About this role
Job Description Objective
• Responsible for managing resources and schedules in order to ensure successful implementation of all appliance or subsystem related development activities
Key responsibilities Design/Project Management
• Organize and follow-up of all product/module projects including:
• New features and esthetical design • Drive application of innovation for that platform or category. • Cost reduction projects • Quality improvement projects • Platform/category standardization projects
• Act as main point of contact and interface with national or global for internal and external customers. • Manage relationship with global R&D resources and global core competence centers in order achieve full synergy in global platforms and features. • Participate in concept development activities • Ensure new variants introduction • Ensure aesthetical/design alignment among the products • Ensure compliance with both internal and external safety standards • Ensure product or module approval • Reduce complexity • Ensure compliance with either internal or external safety standards. • Give final approval for introduction in production of new products or module engineering changes Process/Team management (Optional)
• Budget responsibility • Work closely with the regional management team in order to consolidate R&D objectives and programs within the context of the overall regional / global product Generation Plans. • Give approval for introduction in production of new, platform relevant, products and engineering changes. • Ensure all R&D activities comply with legal demands and ethical standards. • Responsible for team growth.
Key functional qualifications
• Project management • Processes – PCP, IPDP, EC • Good knowledge of local market requirements and consumer insight • Good competitors knowledge • Basic knowledge of approval rules in different countries • Ability to handle complex tasks (Priorities, uncertainties, interfacing a lot of other teams) • Ability to work in a matrix organization • Technical or people leadership experience required. • Basic understanding of engineering, manufacturing and assembly principals. Generic qualifications
• Good verbal and written communications • Exceptional Problem Solving Skills • Strong aptitude for details • Mature thinking and professional presentation with common sense and judgment in a broad business perspective; • Collaborative leader and team player • Ability to influence people who are not direct reports • Strong Continuous Improvement mindset • English and local language as mandatory. Seniority levels Design Team Leader Senior Design Team Leader Design Team Manager Senior Team Manager