Lead CD - Product Specialist

Varroc; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Varroc in Pune invites a Lead CD - Product Specialist to drive cost optimization through RFQ activities, supplier evaluation, and early design-to-manufacture alignment. You will coordinate with CD, R&D, and supplier teams to ensure feasibility and timely decisions.

You will lead tool development, capex requests, PPAP readiness, and the handover to production, while tracking progress against quality, cost, and delivery targets across projects.

Responsibilities

• RFQ stage for ICE PT products components.
• Explore ZBC for forging, machining, armature shaft, gear hobbling, casting+MCG, press parts, stamping.
• Compare quotes received from LTS Source and discuss optimization with commodity managers.
• Finalize supplier and costing in line with Varroc norms and submit to RFQ team.
• Identify right supplier; RFQ to LTS suppliers for mass production feasibility.
• Capacity assessment and review of fulfillment of NPD requirements.
• Evaluate supplier based on quality, cost, delivery (QCD).
• Onboard new suppliers and coordinate for new process setup.
• Oversee tool and part development; prepare Capex and PR; issue PO.
• Ensure manufacturing feasibility sign-off among CD, supplier, and R&D.
• Visit suppliers to track development and perform T0 trials and QA samples.
• Coordinate with QA for layout inspection, MTC, and PPAP readiness.
• Lead PPAP activities with SQA and ensure PSW sign-off.
• Track supply and PPM for 3 months to ensure CD compliance.
• Lead team; train on component activities, Run at Rate; ensure PM milestones.

Job description

Job Title : : Lead CD - Product Specialist

JOB PURPOSE

1. RFQ stage

RMC working for ICE PT products components

Explore ZBC for Forging Machining, Armature Shaft, Gear Hobbing, Casting+ MCG, Press part, Stamping

Parts, Plastic / Rubber Moulded Parts, Stator Assy, WH Assy.

Comparing the quotes received from LTS Source, discuss commodity managers to be optimized costing.

Finalize supplier and costing inline to Varroc agreed norm and submit RMC to RFQ team as per target

2. Identification of the right supplier

RFQ to LTS suppliers for Mass Production Part feasibility, Capacity Review.

Capacity Assessment, review capacity & check for fulfillment of NPD s additional requirement.

Evaluate the supplier based on QCD.

Supplier on boarding process involvement for new process & demand of new manufacturing set up.

3. Tool and Part development

Make Capex Approval sheet, after approval make PR & give commercial team for PO.

Ensure Part MFG feasibility signoff among CD, Supplier & R&D before Go ahead to tool development.

Tracking tool development activities wrt to mutual agreement with supplier inline project timeline.

Visit supplier to track component development to ensure component development is on track / time.

Conduct T0 trial at supplier’s end, make sure layout inspection & after confirmation submit samples for

QA Insp.

Layout inspection report, MTC & special testing report to be shared to QA for SIR

SIR reviewed for QA inspection, discuss with QA & R&D for clearance and further actions.

After dimensional clearance on parts, Ensuring Tool GRN activity with plant.

Coordinate with finance for tool payment clearance after receipt of approval from Quality.

4. PPAP & Handover

Do PPAP activity along with SQA at supplier manufacturing sites.

Conduct pre PPAP audit to check suppliers’ readiness on jigs, fixtures, measuring gauges, and machine

availability

Plan PPAP audit with SQA / QA and ensure compliance of PPAP audit, Capacity assessment, Run at Run.

Get PSW signoff from SQA / QA after closure PPAP audit points.

Submit PSW, run at rate observation and CSC sheet to release Open PO to Commodity Manager.

Tracking supplies & PPM for 3 months to ensure CD compliance

Work closely with CFT to understand any QA issues in built or MFG and ensure smooth ramp up as per

customer.

5. Team Management

Lead team, Train them for component departmental activities, process study, Run at Rate etc.

Ensure component development on track inline PM / Customer milestone.

Ensure CD procedures are being followed by team members.