Caterpillar, Inc

Commercial Manager

Caterpillar, Inc$159K — $238K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in commercial management or technical sales support.
  • Proven ability to manage quotations and pricing strategies effectively.
  • Deep knowledge of power system components (switchgear, microgrids, controls, BESS) and their applications.
  • Strong decision-making and critical thinking skills.
  • Exceptional communication abilities, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

  • Lead commercial and technical sales support for Engineering Services and Integrated Power Systems.
  • Develop customer solutions and support pricing coordination with cross-functional teams.
  • Manage engagement with dealers and customers, delivering effective training programs.
  • Drive execution of strategic opportunities in distributed energy solutions.
  • Serve as the primary interface between customers, dealers, business development, and product management.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and holidays.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Health savings and flexible spending accounts available.
  • Access to career development resources and training opportunities.
  • Incentive bonuses and employee discounts offered.
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits included.
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Sales

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division has an open opportunity as a Commercial Manager. The Commercial Manager will act as the key interface between customers, dealers, business development, engineering, and product teams, helping drive quotation development, pricing, solution definition, training, and customer opportunity execution for the Integrated Power Systems portfolio.

What you will do:
  • Leads commercial and technical sales support for Caterpillar's Engineering Services and Integrated Power Systems business.
  • Responsible for developing customer solutions, supporting quotations and pricing, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing dealer and customer engagement, delivering training programs, and driving execution of strategic opportunities involving switchgear, controls, microgrids, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and distributed energy solutions.
  • Serves as the primary link between customers, dealers, engineering, business development, and product management to ensure successful solution delivery and business growth.


What you will have:
  • Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
    Level Extensive Experience:
    • Facilitates creation of the 'right' products and services to resolve customer business issues.
    • Fosters strong customer relationships via delivery on commitments, open communication, and on-going feedback/improvement.
    • Anticipates customer needs, focusing efforts to proactively meet needs and exceed customer expectations.


  • 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:
    • Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
    • Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
    • Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.


  • 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 Extensive Experience:
    • Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
    • Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
    • Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.


  • Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
    Level Extensive Experience:
    • Communicates to clients regarding expectations of all parties.
    • Conducts periodic reviews of work effort, progress, issues, and successes.
    • Creates opportunities to educate support teams on client priorities.
    • Empowers others to establish collaborative, healthy relationships.


Top Candidates Will Also Have:
  • Demonstrated capability to manage quotation development, pricing, and commercial strategy.
  • Ability to package technical solutions into repeatable commercial offerings.
  • Deep understanding of power systems components and applications (switchgear, microgrids, controls, BESS, etc)


Additional Information:
  • This position is located in Alpharetta, GA or Irving, TX.
  • Travel up to 25% is required.
  • Domestic relocation assistance is offered for this position.
  • Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.
  • This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.


Final Details:

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

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Summary Pay Range:

$159,120.00 - $238,680.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
  • 401(k) savings plans*
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
  • Health Lifestyle Programs*
  • Employee Assistance Program*
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
  • Career Development*
  • Incentive bonus*
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement


* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:
August 27, 2026 - September 10, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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