Job Description

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Ownership:

• Act as an entrepreneur for Cabin Module who shall be responsible for cost, quality, funding, warranty and complexity management of Cabin system.
• Portfolio management of Cabin module spanning across Cabin structure, Cabin Suspension, Cabin exterior (Front module, Lighting & view, Side & Door module, Engine encapsulation & Air deflectors) and Cabin Interior (Interior trim parts & roof, Steering, Floor & Rear module, Driver workplace, Cockpit and HVAC) across trucks and buses.

Strategy:

• Responsible for finalizing Cabin module strategy for DICV.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining detailed module-level plans and roadmaps for Cabin that integrate benchmarks, regulatory requirements, market needs, and long-term business strategy.
• Contributes towards vehicle level project pre-QG 09 preparation by providing Cabin module level based strategic input.

Planning:

• Define, review and align Cabin module level plan with project plan for DICV projects to meet project targets including scope, cost, funding requirements & time plan (QCD).
• Drive solution bank with respect to quality, cost, complexity management with full business case for setting up Cabin module level targets for series management organization.
• Define detailed plans to achieve Cabin module level targets of (N+1 / N+2) year of Series Business.

Steering

• Review and steer topics progress within the cross functional Cabin module team for realization of projects and series deliverable as per agreed cost, quality, timeline and funding targets.
• Report progress and Seek decision from Top management forum (IPC, SBMC, IPB & OpCom) on deviations from the base plan.
• Decide on change request within Module Team decision-making threshold. Review & recommend the change request to Top management forum if the change request is beyond the Module Team threshold.
• Abnormality/Escalation management of QCDs in Top management Forum & from Cabin Module Team members.
• Review, align, approve and communicate the risks and the countermeasures identified by the Cabin Module team members.

Continuous Improvement

• Generate, evaluate and manage pipeline of continuous improvement ideas related to cost, quality, complexity, and product features within Cabin module scope.
• Ensure compliance of and propose improvements in- processes, systems and frameworks concerning Cabin module.
• Review, align, approve and communicate lessons learned as part of continuous improvement exercise.

Global Alignment

• Ensure effective communication, synchronization, and alignment with global Cabin Module Teams and relevant functions for all changes and project implementations.

Leadership:

• Lead and steer direct reporting and cross functional team members to ensure high efficiency and effectiveness with respect to C module.
• Steer and align change requests across functions, proactively identify and address risks, and escalate unresolved issues to ensure timely decisions, robust countermeasures, and compliance with governance processes.

• For coordinated changes, align with concerned module team lead and lead the coordinated change execution.

Experience:

• 12-15 years of good experience in Automotive industry

• Good experience in Leadership role, project management and change management

  Skill sets:

• Behavioral Trait Strong Leadership Skills, Adaptability to Change, Decisive, Strategic Thinker, High Emotional Intelligence

• Functional Trait Excellent Communication Skills, Organizational Skills, Problem-Solving Expertise, Risk Management, Attention to Detail, Delegation Skills, Project Management, Module Technical competence. Financial competency

  Education & Training:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical or Automobile engineering.

• Master’s in business administration is preferable.

• Project management certification also preferred.