Posted On Jun 22, 2024
Job Description
1. Job Description: Lead NPD
Job Description | ||||||||
Unique Job Role | Lead - NPD | Function | Design & Development | Reporting to | Head - NPD | |||
Business | ISCM - W &W | Grade | L5/ L6 | Date | Immediately | |||
Job Details | ||||||||
The role is responsible in developing new product in line with the brand plans and ensuring first lot delivery at an economical cost and reliable quality. Focus on Luxury | ||||||||
External Interfaces | Internal Interfaces | |||||||
· Vendors · Other Brand Products | · Manufacturing Units - Case Plant, Movt., Assembly · Service team - Design, Sourcing, QC, CP & IT · Brand & Sales team | |||||||
Job Requirements | ||||||||
Education | Graduate: Mechanical Engineering Post-Graduate: Industrial Design | |||||||
Relevant Experience | 4+ years - preferably in lifestyle product development domain or FMCG or Design Indusutry | |||||||
Behavioural Skills | · Ability to handle & Motivate Diverse team · Ability to influence key stakeholders · Good Presentation & communication skills | |||||||
Knowledge | · Product knowledge, understanding of Luxury · Quality Requirements · Process knowledge · NPI Process | |||||||
Expected Process Contributions | ||||||||
Expected Process Contribution | Process Outcome | Performance Measure | ||||||
New Product Development | ||||||||
1. Responsible to develop new products for the brands from Product briefing to product launch towards the Premium Journey 2. Develop prototype (Proof of concept) and establish the production reliability standard 3. Ensure delivery of products from shortlisting to deposition of OTS models as per brand requirement. 4. Participate in all key discussions to finalize new product calendar 5. Maintain and enhance the new product specification and standards specifically in the premium price points 6. Responsible to do product analysis for competitor product based on the stakeholder need | · New product development · Prototype development · Process design | · Documentation, maintenance & updation of Premium Stds across the NP value chain · Adherence to specifications · Adherence to timelines · Plan vs actual | ||||||
Vendor Support | ||||||||
1. Co-ordinate with sourcing team to track and arrange B.O. component for prototype 2. Conduct fortnightly reviews and publish critical list/pending list of prototype component to sourcing/NPD. 3. Analyse the lead-time details for improvements and recommend actions 4. Co-ordinate to indicate priority to sourcing based on the product owner request 5. Technical discussion with vendors 6. New Catalogues from Vendors | · Samples · Catalogues · Drawings | · Adherence to timelines · On-time delivery · Quality adherence | ||||||
7. Responsible to filter and screen errors in MM and BOM errors which is created for new product 8. Act as central co-ordinator for ECOM team in provide detail related to new product | · Master data maintenance | · Adherence to timelines | ||||||
People management | ||||||||
1. Foster high level of employee engagement and retention of talent 2. Monitor and review performance parameters of the team and provide feedback on frequent basis to the team members 3. Provide subordinates with adequate exposure and growth opportunities to enable readiness for higher roles | · Employee experience · Trained employees | · Employee engagement score · Effectiveness of training | ||||||
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