Regional Performance Director

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At Caterpillar, we're building a better world by powering progress and innovation. The Resource Industries Sales, Services & Technology (RISST) Division is seeking a Regional Performance Director to lead a high-impact team of Site Performance Managers across the Asia-Pacific Region. This role is critical in driving customer satisfaction, equipment performance, and strategic alignment between Caterpillar, dealers, and key mining customers.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop a team of Site Performance Managers across Asia-Pacific.
• Provide executive-level reporting and performance updates to Caterpillar leadership.
• Manage business risk related to commercial activity at key mining sites.
• Partner with regional and commercial leaders to execute recovery strategies and performance improvement plans.
• Assign and manage site performance managers to optimize resource utilization and meet client needs.
• Act as a technical and strategic advisor during sales cycles and service agreement negotiations.
• Gather and report customer support trends to engineering for continuous product improvement.
• Monitor and improve key site metrics such as equipment availability, uptime, and cost per ton.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for product and performance issues.
• Co-develop and implement product support and equipment management processes with dealers and customers.
• Serve as a consultant to dealer and customer operations and executive teams on equipment strategy and performance.

What You Bring

Qualifications

• Strong emotional intelligence and cultural awareness.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize in a dynamic environment.
• Proven leadership in cross-functional or field-based roles.

Core Competencies & Skills

Customer Focus

• Anticipates and exceeds customer expectations.
• Recovers from service failures in a way that enhances customer trust.
• Measures satisfaction and implements service improvements.

Service Excellence

• Delivers proactive, high-quality service.
• Resolves complex customer issues.
• Coaches others on service delivery best practices.

Collaboration

• Promotes a culture of information sharing and teamwork.
• Drives organizational change to support collaboration.

Consulting

• Leads multiple consulting engagements.
• Identifies and evaluates alternative solutions with clients.
• Manages all phases of consulting relationships.

Decision Making & Critical Thinking

• Analyzes complex data and synthesizes insights.
• Advises others on decision-making frameworks.
• Uses consultative and consensus-based approaches.

Effective Communication

• Communicates clearly across all levels of the organization.
• Uses empathy and assertiveness to influence outcomes.
• Tailors messaging to diverse audiences.

Problem Solving

• Leads cross-functional problem-solving efforts.
• Applies diverse techniques to resolve operational challenges.
• Develops sustainable solutions to high-impact issues.

Relationship Management

• Builds and maintains strategic partnerships.
• Coaches others in client engagement and satisfaction.
• Aligns business objectives with client needs.

Technical Excellence

• Provides expert-level technical guidance.
• Mentors others in developing technical solutions.
• Delivers effective solutions to complex technical challenges.

Field Support

• Experienced in post-sales support and field operations.
• Implements remote support capabilities.
• Monitors and reports on product performance trends.

Additional Information:

• This position requires five days in the office and up to 50% travel.
• This position will be based in any of the Caterpillar offices in Australia, such as Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, etc.