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Senior Manager/Associate Divisional Manager - Product Planning & Strategy


Company : Daimler India Commercial Vehicles


Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu


Created : 2026-02-23


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job Responsibilities New product proposals to maintain regulation compliance & competitive product portfolio Review potential opportunities for new product proposals, conduct viability analysis with multiple product options, gauge on potential Pros and Cons, narrow down on recommendation to top management with necessary data analysis. Formulate Product enhancement strategy, support for business case preparation & project business case approval Interact continuously with cross-functions to arrive at viable business propositions Define timeline for new product projects based on design, development, validation, try-outs and production. Planning and Strategizing Future Project List (FPL) with focus on Regulations, Lifecycle & growth Schedule recurring project meetings with clear agenda for respective programs, keep minutes of meeting and ensure follow up and execution of decisions taken and tasks defined Compilation of Project documentations (e.g. quality gates). Project reporting dashboards for Top-Management Committees such as CTM (Core Team Meeting), APC( Asia Product Committee) IPB (India Product Board), TE PSC (Executive Committee) Reporting of project status to Top Management through regular (weekly, biweekly, monthly) status report Conduct study and report current industry trends, Portfolio gaps, Customer experience, Supplier technology roadmap and competition benchmarking Ensure delivery of high priority management tasks as per demand from time to time Coordination, render support, guide and mentoring other team members Optimize process for Product planning & Adopt best practices Mentoring & guiding junior staff time to time for deliverables management and overall development * Qualifications for Internal Candidates Experience and Skills 6 -11 years of work experience in project/ Product management or any relevant technical core functions. Open minded, Curious to learn new technologies, Rapid learning skills and data oriented mindset. Knowledge of product management processes (like CVDS), Change Management and Variant management processes. Experience in cross-functional project work/Strong interpersonal skills. Strong analytical skills, Open minded and Strong Commitment. Knowledge of Technical and Market know-how on Indian CV landscape. Excellent Communication skills (Written, Presentation and Verbal). Experience on Data analysis tools will be an advantage