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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.
The Caterpillar Graduate Leadership Development ProgramSummer Associate position is an 8 to 10-week summer internship for MBA students. As a Summer Associate, participants will support Caterpillar’s Enterprise Strategy and Business Unit Strategy groups. The summer internship is designed as a feeder into a full-time position in Caterpillar’s Graduate Leadership Development Program, a three-year program that seeks to develop the future leaders of Caterpillar.
The program is three years in duration, with 3 one-year rotations in various functions across the enterprise, which include strategic, financial, and operational roles on corporate and business unit teams. Program participants are placed into high impact positions with a focus on key strategic initiatives including electrification, autonomy, connectivity, digital, and sustainability. The outcome at the end of the three years is placement into a highly visible role of strategic importance to the Enterprise.
GLDP participants will have unique exposure to senior leaders in the organization and access to professional development opportunities. The Graduate Leadership Development Program will provide participants with an opportunity to chart their careers at Caterpillar and help them grow and add value to the organization, dealer network, and customer base.
Program Expectations:
The Summer Associate will support the business in:
Development of high-quality strategic and financial recommendations
Gathering of qualitative and quantitative data from publicly available sources, subscribed databases, expert interviews, and internal Caterpillar business units
Integrating, analyzing, and summarizing the above data to derive insightful conclusions that maximize business impact and support strategic decision making
Development of detailed financial models to support M&A transactions or to supplement corporate finance or business unit finance analyses
Creating models, reports, and presentations to clearly communicate strategic and financial recommendations and supporting data to senior stakeholders
The Summer Associate must also have, or be able to quickly develop:
Strong Verbal and written presentation abilities to communicate complex strategic topics articulately
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, and good basic financial acumen
An understanding of Caterpillar’s businesses and products
Intellectual curiosity, global mindset, and passion for continual learning
Alignment with Caterpillar’s Values in Action: Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Commitment, and Sustainability
Basic Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in an Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) program and graduating in the Spring of 2025.
The Summer Associate position will be based in Caterpillar’s corporate headquarters in Irving, TX. Permanent US Work Authorization required.
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:
February 6, 2024 - February 7, 2024Any 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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