Caterpillar, Inc

Senior Sales Support Consultant

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

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in business development or sales, particularly in the Construction Industries vertical.
  • Strong knowledge of aftermarket products and customer-focused sales techniques.
  • Experience with strategic planning and execution of market initiatives.
  • Background in analyzing market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.
  • Proven track record in building and maintaining long-term client relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute strategies for Cat Reman aftermarket product introductions and Go-To-Market initiatives.
  • Monitor, manage, and report on departmental goals related to aftermarket key initiatives.
  • Collaborate across teams to identify new market opportunities and optimize operation costs.
  • Analyze market share, revenue, cost, and inventory to enhance profitability.
  • Foster strong customer relationships through effective communication and service improvement.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, etc.)
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Disability coverage
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Career development opportunities
Full Job Description

Career Area:

Sales

Job Description:

Job Summary

Maximizes business potential through creating, implementing and managing strategic business development initiatives. Aligning our solutions to maximize customer value and grow services for Cat Reman aligned to the Construction Industries vertical. Position is located at our facility in Mossville, IL.

What You Will Do:

  • Supports Cat Reman aftermarket new product introduction strategy, Go-To-Market initiatives and deliverables. Ensures execution of the Cat Reman business case achievement to expectation and aligns partner support in achieving outcomes.
  • Monitoring and managing all aspects of aftermarket key initiatives to ensure departmental goals are met.
  • Collaboration with staff and functions for developing new markets, new channels and new lines of business; taking effective measures to control operation cost. Proactively aligns enterprise efforts and support to achieve such means.
  • Monitoring market share, revenue, cost and inventory. Monitors and communicates factors which will positively impact profitability.

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.

  • 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.
  • Advises others on creating customer focused environments in various scenarios.
  • Anticipates customer needs, focusing efforts to proactively meet needs and exceed customer expectations.
  • Measures and observes customer satisfaction levels to ascertain and implement service improvement alternatives.
  • Communicates and models the criticality of customer focus as an organizational strategy.

Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

  • Discusses industry-specific flagship products and services.
  • Demonstrates current knowledge of the regulatory environment for industry segment.
  • Describes the contribution of own function as it relates to the industry segment.
  • Participates in major industry professional associations; subscribes to industry-specific publications.
  • Currently works with a major industry segment and associated functions and features.

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.

•      Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.

•      Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.

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

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

•      Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.

•      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.

  • Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
  • 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.
  • Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
  • Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

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.

  • 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.
  • Demonstrates a willingness to examine own position.
  • Presents own position and listens attentively to position of others.

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

  • Communicates to clients regarding expectations of all parties.
  • Participates in negotiating the terms of the business relationship.
  • Conducts periodic reviews of work effort, progress, issues, and successes.
  • Maintains productive, long-term relationships with clients or vendors.
  • Creates opportunities to educate support teams on client priorities.
  • 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.

  • Summarizes the stages of the business development lifecycle.
  • Assists in developing new geographical areas for the organization's products or services.
  • Implements common business development incentive programs.
  • Assists in creating an incentive plan to encourage new business growth and development.
  • Researches approaches for exploring new business opportunities.

Value Selling: Knowledge of the principles and practices for selling products, technology and services; ability to provide overall product/service 'value' and to differentiate support offerings that address clearly understood customer needs.

  • Uses 'value selling' techniques to successfully engage customers.
  • Researches the customer's industry and organization before attempting sales calls.
  • Discusses issues and considerations regarding current 'value selling' practices and recommends potential improvements.
  • Quantifies proposed costs, benefits and value in customer terms.
  • Defines and documents value-added activities and their benefits to customers beyond the initial sales transaction.

What You Will Get!

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of annual bonuses.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

•             Medical, dental, and vision coverage

•             Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

•             401k savings plan

•             Health savings account (HSA)

•             Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

•             Short and long-term disability coverage

•             Life Insurance

•             Paid parental leave

•             Healthy Lifestyle Programs

•             Employee Assistance Programs

•             Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

All eligible candidates MUST pass the following pre-employment screenings before they can be hired to any Caterpillar position:

•             Background Screening

•             Drug & Alcohol Screening

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Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
 

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

Domestic relocation assistance is offered for this position.

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.

 

 

Posting Dates:

July 27, 2026 - August 6, 2026

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

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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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