Global Commercial Director (Generators)

Caterpillar (NI) Limited; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Northern Ireland is seeking a Global Commercial Director to manage the P&L of FG Wilson. This role involves leading a team of over 70 employees and driving substantial business growth. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the distributed power generation market and a strong educational background in technical or business fields.

Benefits

Up to 31% bonus

Car allowance - £620 per month

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Contributory share scheme

Optional flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in distributed power generation market.
• Technical understanding of diesel genset preferred.
• Experience leading medium to large global teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end to end commercial P&L of FG Wilson.
• Ensure double digit growth on top and bottom line.
• Lead organization of 70+ employees globally.

Skills

Industry Knowledge

Business Development

Relationship Management

Customer Focus

Decision Making

Effective Communications

Education

Bachelor degree in technical field or business

Master degree or MBA

Job description

Overview

Description

Career Area: Sales

Compensation Grade: 28

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.

Job Title: Global Commercial Director (Generators)

Salary/Grade: £80,125 - £100,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Location: Belfast or Larne

Benefits:

• Up to 31% bonus
• Car allowance - £620 per calendar month
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 6%.
• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

This position requires working 5 days a week in the office.

About EPD

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more.

With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We're committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better-more sustainable-world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

The opportunity

For over 50 years, FG Wilson generator sets have been trusted to provide essential power to a wide range of applications globally. From 6.8 to 2,500 kVA, FG Wilson offers one of the widest ranges of diesel-fueled generator sets, built in modern facilities in Brazil, China and India.

We are currently searching for FG Wilson Global Commercial Director to lead EUR 300 M P&L with 70 + employees globally, ensuring to deliver double digit growth both in top and bottom line. The Global Commercial Director will report to Caterpillar EPD Vice President.

What you will do

• Own end to end commercial P&L of FG Wilson.
• Ensure double digit grow on top and bottom line.
• Lead organization of 70 + employees globally including sales, service, marketing, product management, product support and other business functions.
• Establish and nurture executive relationships with key customers.
• Deliver on assigned financial and non-financial targets.
• Establish and execute on FGW Commercial Strategy 2030.
• Coach and develop key talents within FGW organization.

What you have

Industry Knowledge - Level Extensive Experience:

• Good knowledge of distributed power generation market
• Technical understanding of diesel genset / recipe (up to 2.5 MWe) will be considered advantage

Business Development - Level Extensive Experience:

• Ability to explore and develop potential areas of business growth for the organization.
• Develops strategies to present new business ideas to small and large perspective business partners.
• Analyzes alternative business development approaches and strategies.
• Designs common and industry-specific benchmarks for business development.

Relationship Management - Level Extensive Experience:

• Experience with leading medium to large global teams.
• Ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
• Maintains productive, long-term relationships with clients or vendors.
• Creates opportunities to educate support teams on client priorities.
• Empowers others to establish collaborative, healthy relationships.

Customer Focus - Level Extensive Experience:

• Fosters strong customer relationships via delivery on commitments, open communication, and on-going feedback/improvement.
• Anticipates customer needs, focusing efforts to proactively meet needs and exceed customer expectations.
• Communicates and models the criticality of customer focus as an organizational strategy.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking - Level Expert:

• Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Anticipates special issues and considerations for effective decision-making during a crisis.
• Shares experiences regarding optimal timing and circumstances for refraining from or making decisions.

Effective Communications:

• Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in technical field or business is required
• Master degree or/and MBA will be considered advantage

Additional information:

• Ability / willingness to travel 50% - 75% of the time to customers, dealers and internal meetings globally.

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. #CaterpillarNI #LI

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Posting Dates

September 25, 2025 - October 9, 2025

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