Director -Field Services

Wabtec; Krishnagiri District; On-site; INR 9,000,000 - 15,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec in India is seeking a Transit Field Services Director to lead the regional Field Services organization and align it with the company’s strategic goals. You will drive customer intimacy, market understanding and deploy the FS strategy across the region, working with resident engineers to deliver projects and optimize warranties.

The role requires strong leadership, KPI development, budget planning and the ability to translate service performance into commercial value for clients and

Qualifications

• Experience leading field services operations across multiple sites.
• Ability to develop, deploy and track KPIs for field services activities.
• Strong budget planning and cost optimization skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Field Services organization in the region.
• Increase customer intimacy and market understanding, and develop FS into a commercial strength.
• Deploy Transit FS strategy within the region (organization / processes / tools).
• Strengthen REX to Product Management of our products performance to improve performance and serviceability.
• Support project execution in Warranty phase (OE & Services projects).
• Develop, deploy and track KPI for FS operations in the most Quality and Cost-effective manner.
• Develop and train the team to address all products maintained in the region.
• Perform regular resource and budget planning.
• Support the Services sales forces in offering Services solutions.
• Develop and deploy customer centric and value adding sales solutions and concepts for Field Service.
• Team up with Transit Resident engineers to deliver projects.
• Actively support cost optimization and OTD activities for warranty/retrofit.
• Manage Resident Site Managers, Field Service Operation Managers, Warranty manager and Customer Services Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Budget planning

Customer focus

Project management

Job description

Transit Field Services Director

Ownership and key responsibilities

• Lead the Field Services organization in the region
• Increase customer intimacy and market understanding, and develop FS into a commercial strength
• Deploy Transit FS strategy within the region (organization / processes / tools)
• Strengthen REX to Product Management of our products performance to improve performance and serviceability
• Supports project execution in Warranty phase (OE & Services projects)

Main Missions

• Develop, deploy and track KPI for FS operations in the most Quality and Cost-effective manner
• Develop and train his team to address all products maintained in the region
• Perform a regular resource and budget planning
• Support the Services sales forces in offering Services solutions
• Develop and deploy customer centric and value adding sales solutions and concepts for Field Service
• Team up with Transit Resident engineers to deliver projects
• Actively support cost optimization and OTD activities for warranty/retrofit
• Manage Resident Site Managers, Field Service Operation Managers, Warranty manager and Customer Services Manager
• Demonstrate to clients an on-going commitment to excellence in the delivery of FS support to projects and programs

Key Kpi(s)

• Safety recordable and LTA happening on Field
• Critical FS Project in the Region (Warranty Cost VS Budget)
• Critical Retrofit in the Region (Retrofit Cost VS Budget VS Completion)
• FS hourly rates
• Mobilization time for warranty and troubleshooting activities

N+1

• Head - Transit Services India

N-1

• FS operations managers, Warranty manager, Customer Services Manager

Functional Managers

Transit Field Services VP

Main stakeholders

PM, Sales, Engineering, Quality, Customers

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