negotiation breakdown from each party's perspective.

• Protects own position, while demonstrating willingness to achieve win-win.

• Identifies similarities and differences in position and assesses impact on discussions.

• Detects and addresses lack of progress or a stalemate.

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

Level Extensive Experience:

• Communicates to clients regarding expectations of all parties.

• Participates in negotiating the terms of the business relationship.

• Conducts periodic reviews of work effort, progress, issues, and successes.

• Maintains productive, long-term relationships with clients or vendors.

• Creates opportunities to educate support teams on client priorities.

• Empowers others to establish collaborative, healthy relationships.

Account Management: Knowledge of account management; ability to manage day-to-day activities, providing

services and support to existing clients.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Evaluates demographics, trends and issues affecting specific markets and customers; makes recommendations accordingly.

• Trains others on the many aspects of managing existing customer accounts.

• Teaches others how to use advanced technologies and tools for account management.

• Anticipates the needs and preferences of key players at relevant customer accounts.

• Advises on the appropriate solutions to complex customer accounts problems.

• Collaborates with the customer on large account activities and monitors customer satisfaction.

Value Selling: Knowledge of the principles and practices for selling products, technology and services; ability to provide overall product/service 'value' and to differentiate support offerings that address clearly understood customer needs.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Acquires and retains customers in multiple settings using 'value selling' techniques.

• Coaches others on the application of 'value selling' principles and practices.

• Delivers value-added services to customers beyond delivery of a purchased product, technology or service consistently.

• Qualifies sales prospects based on a clear understanding of customer business needs and the service company's determined ability to meet those needs.

• Solicits feedback from the customer community as a valued service provider.

• Teaches and coaches 'value selling' to others within the organization.

Additional Information:

• This position will sit remotely.

• This position requires domestic and international travel up to 50%.

• Domestic relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

Employee Benefit Details:

• 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 a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

• Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final Details:

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers

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Summary Pay Range:

$142,080.00 - $213,000.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Annual incentive bonus plan*

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines .

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

May 9, 2024 - May 20, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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