Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
Key Responsibilities
Lead program planning and execution for the Trucks & Buses Product Development portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, quality, and launch milestones.
Own the Master Project Plan covering milestones, work packages, resources, dependencies, critical paths, and gateway activities.
Establish and drive PMO frameworks for governance, milestone tracking, risk management, resource planning, performance monitoring, and recovery actions.
Provide leadership with enterprise-level visibility on project health, risks, dependencies, budgets, and critical decisions through periodic governance and management reviews.
Drive cross-functional execution with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Purchasing, and Program teams to resolve bottlenecks and ensure timely product launches.
Lead resource and capacity planning, manpower planning, hiring requirements, and resource utilization across Product Development.
Drive financial governance for development budgets and Capex, monitoring costs, utilization, and deviations.
Identify and mitigate program risks, escalate critical issues, and drive timely corrective and recovery actions.
Champion PMO maturity, continuous improvement, best practices, and new project management processes.
Coordinate project assessments/ratings with internal and external agencies and support Product Development on resource, finance, and governance requirements.
Experience
15+ years
Industry Preferred
Automotive- Truck & Buses OEM
Qualifications
BE/BTech+M.Tech/MBA
General Requirements
Knowledge of new product development processes / MPDS
Expertise in budget, cost management, and manpower planning
Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA
Proficiency in MS Office
Innovative approaches to work
Discipline and achievement focus
Ability to execute deliverables within deadlines with minimal guidance and timely escalations
Collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
Result-oriented with execution excellence
Ability to prepare multiple proposals with pros/cons matrix presentations
First-time-right approach
Effective communication skills
Proactive approach towards project completion
Proper documentation, project tracking & timely deliveries
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