Project

Bajaj Electricals Ltd; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Bajaj Electricals Ltd in Pune/Chakan seeks a Project Manager specialized in home appliances to drive end-to-end product development from concept to production, collaborating with design and engineering teams.

The role requires PMP/PRINCE2 certification and 6+ years in core project management, with experience in New Product Development, cost control, timelines, and cross-functional leadership within R&D and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/BE in engineering is required.
• 6+ years of experience in core project management.
• PMP and/or PRINCE2 certification preferred.
• Experience in New Product Development (NPD) desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead project initiation, scope definition and stakeholder onboarding.
• Create and maintain project plans and baselines using MS Project.
• Provide regular leadership updates with accurate status reports.
• Manage product cost, timelines and scope to meet KPIs and mitigate risks.
• Maintain MSP updates, baselines, % complete and dashboards.
• Ensure NPD process compliance at all milestones.

Skills

MS Project

Project Management

Leadership

Education

B.Tech/BE

Tools

MS Project

Job description

JOB ROLE Project Manager

LOCATION Pune, Chakan

BU/ DIVISION Research & Development

Department REPORTS TO Program Manager

JOB PURPOSE As a Project Manager specialized in home appliances, this role will work closely with our design and engineering teams to Deliver new products from concept to production. This role will have the Responsibility of Driving Project Deliverables end to end for agreed

Project KPIs/ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Project initiation & kick off - Post project approval, onboarding and aligning all project stakeholders & team for project scope and target of time, cost and budget and conduct project kick off meetings.
• 2. Monitor & control of projects through flow meetings : Preparing project plans in MS Project which consist of WBS structure based on Milestones, Task and activities, linkages, resources, updating all tasks upon completion and maintaining baselines
• 3. Leadership updates at required frequency : Sharing regular Project updates with backup data for Periodic Project & leadership reviews
• 4. Product cost , project timelines & project scope To ensure meeting project KPIs through following tools to ensure project is a. Change management process b. Timely escalations c. Risk Mitigation tool
• 5. Maintaining Project status in MSP online - Using MS Project tool, creating and updating all project plans in MS Project with its approval status, project status, Milestone tagging, Baselining, tracking, % completion, product cost updates and dashboard verification and ensure that Project Plans are always up to date in MSP.
• 6. Ensuring NPD process compliance at all milestone stages - Reviewing and updating NPD process deliverables at each milestone. Reporting milestones progress and arranging gate clearance reviews. Ensure that there is no Deviation on NPD process by any function.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS B-TECH /BE Work Experience 6+ years CERTIFICATIONS PMP /PRINCE2 certified (valid) PREFERRED/

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT Experience in handling New product Development projects

Preferably from Consumer products, Home appliances Minimum 4 5 years' Experience in core project management role of New product Launches

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL

• Within R&D ( Engineering design , Industrial design, Material , Bajaj Electricals Limited INTERFACE Validation team etc.)
• External Marketing , SCM , Quality, Manufacturing, OEMs .