Strategy Director, Bcp

Reporting directly to the SVP of Building Construction Products (BCP) division, this role is responsible for facilitating the development of a clear, comprehensive divisional strategy and vision, through strong collaboration with senior leadership, SME’s and the SVP.  The strategy should center around enabling profitable growth, clarifying strategic imperatives across all defined aspects of the business (services, expanded offerings, sustainability and operational excellence).  Improving performance, and consequently supporting the achievement of mid-to long terms financial objectives.  This role will be responsible to clearly construct, communicate and align the BCP strategy throughout the organization, enabling efficient execution, as well as providing articulate, transparent visibility to progress.

This role is global and thus requires up to 50% travel (including extensive international travel) and is located in Cary, NC.  Relocation is available.  Meaningful experience preferred in vision and strategy development , transformative program commissioning, robust internal and external communications, traditional and social media skills, and direct involvement in effectively crafting strategic information dissemination, and communications, across a large complex global organization.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the SVP, VP/GMs, other senior leaders and SMEs throughout the organization to define key elements to achieve visionary goals, develop the divisional strategy and support achievement of both mid- and long-term financial objectives.

• Leads comprehensive, effective and consistent communications of the overarching vision, requiring the ability to articulate fundamental aspects of strategy development and execution.

• Creates a clear understanding of the imperatives required to execute the strategy.

• Participates in the definition and execution of the business strategy at all levels of the organization.

• Supports, promotes, and provides visibility to BCP division organization values, leader attributes and cultural elements which contribute to business success.

• Develops a process for prioritization, collaboration, and execution of the strategic plan.

• Establishes and develops consistent standards across the global BCP operating footprint (KPI definition, visual management, lean, sustainability, and overall consistency in facility physical standardized attributes), including inclusive governance to monitor execution and process adherence.

• Supports SVP and Division CFO in facilitating divisional governance structure and cadence.

• Supports SVP to prioritize effective planning, time allocation and project implementation adherence.

• Supports HR to establish best practices for communicating the overall vision and strategic elements, to enhance understanding, engagement, inclusion and participation across the division.

• Works closely with HR and divisional communication to ensure all internal communication around vision and strategy is clear, consistent and aligned to imperatives, goals and values.

• Supports SVP to develop materials for key executive level reporting sessions, including annual reviews with the Caterpillar executive office.

• Works closely with CI Mission Control team and other digital tools architechts to provide business input, accelerating deployment of technology-enabled tools and instruments to communicate strategic elements and connect to tactical reporting capabilities (eg:  Power BI, PPT, videography, other modern applications).

• Leads strategy organization including senior manager – strategy, and other individual contributors assigned to strategic development.

Degree Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors

Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Conducts business globally

• Follows policies and procedures governing business activities with another country.

• Obtains information regarding operational issues of other countries when making business decisions.

• Assesses together with legal and compliance SMEs, key legal, regulatory, and financial issues specific to a particular country.

• Recognizes behaviors that promote or stunt effective relationships in that country; acts accordingly.

Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Develops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.

• Provides the appropriate 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.

Consulting: Knowledge of techniques, roles, and responsibilities in providing technical or business guidance to clients, both internal and external; ability to apply consulting knowledge appropriately.

Level Expert:

• Offers constructive ideas on high impact business opportunities.

• Develops others' abilities for consulting to multiple clients and multiple assignments.

• Ensures others understand the critical importance of clear, client-focused communication.

• Advise senior business executives on own functional specialty.

• Monitors industry for developments in consulting best practices and consulting support tools.

• Collaborates with senior business management on feasibility studies and potential projects.

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 Expert:

• 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.

• Writes reports, articles, or books for distribution to the business or professional community.

• Ensures important messages are clearly understood.

• Coaches others on methods of improving their own communications.

Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Directs strategic alliances and partnerships for mutual benefit.

• Makes sound business decisions on behalf of the group when faced with complex and contradictory alternatives.

• Builds the strategic thinking capability of the group.

• Interprets available data and analyses when creating business plans.

• Recommends ways to position the organization for long-term competitiveness.

• Prepares the group's response to key marketplace trends, opportunities, and vulnerabilities.

Visioning: Understanding of the value of articulating an intended business outcome and ability to create and communicates a vision of the organization that motivates others to superior performance.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Marks progress toward achieving the vision at key milestones and special events.

• Builds buy-in and ownership for the organization vision with key stakeholders.

• Escalates constructive dissent.

• Validates the consistency of group initiatives with the organizational vision.

• Articulates a picture of an ideal future state that inspires others.

• Involves others in creating the vision and supporting communications.

Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of stakeholder management techniques; ability to systematically identify stakeholders, analyze their needs and expectations, and implement various tasks to engage with them.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Evaluates stakeholder profiles, roles, claims and interests in an organization and how these may conflict.

• Consults stakeholders in identifying opportunities for strategic change while evaluating the strategic choices available to an organization.

• Manages conflicting stakeholder priorities, when implementing strategic-change initiatives.

• Oversees business operations and resource allocation with strategic objectives and the drivers of shareholder and stakeholder value.

• Reviews professional values and ethical judgment in all aspects of work.

• Oversees key client reviews to assure service and stakeholder satisfaction.

Consulting Process & Tools: Knowledge of consulting process; ability to engage in planning sales, conducting research and analysis, finding solutions and preparing recommendations.

Level Expert:

• Ensures realistic objectives and advises on delivery design and implementation.

• Leads and advises others on design of withdrawal process.

• Perceived and recognized as a thought leader in the consulting field; actively sought and solicited by others for knowledge and expertise.

• Leads quality assurance reviews and advises others on design of a quality assurance process.

• Tailors existing tools, develops new tools and advises on use of a range of diagnostic tools, methods and consulting techniques.

• Manages high risk projects with significant change (major clients, multi-disciplinary teams).

Additional information:

• Work Location: Cary, NC 

• Relocation assistance is available for this position  

• ISE assignment is not available for this position 

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. 

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