EAME Rental Sales Director

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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

Job Summary

We have an exciting remote opportunity for an experienced Sales Director to ensure Caterpillar achieves sales, PRRO, price realization, product support growth, variance management, aftermarket growth, warranty/policy management, customer satisfaction, distribution management, coordinate & develop Reps, and dealer infrastructure development for long term success of business in assigned products to meet objectives.

You will assume accountability for making decisions and recommendations to achieve both annual and long-term strategic advantage. This integral role significantly contributes to the Division's long-term leadership position and value chain profitability.

What You Will Do:

Reporting (R) & Supporting (S) this position are: Regional sales teams (R), EAME National Accounts (R-Future TBD). Incumbent also has responsibilities to work in alignment with EP Rental Aftermarket and REPS & LEPS Aftermarket Field Reps.

The key role of this assignment is to manage the outward facing division.

• Hands on leadership style preferred as a developing regional business for Cat.
• Focus on setting and achieving specific goals and incremental growth plans.
• Design, measure and improve dealer participation metrics, drive rental engagement / expansion efforts for EAME.
• Inventory Pipeline – actively manage inventory pipeline for region working with dealers, sales teams and forward planning process.
• Sales Merchandizing Programs - leverage available RSP (program) funds to assist in the delivery of EAME objectives.
• Work closely with the marketing group, the business analyst(s) team, National Accounts, Cat Financial Services Corp (CFSC), and the area Distribution Services Divisions (DSD) representatives and offices.
• Create individualized sales and development plans by dealer to meet sales goals and dealer performance metrics.
• Establish multi-year geographic specific sales development goals.
• Design Dealer Engagement Programs – to improve the regional performance and participation in both Equipment Purchase / Regional Rental Performance
• Ability to create strong intercompany and interdepartmental relationships.
• Parts & Service Aftermarket plan development - expand parts and service sales opportunities for the Rental Enterprise
• Project, and leverage marketing for regional activity improvement

What You Will Have:

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:

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

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

• 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 Working Knowledge:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

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 Working Knowledge:

• Works to achieve win-win in negotiations, rather than taking a win-lose approach.

• Focuses on issues rather than personalities.

• Uses active listening and probing techniques to surface problems, issues, and interests.

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

• Participates in negotiations and conducts periodic reviews of work effort, progress, issues, and successes.

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

• Empowers others to establish collaborative, healthy relationships.

Business Development: Knowledge of business development tools, techniques and approaches; ability to explore and develop potential areas of business growth for the organization.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Summarizes the stages of the business development lifecycle.

• Assists in developing new geographical areas and application approaches for the organization's products or services.

• Assists in creating an incentive plan to encourage new business growth and development.

Top candidates will also demonstrate some of the following skills and experiences:

• Previous power / equipment rental leadership experience preferred.
• Extensive industry experience to gain recognition as a Divisional and company expert.
• Broad business background, industry expertise, and/or factory knowledge and excellent communication skills.
• Motivational and inspiring leader, ideally directly leading sales teams
• Multi-lingual capability (English language required)
• Experience managing remotely culturally diverse teams.

Additional Notes: This role will travel globally 70% of time focused on entire EAME region.

A valid Swiss work permit or Swiss or EU-25/EFTA citizenship is required 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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