Job Description

ROLE TITLE: Assistant Manager- Product Development - PCUV - International Business

REPORTS TO:

Manager - PD - PCR International Markets

LOCATION: Halol R&D

DATE: 03 Nov 2022

JOB PURPOSE:

To facilitate new product development and existing product improvement

• To continuously capture customer requirements both from the export market and International OEMs, translate into value added products through new product development or improvement of existing products
• Monitor the life-cycle maintenance process of all products.
• Execute Quality Function deployment through extensive market assessment and product bench marking to enable in new product development.

SCOPE:

DIRECT REPORTEES

0

DIMENSIONS:

Position holder

Internal customers

External customers

External partners

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• PRODUCT DEVELOMENT FOR INTENATIONAL MARKETS - REPLACEMENT:

• Identify and do benchmark tyre analysis for New product development and improvement of existing products.
• Analysis of claims, generate monthly claim analysis report and do failed tyre analysis to identify improvement opportunities for existing products.
• Initiate development projects for new products based on the market gaps or improvement projects for existing products.
• Tech review meeting with Marketing and QA and sign off specification
• Organize and coordinate with the testing team for indoor and outdoor test requirements of OEM
• Coordinate with various internal agencies for homologation of tyres. Initiate and organize homologation and certifications for new products
• Develop the test procedures and performance requirements as per OE requirements
• Evaluate products on the field through 'Product evaluation centers', through testing team and collect feedback.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Proficiency in Tyre Manufacturing and development Technology (Capable)

(Technical knowhow & ability in tyre designs, production processes, systems, layout plans and quality measure)

• Data Interpretation Ability (Capable)

(ability to study & interpret data/trends and draw inferences/projections)

• Lateral Thinking (Capable)

(Ability to think for innovative & out of the box solutions)

• Working with multicultural teams

MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES

• Communication skills (Verbal and Written)
• Analytical

(Analyzes issues and breaks them down to component parts. Makes systematic and rational judgments based on relevant information.)

• Strategic

(Demonstrates a broad-based view of issues, events and activities and perceives their longer term impact or wider implications.)

• Innovative

(Creates new and imaginative approaches to work related issues. Identifies fresh approaches and shows a willingness to question traditional assumption)

• Coordinating

( Motivates and empowers others in order to reach organizational goals)

PREFERRED AGE

22-24 years

QUALIFICATION

B.E./ B. Tech (In Rubber technology/Mechanical/Automobile)

EXPERIENCE

1-3 years, preferably in Product development/Tyre Engineering/Design /Compounding

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