Engineering Project Team Leader

5 days ago

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Caterpillar Inc. Full time ₹ 1,04,000 - ₹ 1,30,878 per year

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

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.

  • JOB DESCRIPTIONS: The Engineering Project Team Leader (Hydraulics EVC) is responsible for leading, directing, developing and executing the OPACC Improvement Agenda (OIA) for India Hydraulics.  This will be achieved in close collaboration with the Global Hydraulics Strategy Manager working within and across different business units to ensure alignment and consistency for strategy execution.

JOB DUTIES: 

  • Address product development, capacity, costs, quality, supplier development, etc., -- the entire product related functional activities which determine success of product group for current and future product
  • Create an Enterprise Hydraulic EVC (Engineered Value Chain) OIA (OPACC Improvement Agenda) vision and direction for the business and translate it into a series of near term and long-range strategies and functional plans
  • Collaborate with purchasing, machine build operations and product engineering to develop strategy for make/buy.
  • Develop a prioritized list of OPACC Initiatives for business units and execute the compelling business case within and across business units (employees and leaders).  
  • Provide leadership to multi-functional teams accountable for product related functional achievement of product group needs for assigned current and future product.
  • Identify opportunities to improve hydraulics regional supply resiliency, manage source council, localization efforts, value chain optimization.
  • Execute Enterprise component strategy, conduct stakeholder reviews, work with business resources to estimate TCO analysis, OPACC & Spend analysis.
  • Gathering and development of best practices based on observed profit improvement – amongst all the initiatives and replicate across business units.
  • Communicate with related organizations (Business resources/Procurement/Supply Chain/ Logistics, etc…) to resolve issues independently and on time to achieve business results
  • Brings extensive best practice experience to improve overall OPACC cost, quality, velocity

COMPETENCIES & BEHAVIORS: 

Incumbents must demonstrate the following competencies and behaviors:

  • Casting or Forging technical design / supplier development knowledge
  • Strong business acumen
  • Greater than 5 years of global experience in the Hydraulic component Design, Purchasing or Supply Chain
  • Interpersonal skills and behaviors
  • Customer approach
  • Strong communication & presentation skills
  • Excellent influencing skills at all levels
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Team player
  • Self-starter, able to work autonomously
  • Strong accountability with a history of proven success
  • Ability to work with people from different backgrounds and cultures
  • Strategic thinker

BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE: 

  • Bachelor degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum plus 5-10 years of experience in Hydraulic component Design, Purchasing or Supply Chain
plus 5-10 years of project management with experience communicating to senior leadership.Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates:

September 11, September 23, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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