A leading French MNC is scouting for professionals into the profile of New Project Development.

Position : New Project Development (NPD)

Location : Daman

Reporting To : Chief Quality and R&D Officer

Current CTC of the candidate can be around 10L-12L. Accordingly a decent hike will be offered as per the makret standards.

Industry preference : Candidates coming from a Consumer Durables, Auto background will be preferred.

Job Responsibilities :

Driving New Projects :

- The incumbent is required to drive New project development process at BIC Cello

- Ensure that plants have got the project specifications from R&D / Marketing.

- Ensure that sufficient capacity is available with the plants where the project is planned.

- Take up the matter at appropriate level if new resource/refurbishment in resource is required.

Managing Online Tools :

- Implementation of NPD tools and methods to launch new products within the project parameters

- Pro-efficient with project management tools "

5 Phase Gate Model :

- Conceptualising and desigining the road map for moving new project from idea to launch

- Implementing the Typical 5-gated process flow management (all green flags before moving to next step)

- Arrange project reviews with management as per the frequency.

NPD process :

- Capable to manage multiple projects at once in a fast moving and changing market

- To ensure projects are launched within the quality, time, delivery and safety constraints

- To promote usage of tools for project development (5-gated process, FMEA, product specifications)

- Hands on project development while the organization is being built up

- Cost feasiblity needs to be considered before designing new product

Implementing Processes :

- Follow up with the concerned stakeholders & make sure that everything goes as per the timeline.

- The incumbent role is not just confined to follow-ups, but he will be owning & driving the entire process, thus making the coordination & interaction with other functions more complex

Leadership :

- Coaching the existing team and building bridges between departments interacting on a project

- To ensure all project quality engineers are up to speed and in the loop of the project

- To ensure teamwork between the team

Job Scope :

Internal Interactions : (Within the Organization)

- Internal R&D to manage the project

- Marketing (initial objectives, price, looks, etc)

- Manufacturing

External Interactions :

(Outside the Organization)

Vendors -- prototypes, production tools, etc.

Job Requirements :

Educational Qualification : Engineering + MBA

Specific Certification (if Any) Knowledge of core tools : APQP, PPAP is preferable

Preferred Total Experience : 5 to 8 years Preferred Relevant Experience

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