Manager Communications
Caterpillar Financial Service Corp, Irving, TX, United States
Job Summary:
As a
Communications Manager , you will provide communications expertise for the Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD), supporting the Caterpillar Defense and Energy & Transportation (E&T) Procurement organizations. The Caterpillar Defense team provides standard products, modification of existing products, and entirely new products to branches of the U.S. military, foreign militaries, and to U.S. federal civilian agencies. The E&T Procurement group is accountable for purchasing and sourcing parts and components across the Energy & Transportation segment in supporting a number of divisions including IPSD. This role will also provide some experience in the general HR function through support for the local HR Manager as required.
What You Will Do:
The focus of the position is to support the development and delivery of communications for the Caterpillar Defense and E&T Procurement Vice Presidents and their organizations in IPSD, as well as development, support, and governance of the Caterpillar Defense strategy. The successful candidate will work across a global team, with customers based at multiple locations.
Ensure all communications plans and tactics are consistent with the company’s strategic vision, IPSD’s Full Power strategy, and reflect the Caterpillar brand.
This position acts as an advisor or consultant to senior management on communications, developing and executing communication plans for a variety of local and global initiatives.
Responsible for deliverables that include speeches, video scripts, presentations, newsletter articles, website and internal all-employee meetings, working on multiple communications activities and managing non-repeating projects.
Work effectively across functional boundaries to deliver communication solutions – partnering with our internal marketing group, Corporate Public Affairs, and other communicators across IPSD as well as other external groups.
The position works to develop innovative processes or methods to best use resources and technology in meeting the quality goals.
The position will provide support to the local HR Manager as required, focused on support for standard HR processes and activities.
What You Will Have:
Planning: Tactical, Strategic:
Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years), and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Interpersonal Relationships & Influencing:
Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner. Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Organizational Communications:
Knowledge of techniques and media for organizational communication; ability to utilize relevant tools to communicate information about the organization internally and externally.
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.
Initiative:
Being proactive and committing to action on self-identified job responsibilities and challenges; ability to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals.