OMP Variant Configuration Client Representative

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

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. 

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This role creates and maintains the SAP Variant Configuration (VC) supporting all products sold to support Caterpillars Energy and Transportation divisions.   This work will support the worldwide quoting and ordering performed by the dealers, the order management processes and support the manufacturing processes to complete and deliver orders.

What You Will Do:

• Analyze and provided product structure and work with the corresponding engineering product definition group to ensure the request supports our VC processes and standards and will clearly represent the products in the Order Management Processes (OMP) tools.
• Create the corresponding product structure in SAP VC to support the manufacturing operations.
• Communicate with the engineering product definition groups and manufacturing facilities the correct timelines and structure to support changes and updates to the product structures.
• Ensure that all change activities follow all configuration management policies and regulations.

What You Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering
• Advanced English
• 3+ years of sales, ordering and manufacturing compatibility experience
• Knowledge of E&T Order Management systems with specific knowledge of SAP, SAP Variant Configuration processes, logic, and structure and/or Engineering systems and processes.Familiarity with Caterpillar Energy and Transportation products and business structure to navigate the engineering and marketing groups to ensure the products are designed to be accurate and efficient to quote and order.
• Precision and attention to detail: Understand the need for and value of precision; ability to complete tasks with high levels of accuracy.
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of system and procedural problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to analyze situations accurately and make productive decisions based on informed judgment.