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ABOUT US

At Daimler Truck, we change today's transportation and create real impact together. We take responsibility around the globe and work together on making our vision become reality: Leading Sustainable Transportation. As one global team, we drive our progress and success together - everyone at Daimler Truck makes the difference. Together, we want to achieve a sustainable transportation, reduce our carbon footprint, increase safety on and off the track, develop smarter technology and attractive financial solutions. All essential, to fulfill our purpose - for all who keep the world moving.
Become part of our global team: You make the difference - YOUMAKEUS

Here is an opportunity to be part of an exciting role at Product Planning & Strategy DICV, in Product & Strategy (TE/SPD).



Role: Senior Manager/Associate Divisional Manager - Product Planning & Strategy (DRL 5.1, DRL 6.X, L5/L6)

Work Location

Oragadam plant, Chennai.



WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Job ResponsibilitiesNew product proposals to maintain regulation compliance & competitive product portfolio Review potential opportunities for new product proposals, conduct viability analysis with multiple product options, gauge on potential Pros and Cons, narrow down on recommendation to top management with necessary data analysis. Formulate Product enhancement strategy, support for business case preparation & project business case approval Interact continuously with cross-functions to arrive at viable business propositions Define timeline for new product projects based on design, development, validation, try-outs and production. Planning and Strategizing Future Project List (FPL) with focus on Regulations, Lifecycle & growth Schedule recurring project meetings with clear agenda for respective programs, keep minutes of meeting and ensure follow up and execution of decisions taken and tasks defined Compilation of Project documentations (e.g. quality gates). Project reporting dashboards for Top-Management Committees such as CTM (Core Team Meeting), IPC (India Product Committee), IPB (India Product Board) and TE PSC (Executive Committee) Reporting of project status to Top Management through regular (weekly, biweekly, monthly) status report Conduct study and report current industry trends, Portfolio gaps, Customer experience, Supplier technology roadmap and competition benchmarking Ensure delivery of high priority management tasks as per demand from time to time Coordination, render support, guide and mentoring other team members Optimize process for Product planning & Adopt best practices Mentoring & guiding junior staff time to time for deliverables management and overall development

Job number:
6638
Publication period:
01/28/2026 - 02/13/2026
Location:
Chennai
Organization:
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited
Job Category:
Corporate planning/strategy
Working hours:
Full time
To Location: Chennai, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited

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