Caterpillar, Inc

Senior Product Consultant

Caterpillar, Inc$128K — $192K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years sales or technical experience in engineering or related field.
  • Experience in product application and service knowledge, specifically within the construction or heavy machinery sector.
  • Strong background in negotiating and managing customer relationships in a B2B environment.
  • Proven ability to translate technical needs into customer value and business outcomes.
  • Experience conducting training or product demonstrations for customers or sales teams.

Responsibilities

  • Provide product expertise and training at the point of sale for various stakeholders.
  • Conduct efficient product performance studies and gather jobsite data for sales opportunities.
  • Develop business cases to support product enhancements and new products.
  • Manage marketing technology to aid in product roadmap development for business growth.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align marketing goals and strategies.
  • Create resources and programs to bolster sales growth and customer engagement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous paid time off plan including vacation and holidays.
  • 401(k) savings plan with company contributions.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) for tax-advantaged savings.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
  • Access to health lifestyle programs and employee assistance.
  • Tuition reimbursement program for career development.
  • Incentive bonus potential and employee discounts available.
  • Disability benefits and life insurance coverage.
  • Parental leave and adoption assistance provided.
Full Job Description

Career Area:

Sales

Job Description:


Role Summary:

At Caterpillar, your work helps customers build a better, more sustainable world. In this role, you will support go-to-market initiatives and sales execution as a subject matter expert for an assigned portfolio of products, technologies, and services. You will partner with customers, dealers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders to connect business needs with practical solutions that drive value and growth. 


This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of customer needs, technical expertise, and commercial strategy. You will help customers and dealers understand how Caterpillar solutions can improve performance, increase efficiency, and support long-term success. 

What You Will Do (Job Duties): 

  • Provide product application expertise at the point of sale and deliver product training on applied technology, job efficiency, and safety for customers, company teams, and dealer sales personnel. 
  • Conduct product performance studies, evaluate customer jobsite efficiency, and gather product and customer requirements to identify incremental sales opportunities. 
  • Build business cases that support product improvements and new product introduction programs. 
  • Manage marketing technology tools and systems while partnering with key stakeholders to develop a product roadmap that supports business growth. 
  • Collaborate across internal teams to align timelines, clarify marketing goals, and advance marketing technology priorities. 
  • Develop product knowledge resources and sales growth programs that support field-facing teams, customer engagement, and market execution. 

 

 

What You Will Have (Core Skills): 

  • Customer-focused mindset: You anticipate customer needs, build strong relationships, deliver on commitments, and use customer insights to shape effective solutions. 
  • Product and service knowledge: You understand how products and services are positioned, sold, delivered, and connected across the organization. 
  • Decision-making and critical thinking: You gather relevant data, evaluate alternatives, assess risks and benefits, and make informed recommendations. 
  • Strong communication skills: You adapt messages for different audiences, communicate clearly across levels, and use influence and persuasion effectively. 
  • Negotiation skills: You seek win-win outcomes, listen actively, focus on business issues, and work collaboratively through differing viewpoints. 
  • Relationship management: You build productive long-term relationships with customers, dealers, vendors, and internal partners while aligning expectations and priorities. 
  • Technical excellence: You apply technical expertise to solve business challenges, engage subject matter experts when needed, and coach others in developing effective solutions. 
  • Value selling: You connect customer business needs to product, technology, and service solutions that clearly demonstrate value. 

 


Top Candidates Will Have 

  • Customer, dealer, or field-facing experience identifying needs and recommending product, technology, or service solutions. 
  • Field experience working directly with customers and dealers to identify needs and develop solutions for aftermarket parts. 
  • Demonstrated product knowledge of hydraulic and undercarriage systems. 
  • Background in product application, technical sales, product support, commercial strategy, or dealer enablement. 
  • Ability to translate technical capabilities into clear customer value and business outcomes. 
  • Experience delivering product training, demonstrations, onboarding, or sales enablement support. 
  • Ability to use performance data, customer requirements, and field insights to identify growth opportunities. 
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to influence priorities and support go-to-market execution. 
  • Familiarity with Caterpillar products, dealer operations, applied technology, connected solutions, or similar equipment technologies. 
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while building trusted stakeholder relationships. 

 


Additional Information: 

  • This position is located in Cary, NC or Peoria, IL 
  • Relocation assistance is available 
  • Visa sponsorship and ISE assistance is not ava
  • Expected travel in this role is 25% domestic
  • This position is required onsite 5 days a week when not traveling

 

 

Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

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

 

 

This position requires working onsite five days a week. 

 

Relocation is available for this position.

 

 

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

 

 

Posting Dates:

September 23, 2026 - October 7, 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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