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Position – Assistant Manager – Product Development

Company – CEAT
Location – Halol, Gujarat, IN

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 benchmarking to enable in new product development.

SCOPE:

DIRECT REPORTEES – 0

DIMENSIONS:

• Position holder
• Internal customers
• External customers
• External partners

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS – REPLACEMENT:
  • Identify and do benchmark tire analysis for New product development and improvement of existing products.
  • Analysis of claims, generate monthly claim analysis reports, and do fail tire analysis to identify improvement opportunities for existing products.
  • Initiate development projects for new products based on 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 the homologation of tires. 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 the testing team, and collect feedback.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Proficiency in Tyre Manufacturing and development Technology (Capable)

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

• Data Interpretation Ability (Capable)

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

• Lateral Thinking (Capable)

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

• Working with multicultural teams

MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES

Communication skills (Verbal and Written)

• Analytical

(Analyzes issues and breaks them down into 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 assumptions)

• 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