About Us:

With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, 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.

Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment. 

About The Opportunity:

Come join the team in this exciting 12-month internship program.

As a Sales and Marketing Intern for the Caterpillar Building Construction Products (BCP) group you will work collaboratively both within Caterpillar and with Dealer teams in the region.  This role will provide tremendous exposure to the Caterpillar business while supporting the business unit with its Sales and Marketing needs. Expect to be directly involved in activities that help us achieve our key metrics for the division.Day to day responsibilities will support the needs of our growing business. You will be working directly for BCP’s Sales Manager for the region and working closely with the entire BCP field team, as well as with other partnering business units.  

This role is ideal for a motivated individual with a positive attitude that can work independently with accountability to deliver results.

Specific projects/tasks:

• Supporting cross-divisional marketing and sales activities and events.

• Creating and maintaining monthly marketing and sales reports

• Creating an understanding of customer value drivers and leveraging that knowledge for marketing/sales idea generation

• Supporting business and marketing planning processes

• Conducting competitor evaluations

• Assistance with regional training and new product release events

• Assistance with dealer and customer events

• Conducting market segmentation / profitability analysis

• Tracking regional accountabilities and driving regional actions.  

• Supporting field sales and service team with requests that may include report creation, data analytics, and content creation

Requirements:

• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and meet timelines and budgets.

• Working knowledge of creative processes

• Ability to travel (limited but some duties will require travel)

• University degree with a focus/major in a business related field or engineering

• Mechanically minded person will be advantageous

• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills

• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work both independently and within diverse teams.

• Melbourne based employee that will work from 1 Caterpillar Drive, Tullamarine 5 days in the office

• Must have full working rights

What’s in it for you?

• Comprehensive training

• Exposure to end-to-end business functions for BCP

• A strong commitment to safety and your wellbeing

• A workplace culture focused on quality, customer service and the environment

• A commitment to diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, and equal outcome

• The opportunity to do truly meaningful work in a supportive, constructive culture that encourages your continued personal development

How to Apply:

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career as part of the Caterpillar team, apply today via: www.caterpillar.com/careers by attaching a copy of your resume.

Application close 11th September 2025

Your road to success begins with a Caterpillar career. By joining the Caterpillar team, you’ll discover that working for a global leader creates endless opportunities for you.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Caterpillar of Australia is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship.