Strategy Consultant

About the Role

The Caterpillar Graduate Leadership Development Program (GLDP) seeks to develop future business leaders. The program is three years in duration, with three one-year rotations in various functions across the enterprise, including strategic, financial, and operational roles on corporate and business unit teams. Participants will be placed in high-impact positions focusing on key strategic initiatives such as electrification, autonomy, connectivity, digital, and sustainability. GLDP participants will gain exposure to senior leaders and access professional development opportunities, charting their careers at Caterpillar and adding value to the organization, dealer network, and customer base.

Key Responsibilities

The GLDP Associate will support the business by:

• Developing high-quality strategic and financial recommendations.
• Gathering qualitative and quantitative data from publicly available sources, subscribed databases, primary research, and internal Caterpillar business units.
• Integrating, analyzing, and summarizing data to derive insightful conclusions that maximize business impact and support strategic decision making.
• Developing detailed financial models to support mergers & acquisitions transactions or to supplement corporate finance or business unit finance analyses.
• Creating models, reports, and presentations to clearly communicate strategic and financial recommendations and supporting data to senior stakeholders.

Requirements & Tech Stack

The GLDP Associate should possess:

• Customer Focus: Knowledge of 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.
• Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
• Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a minimum of 5-7 years of related work experience.

Location: Caterpillar’s corporate headquarters in Irving, TX.

Program Start Date: June 2027.

Travel: Up to 50% domestic or international travel, varying depending upon assignment.

Relocation Assistance: Available for this position.

Work Arrangement: Onsite, five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship: Not available for this position.