National Head - Engineering Innovation

TECHNICAL LEAD FOR INNOVATION & CREATIVITY:

To create a corporate culture that encourages Innovation.

Strategize tapping of innovative opportunities in every aspects of company's functions existing & new.

Generate new concepts for innovative process, product, technology & Services.

Identification of opportunities for innovation

Drive multi-functional team to generate new ideas & techniques.

To create strategic partnership with all functions that cater to innovation such as Design/ Packaging /NPD/ TPM/HSE & IT

Develop a Business case, budget and timeline for every innovative project execution.

Develop the concepts into design, workflow, planning, scheduling & implementation including the training needs.

Innovative knowledge sharing across the organization and its replication.

Prepare short term (1 Year) & long term(5 Year) strategic plan for innovation.

Develop teams across multiple discipline

Tap the opportunity across the company's functions

Training plan for innovators

Link 5 year plan with business needs and its impact to the organization

Budget & phasing of implementation plan

Periodic reporting to the Leadership team

Periodic review & course correction base on business needs

Foundation Skills:

Thinking Creatively - Generate innovative "out of the box" approaches and improved solutions that help create incremental gains in business results.

Thinking Analytically - Summarize information concisely and clearly identify key elements, patterns, results, or relationships.

Collaborating - Work effectively with others to achieve results. Ability to work under pressure & ability to push new ideas within traditional team.

Speaking/Presenting - Clearly articulate ideas, opinions, feelings and information in presentations and speeches so that the intended purpose is achieved and the needs of the audience are met.

Prioritizing - Coordinate and organize resources and people in efficient and effective ways to accomplish larger strategies and goals.

Identify, select, authorize and/or manage relationship with vendors/suppliers to ensure proper capabilities and conformance with company standards

Verify final design with customers and internal stakeholders to gain their buy-in in order to assure final product (e.g.,equipment,package) meets customer/stakeholder specifications, regulatory,trademark requirements and business objectives.

Prepare document(s) (e.g., project proposal, strategic project brief, project charter, project scope, product specifications)in order to define a project, establish expectations and gain support.

Functional Competencies:

Proven Experience in leading business innovation in previous organization

Good engineering, packaging & process knowledge

- Financial understanding & analysis

- Project management

- Knowledge of various materials

- Exposure to energy management

- Good knowledge of utility equipment