Engineering & Parts Lifecycle Team Leader

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.
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who care not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers and future work 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.
Our Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics and Global Services supporting Caterpillar dealers and customers. Our teams work together in critical areas that leverage digital capabilities, technology and operational excellence.
As an Engineering & Parts Lifecycle Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading engineering and serviceability strategies that support the effective introduction, management, and end-of-life of service parts. You will serve as a trusted subject matter expert and key connection between Parts Lifecycle Solutions and engineering, product, component, commercial, procurement, and other cross-functional teams. In this role, you will lead service offering and parts rationalization strategies, oversee Service Parts Eligibility Check (SPEC) requirements and documentation, and support the service life policy criteria for Caterpillar parts. You will also lead and support engineering-related projects, define business and technical requirements, manage dashboards and decision-support tools, establish performance measures, and recommend data-driven improvements that strengthen parts availability, customer support, and profitable growth.
Additional Information:
This role is located in Morton, IL and does not offer relocation.
This role is 1st shift, Monday – Friday.
This role is 100% on-site with no opportunity for hybrid or remote schedules.
This role requires up to 10% domestic travel.
What You Will Do:
Lead the Service Offering Strategy (SOS) process, partnering with engineering, product, and component teams to determine serviceability and availability strategies for parts.
Oversee the Service Parts Eligibility Check (SPEC) quality process to help ensure service parts are established appropriately and consistently.
Develop and maintain business requirements and documentation supporting SPEC and other parts lifecycle processes.
Own and continuously improve service life policy criteria, including strategies for determining when service parts should be discontinued or reach end of life.
Lead parts rationalization and lifecycle strategy efforts for established service parts, identifying opportunities to optimize long-term parts offerings.
Lead and support engineering and Parts Lifecycle Solutions projects, including defining requirements, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and supporting successful implementation.
Manage and enhance dashboards and decision-support tools that enable teams to make informed parts lifecycle decisions.
Establish and monitor performance measures, identify process gaps and opportunities, and recommend data-driven improvements.
Provide functional leadership and technical consultation across cross-functional initiatives, helping teams clarify requirements, priorities, and decisions.
Develop expertise as a trusted subject matter expert in serviceability and parts lifecycle processes, providing guidance and support to stakeholders across the organization.
What You Have (Basic Requirements):
Products and Services: Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Influencing Through Expertise: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.
Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.
What Will Set You Apart (Top Candidates Will Have):
Experience working within or closely partnering with machine, component, or product engineering teams
Knowledge of aftermarket product support, including service parts and customer support strategies
Experience with service-parts lifecycle management, from new product introduction through end-of-life
Experience developing or implementing business rules, logic-based tools, or process requirements
Experience in aftermarket distribution, procurement, supply chain, or related functions
Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) or Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) processes
Understanding of service-parts authorization, inventory management, and disposition processes
Experience using data, dashboards, or decision-support tools to drive process improvements
Technical or information technology (IT) experience supporting systems, tools, or business processes
What You Will Get:
This is Caterpillar – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about The Caterpillar Experience and why It's More Than a Job, it's a Career at Caterpillar.
Learn more about what happens inside Caterpillar’s Product Support & Logistics Division (PSLD).
About Caterpillar:
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.
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Summary Pay Range:
$128,470.00 - $192,710.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.