Product Application Specialist

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Caterpillar Full time

Career Area:

Marketing / Sales / Product Support**:
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.

Your Work Shapes the World


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 Purpose:


This is a field-based role for an experienced, individual contributor where assignments are complex, challenging and lend themselves to strategic decisions and recommendations.


Job duties will include, but not limited to:

Training:

  • Provide local inputs to development of sales training programs. Deliver the sales training regionally or locally.

Customer Value Chain:

  • Support the development and champion the implementation of the various tools that Caterpillar has available to consult our customers. As a result, customers will recognize the maximum value in designed product features.

Competitive Comparisons:

  • Organize, conduct, and report on competitive performance tests, feature/benefit comparisons identifying and highlighting the differentiation of the Caterpillar offering.
  • Create Value Selling documentation and provide feedback to the engineering teams.

Represent the 'Voice of Customer':

  • Collect, consolidate, and communicate customer requirements for future product development activities.
  • Support definition and value placed on new product features, functional and technical specifications, general product requirements and tradeoff discussions.

Marketing Support:

  • Support product launch events, trade shows, customer events such as quarry days and heavy construction days and press events.

Background/Experience:

  • Completed degree in engineering, or similar field of study.
  • 10 years of progressive industry experience, with a good technical understanding of capital equipment (construction, agriculture, onhighway truck, etc)
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills are critical.
  • Commercial experience is advantageous.
  • Fluency in English is critical and French or Arabic is a plus.
  • Travel requirements: 40% of time.

_Additional Information:
_

  • Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. _
  • Caterpillar is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. For more information, visit _
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