Head Business Development

Polyplastics Group; Yamunanagar; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Polyplastics Group seeks a proactive business development lead to identify and develop new opportunities with automotive OEMs, building strong relationships across Design Studio, R&D, Engineering and Sourcing. The role drives RFQ strategy and converts opportunities into awarded business.

You will serve as the main interface for OEM design and innovation teams, collaborating on styling feasibility, material selection and decorative concepts, while introducing advanced technologies in coatings,

Qualifications

• Identify and develop new business opportunities with automotive OEMs and build relationships with OEM stakeholders.
• Lead RFQ acquisition strategy and convert opportunities into awarded business.
• Act as the primary interface for OEM design and innovation teams.
• Collaborate on styling feasibility, material selection, and decorative concepts.
• Drive innovation via demonstrators, prototypes, and technology showcases.
• Align new technologies with manufacturing capabilities (injection molding, IMD, hot stamping, pad printing, screen printing).
• Track megatrends and align business strategy with future OEM requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities with automotive OEMs and build relationships with OEM stakeholders across Design Studio, R&D, Engineering, Purchase / Sourcing.
• Lead RFQ acquisition strategy and convert opportunities into awarded business.
• Act as the primary interface for OEM design and innovation teams. Collaborate with OEM studios on styling feasibility, material selection, decorative concepts.
• Identify and introduce advanced technologies in surface coatings, decorative parts, ambient lighting integration, lightweight materials and EV interiors, and HMI integration.
• Innovation & Product Development: develop concepts, create demonstrators and prototypes, drive differentiation through aesthetics, functionality and cost optimization.
• Strategic Partnerships & Vendor Development. Track automotive megatrends and align business strategy with future OEM requirements.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1. Identify and develop new business opportunities with automotive OEMs. Build strong relationships with OEM stakeholders across - Design Studio, R&D, Engineering, Purchase / Sourcing.

Lead RFQ acquisition strategy and convert opportunities into awarded business.

2. Act as the primary interface for OEM design and innovation teams. Collaborate with OEM studios on - Styling feasibility, Material selection, Decorative concepts.

3. Identify and introduce advanced technologies in:

• Surface coatings (anti-scratch, UV-resistant, soft-touch, metallic finishes)
• Decorative parts (high-gloss, piano black, textured finishes)
• Ambient lighting integration (backlit trims, light guides)
• Lightweight materials and structures
• Electrification-related components (EV interiors/exteriors)
• Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems integration (sensor housings, functional trims)
• Benchmark global trends and bring innovation into the organization.

4. Ensure alignment of new technologies with manufacturing capabilities. (Injection molding, IMD (In-Mold Decoration), Hot stamping, Pad printing, Screen printing)

5. Innovation & Product Development

• Develop innovative product concepts aligned with automotive trends.
• Create demonstrators, prototypes, and technology showcases for OEMs.
• Drive differentiation through aesthetics, functionality, and cost optimization.

6. Strategic Partnerships & Vendor Development

7. Track automotive megatrends - EV transition, Smart interiors, Human-machine interfaces (HMI.

Align business strategy with future OEM requirements.