Director of Competitive Intelligence

Director Of Competitive Intelligence

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.

With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, 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 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. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.

Job Description

Caterpillar has an exciting Director of Competitive Intelligence opportunity with our Enterprise Strategy Division. Caterpillar's Enterprise Strategy Division is responsible for overseeing the continued execution of Caterpillar's strategy for long-term profitable growth. As the Director of Competitive Intelligence, you will lead a team responsible for providing actionable information, analysis, and insights into competitive events and market trends of strategic significance to enable better strategic decisions that support profitable growth. This team is the visionary leader and trusted partner in knowledge management, research, and information initiatives across the global enterprise providing information services to impact corporate strategy and business decisions.

Key areas of focus include :

• Research & Analysis
• Competitive & Industry Monitoring
• Information Portfolio Management & Dissemination
• Financial Benchmarking

Key Responsibilities

Presenting analyses and business intelligence findings to management and business functions and contributing to decisions on market strategies.

Guiding research on specific topics and markets and reporting on the competitive environment.

Leveraging networks of people and resources for obtaining and disseminating competitive information.

Utilizing industry expertise and knowledge for research and analysis with the ability to translate information to a variety of business units for decision making.

Selecting and operationalizing business intelligence systems and applications.

Leveraging new technologies for the improvement of overall efficiency and success of the business unit.

Degree Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience desired.

Skills and Experience

Business Analysis : Knowledge of business analysis and the set of tasks, techniques and tools required to identify business needs; ability to recommend solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.

Champions the use and development of new techniques of business analysis for meeting the ever-changing business requirements.

Creates a metric system for evaluating the performance of specific business analysis tools and techniques in the organization.

Establishes internal best practices, guidelines, and procedures for performing business analysis of projects.

Monitors industry and marketplace trends and directions of business analysis techniques and tools.

Promotes leveraging business analysis techniques organization-wide for better business results and performance.

Trains others on ways to achieve optimum business analysis results.

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.

Analyzes and discusses alternatives with multiple stakeholders.

Monitors developments in critical-thinking and decision-making models for potential use by organization.

Coaches others in decision-making models, processes, and practices.

Anticipates special issues and considerations for effective decision-making during a crisis.

Shares experiences regarding optimal timing and circumstances for refraining from or making decisions.

Differentiates between content and context of a decision.

Financial Analysis : Knowledge of tools and approaches of financial analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.

Leads others on the full spectrum of financial analyses.

Consults on all major financial analysis approaches, quantitative and qualitative measures.

Adapts financial analysis methods to support organizational goals.

Directs others in interpreting and drawing reliable conclusions from industry financial data.

Predicts industry trends and their potential impact on the organization.

Champions the use of new technologies and tools for analyzing financial data.

Competitive Environment : Knowledge of business market concepts and principles; ability to utilize the processes, tools and techniques for gathering, analyzing, and communicating information about the competitive environment.

Compares and contrasts the different types of competition that will be faced in the future.

Develops, maintains, and leverages diverse networks for staying informed about competition.

Evaluates the products, services and markets of multiple competitors.

Coaches on the adoption of advanced technologies and tools for major competitors.

Advises on the organization's major competitors for major product lines or services.

Monitors market activity, penetration and competitive wins or losses against key competitors.

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