Position Description:

Position title: Product Development Manager - India Telecom

Reports to: Business Unit Manager - India Telecom

Location:

Experience:

CTC: Bangalore

18 to 22 years

Based on industry standard

Purpose: - Manage product development projects to support the business with accurate resource planning, budget planning and detailed project planning to deliver new product designs to agreed target specifications, budgets and timescales.

- Manage and supervise the Indian Telecom engineering team to ensure the design and maintenance of products is effective and optimised using the best available tools aligned with the business

- Set business priorities across for Engineering and NPI activities to guarantee the maximum commercial return

- Support the Product Management team in a variety of duties related to the product life-cycle management of product lines that are the responsibility of the Indian Telecoms business unit to achieve growth and profitability expectations.

Accountabilities: - Assist with identification, development, and launch of new product offerings and support the creation and maintenance of business cases

- Identify and validate new product and product improvement opportunities through Voice of Customer (VoC). Ensure that the products are developed and launched effectively.

- Supervise NPD/NPI project teams to ensure project objectives are clear, cross-functional co-ordination is good and high quality outcomes (performance, cost, time) are achieved.

- Generate and maintain comprehensive plans for product development for the whole product life cycle that incorporate all elements needed for a successful project, are accurate and properly resourced.

- Analysing potential supplier/partner relationships for the product

- Drive strategic Cost down initiative across the business

- Analysing potential supplier/partner relationships for the product

- Drive strategic Cost down initiative across the business ge engineering (NPD/NPI) projects in line with agreed priorities

- Pro-actively drive risk management reviews and risk mitigation strategies for projects

- Guarantee a successful product launch by defining as overviewing safety stocks, and capacity. Maintain and communicate Market forecast of new products Regular Product Design and Test reviews are held with quality feedback and Project issues are high-lighted/red-flagged early and pro-actively solutions to problems found.

- Develop expertise in "Project Management" and ensure that the RPM-NPD process is complied with and make recommendations for improvements to the RPM-NPD process

- Adopt a commercial mindset to analyse product performance and sales success across the product life-cycle phases

o Use good commercial judgement to prioritise samples and customer interactions alongside NPD/NPI projects

o Documenting product profitability and operational metrics

o Define product target cost and drive the teams toward these goals

- Work with Marketing Communications to create and update product-orientated sales tools

- To ensure that the appropriate level of skills in the workforce are gained and retained and that succession planning and talent management are consistently and effectively coordinated.

- Regular team meetings are held and well managed with accurate and concise minutes and follow up with proactive communications

- Give pro-active , constructive , concise advise to management in a timely manner

- Pro-actively communicate best practices, goals, vision and set examples to follow at every opportunity.

- Motivate and instil a 'can-do' culture and an attitude to do things creatively and with innovation to achieve end goals

- Recruit and develop new hires

- Complete PPR and Individual development plans for subordinate(s) and pro-actively drive individual developments to improve their effectives and skill set in the organization.

- Make recommendations for tools and business cases to improve productivity

- Ensure the India telecom engineering team uses the globally designated processes and tool sets

- Support RMA Investigative work as required

- Agree annual objectives with staff and carry out performance planning & reviews, supported by the Head of Global Engineering

- Ensure all internal quality manuals and procedures are followed

General

- All employees are subject to the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post-holder is required to ensure as an employee, that his or her work methods do not endanger other people or themselves.

- All employees are subject to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and must maintain strict confidentiality in respect of staff records.

- All employees must comply with Rakon's Equal Opportunities Policy and must not discriminate on the grounds of sex, marital or parental status, race, origin, nationality, religion, religious belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender reassignment and must comply with the principle that employees should be able to work in an environment free from intimidation or harassment.

- This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and it may be reviewed in the light of changed service needs and developments. Any changes will be fully discussed with the post-holder and be appropriate to the grade and scope of the post.

Key relations: - Quality, Manufacturing Support, Purchasing and Custom Engineering - New Zealand, France and India

- Business Development and Sales team

- Global Senior Management team

- Global Product Management

- Global Engineering

- Project managers in New Zealand, France and India

- Oscillator and Crystal Engineering in New Zealand, France and India

Person Specification:

Essential: Desirable:

Skills and

knowledge: - Good understanding of Electronics

- Understanding technical complexities

- Understanding of Oscillators, TCXO, TCOCXO, Frequency Control Products

- Project Management

- Good risk Management

- Good commercial acumen - MBA or similar certification

Qualifications

required: - Engineering Degree in Electronics and communication - Project Management certification

Key

competencies: - Adaptability & Flexibility

- Good communication skills

- Decision making/judgement

- Results focused

- Self-motivated

- Assertive/confident

- Good interpersonal Skills

- Attention to detail

- Planning & organizing

- Teamwork

- Man-management -

Work experience:

- Proven experience in similar industry

- Project management experience

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