Assistant Manager - OE Product Developmen

Role

TM R&D Product Development

Position Title

Assistant Manager – Product development

Department

R&D

Level / Grade

M1

Reporting To

Sr. Manager – Product Development

Reportees

Direct: Nil

Organisational Chart:

Key Purpose of the Job (Position Summary)

This position is responsible for executing assigned Product Development (new or existing) activities to ensure timely completion of all activities through coordination with all concerned departments. The position is responsible for coordinating and managing interaction with assigned OEMs through the NPD process. The position is also responsible for documenting all the NPD data in PLM and compiling various reports for analysis.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Claim analysis and corrective actions
• Timely preparation of reports and PLM updation
• Performance improvement of existing product
• Benchmarking with Domestic & International competitor products
• Customer in-sighting and market visits
• Value engineering activities
• Adherence to NPD plan
• OE relationship management – timeliness of responses
• Tracking of products under evaluation

KEY ACTIVITIES  & RESPONSIBILITIES

New Product Development

• Participate in meetings (with OEM’s/ Clients) pertaining to NPD with Senior Manager – Product development and  assist in preparation of  a proposal for NPD
• Collect the data and information required for NPD to enable calculation workout for NPD activities
• Coordinate to arrange all resources  like materials, machines, tools, etc for executing NPD plans and review the moulds, materials and tools( to be used for making the product) for their appropriateness
• Co-ordinate testing trials with the test centre by conducting plant visits  and prepare a test tyre analysis report
• Monitor test tyre dispatch activities
• Obtain the certificate for NPD from the concerned authorities
• Key in activities in PLM at every stage of NPD to keep a track of NPD progress/ timelines and to ensure timely documentation of the activities
• Document TES/ layout modification in case of changes in design or process
• Prepare an NPD compilation report for every new product to be submitted to senior management for review

Breakthrough Product development & Technology development

• Work closely with the CFT and support in preparation of proposal for Breakthrough/ Technology development
• Co-ordinate all development activities like Tool procurement, BM analysis, communicating with CFTs, testing and prepare a compilation report
• Validate the product in the field and prepare product readiness report

Claim analysis

• Conduct regular market visits to see failed tyres and gather information to enable claim analysis
• Conduct Godown visits to review and track failed tyres
• Analyse the causes for claims and prepare a report for the same

Customer Interaction

• Participate in technical discussions related to product design/ development with customers/ OEMs along with Senior Manager – Product development
• Resolve queries/ complaints raised by the OEM’s and Customer Service team in a timely manner

Other activities

• Conduct desk research for capturing the market trends and also conduct market visits to gain customer insight
• Conduct various benchmarking/ competition analysis studies and prepare analysis report for the same

Education and Experience Required

Education:

B. Tech or BE (Mechanical / Rubber Tech)

Experience:

0 - 3 years of experience in relevant field