Deputy General Manager OPD

Chennai - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB TITLE: Deputy General Manager OPD

FUNCTION: OPD

JOB LEVEL: EVP-5

REPORTS TO: General Manager OPD

JOB PURPOSE

Explain in one or two sentences the primary reason why this job exists.

Promote and facilitate projects with optimum balance between market presence and profitability. Pilot the team of OPD managers to secure maximum mass profit of entities and models covering both the product and region axis. Validate and strengthen the robustness of business proposals over entire models life cycle.

JOB SCOPE

Geographical / Territory

AMIEO region

Vehicle Models

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

3.1 Principal Responsibilities

Drive the analysis and investigation of profitability trends by the OPD team and coordinates the work of relevant Functions (M&S Finance VVM Monozukuri) to propose countermeasures to PD & MC-Chairman. Challenges timely implementation of identified countermeasures.
Challenge and validate M&S quarterly and ad-hoc VME proposals to ensure healthy profitability and business integrity.
Lead the cross-functional work of relevant functions on Project milestones ensure robustness of proposed business scenarios and secure its approval from Global Counterpart.
Represent OPD function at relevant forums on behalf of OPD GM
Review & revise existing processes to secure competitive SOP timing of Product events based on market requirements and technical feasibility
Challenge global counterparts to secure budget for product changes required to maintain competitiveness in the market.
Coach motivate and guide the team on achieving designated tasks

3.2 Applicable KPIs

Functional KPIs :

Secure PD approval on proposed business scenarios.
Profitability Maximize through business efficiencies and ensure & control profit impact
Milestone management Assure price availability to NSCs at N-2 order take

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree in Management/ Investment Banking/ Engineering / Finance
MBA would be beneficial
Professional English skills are essential
Working knowledge (read/write/speak) of at least 1 additional region-specific or international language is advantageous

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

8 years in Consulting/ Investment Banking / Engineering with experience in Project Management or Product Marketing
Project & team management
Finance skills & knowledge (intermediate level)
Experience managing stakeholders including conflict resolution
Experience working cross-functionally within an international environment is essential
Knowledge & experience within the automotive industry would be an added advantage

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS & BEHAVIOURS:

Consensus management and influencing skills
High interest in supporting establishment of company strategy and related activities
The ability to present complex topics in a simply & succinct manner is essential
Effective communication and strong negotiation skills are essential to closely work with multiple cross-functional teams:
Internally Marketing Sales Vehicle Volume Management (VVM) R&D Total Customer Satisfaction (TCS) Product Planning (RPM) Finance Project Economic Control (PEC)
Externally - Program Director (PD) Chief Vehicle Engineer (CVE) Chief Marketing Manager (CMM) Corporate Planning PEC

Chennai India

Required Experience:

Director

JOB TITLE: Deputy General Manager OPDFUNCTION: OPDJOB LEVEL: EVP-5REPORTS TO: General Manager OPDJOB PURPOSEExplain in one or two sentences the primary reason why this job exists.Promote and facilitate projects with optimum balance between market presence and profitability. Pilot the team of OPD man...