Development Head

Role & responsibilities

• Handle the complete product development cycle from customer enquiry to final dispatch.
• Review customer drawings, specifications and requirements and conduct feasibility studies.
• Lead New Product Development (NPD) activities.
• Coordinate tool development, tool trials and corrections with the Tool Room and suppliers.
• Prepare and review APQP, PPAP, FMEA and Control Plan documentation.
• Coordinate sample development, submission and customer approval.
• Manage ECN/ECR and engineering change activities.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Purchase, Tool Room and other cross-functional teams.
• Follow up on production planning and product readiness.
• Coordinate dispatch planning and customer schedules.
• Ensure on-time delivery as per customer requirements.
• Handle customer technical discussions, development issues and follow-up activities.
• Monitor development timelines, project status and closure of customer requirements.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong knowledge of IATF 16949 requirements.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC and 7 QC Tools.
• Good knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD / CATIA / SolidWorks.
• Strong customer handling, coordination and communication skills.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and technical documentation.
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills.

Preferred Industry Experience:-

• Experience in Automotive Plastic Injection Moulding.
• Experience in handling OEM / Tier-1 customers, preferably Bajaj.
• Experience in complete product development management from customer enquiry feasibility tool development trials PPAP customer approval production final dispatch.
• Experience in leading and coordinating cross-functional development teams.

Key Skills:-

Product Development | NPD | APQP | PPAP | FMEA | Control Plan | IATF 16949 | Tool Development | Injection Moulding | Customer Handling | ECN/ECR | GD&T | Automotive Plastic Components | OEM Customer Handling | Project Management

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