- Prepare the platform strategy in line with the Promise statement jointly with Product Management Group

- Establish and sustain good market focus and customer connect (for front end inputs as well as post-launch customer care)

- Prepare the scope new products/opportunities with Product Management Group to selectively include the products to Portfolio and achieve maximize platform profitability

- Prepare portfolio of projects to execute the Platform Strategy

- Manage the platform product strategies to ensure availability of right product mix facilitating achievement of the short & long term Business goals

- Lead multiple projects, including major new product development, minor variant development, and engineering change management for product platform - deliver QCDW targets on all projects

- Monitor adherence to critical NPD process gateways during product development and ensure the delivery of the first time right products

- Manage reusability of aggregates/systems, ensure speed to market and investment efficiency

- Work through the Engineering, Vendor development & Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality organization

- Conducts the platform reviews with the Project Leaders & the COE Leads.

- Manage Product plan, Engineering change request, Concern resolution, Quality of the product, Cost of ownership etc. for the complete platform.

- Establish, sustain and improve product quality and cost of product in platform portfolio.

- Develop new products and their variants on the platform as per time, cost & quality plan to facilitating achievement of the desired sales volumes & profitability targets.

- Monitor and control the budgeted price increase, material purchasing cost reduction, value engineering plans and sales volumes for the platform to achieve the overall profitability.

- Monitor and initiate the actions which directly affect the profitability and ensure it is tracked, achieved & maintained

- Monitor and improve Employee engagement scores by execution of the plans based on the engagement survey.

- Product development experience in CV industry - minimum 15 years of total experience in industry, with significant experience in CV industry (10+ years)

- Working knowledge and experience of commercial vehicle design and development - require detailed design and/or development experience with one or more aggregates or vehicle platforms

- Experience in NPD process, including leading projects through NPD process

- Knowledge and experience of Quality tools, Six Sigma/related methodologies and IMCR/VAVE processes for cost savings would be major plus

- Acumen of product & platform profitability

- Analytical Skills

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