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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

Description

Integrated Components and Solutions division with Caterpillar has an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional.

This position supports the Vice President of Innovation and Emerging Technology, an organization that serves the enterprise in developing new technologies, tools and processes. This organization encompasses areas such as manufacturing technology, materials science, the Innovation Center of Excellence and technical university relationships. This role will work closely with the ICS division communications manager and be part of a supportive and collaborative team, creating communications content and participating in the planning and execution of communications within the organization.

In this role, you’ll develop and manage messaging around Caterpillar’s newest technologies; create communications plans, strategies, and presentations; plan and execute all-employee meetings; and help communicate annual internal technology summits. You will also manage content on the internal facing engineering.cat.com and own the process for ICS external communications requests.

This role also assists in the communications needs of the Senior Technology Leader Forum, a team of senior technical leaders in the company responsible for harmonized product, technology and solution strategies. Deliverables include a quarterly Town Hall meeting and technology messaging.

Job Duties

• Developing and executing communication strategies that drive collaboration, understanding and excitement in our technologies and solutions.

• Acting as an advisor or consultant to senior management on communications and change management initiatives.

• Preparing executive presentations, speeches and other materials, for internal and external audiences.

• Managing external communications requests.

• Embracing technology to find new and creative ways to reach key audiences.

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and advising on the suitability of approaches for communication efforts.

• Tracking and analyzing metrics to measure the effectiveness of internal communications.

• Creating content for employee communication channels; ensuring that messaging and branding are consistent.

• Developing and distributing communications materials, such as written communications, presentation materials, etc. to deliver key messages.

Skill Descriptors

Effectiveness Measurement: Knowledge of effective measurement techniques and ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Under guidance, reports measurement results in actionable form to management.

• Interprets and analyzes results to continuously improve.

• Establishes short-range and long-range goals.

• Under guidance, develops action plans to achieve those goals.

Establishing and Maintaining Trust: Knowledge of developing and maintaining trust; ability to develop trusting relationships and provide solicited, respected and valued perspectives to clients/peers that guide thinking, facilitate issue resolution and enhance client/peer capabilities.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Delivers timely, quality advice on communications strategies and tactics

• Participates in consulting projects that enhance the building of trusting and loyal business relationships.

• Provides accurate communications process knowledge.

• Demonstrates basic competence and sound general business knowledge.

Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.

• Identifies roles and responsibilities for self and others.

• Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.

• Collaborates with departmental associates and management.

• Adapts interaction style to situations and people.

Communicating for Impact: Knowledge of the concepts, tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive, transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Clarifies technical terminology to audiences; translates it in an easy to understand manner.

• Advises others on tailoring the message to adapt to others' cultures and perspective, especially when communicating with globally diverse audiences.

• Reconciles disparate information across the organization to create a holistic message.

• Interprets business plans or solutions to top management to gain both collective intelligence and support.

• Coaches others on improving their own communication methods and techniques.

• Stays informed on proven best practices for effective listening and communication skills.

Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Updates stakeholders on potential changes; re-negotiates requirements as necessary.

• Identifies the critical goals and tasks required to meet daily objectives.

• Develops contingency plans or to improve processes and to avoid problems before they occur.

• Evaluates linkages and interrelationships when prioritizing multiple responsibilities.

• Manages conflicting priorities effectively.

• Tracks the implementation of plans closely to ensure that desired outcomes are achieved.

Copywriting and Editing: Knowledge of copywriting and editing; ability to write, review and edit texts and documents to promote marketing.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Develops a variety of engaging content.

• Proposes key considerations in writing business documents and publications.

• Writes and edits materials for a variety of target populations.

• Consults others on developing and editing documents, articles.

• Participates in discussions about style and tone differences of press releases, marketing brochures and newsletters.

Internal Communications: Knowledge of techniques and media for internal communications; ability to produce and distribute news, newsletters and other communications materials targeted at the employees.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Evaluates key factors for developing local and cross-functional communications.

• Organizes and coordinates internal communication functions and meetings.

• Trains others on publishing an internal newsletter or periodical.

• Advises on the design and development of internal publications and events.

• Compares and contrasts the benefits and drawbacks of different types of internal communications.

Basic Qualifications

• College or university degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field

• 8+ years of job-related experience in corporate communications

Top Candidates will also have

• Experience supporting senior leaders.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to manage priorities with competing deadlines.

• Excellent listening, verbal, and communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills.

• Strong writing and content creation skills.

• Demonstrated skills in visual communications, as well as video editing.

• A sense of urgency and the ability to multi-task and self-direct.

• Ability to collaborate successfully across a matrix organization.

• Familiarity with Caterpillar functional areas, policies and procedures.

Additional Information

The location for this position is Mossville, IL.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

This position will require less than 10% travel.

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

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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 .

For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media

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Posting Dates:

April 22, 2024 - April 29, 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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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.