Service Network & Technical Operations Manager

Philips Iberica SAU; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips Iberica SAU in India is seeking a seasoned Service Network & Technical Operations Manager to lead the consumer care and authorized service network. You will oversee NPI training, spare parts management, safety case handling, and technical product knowledge across service centres.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record of improving service quality, KPIs, and cost efficiency in a large service ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience in service network management, technical operations, and consumer service excellence.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and analytical/problem-solving skills.
• 10–15+ years in service operations or after-sales/service network preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct NPI training for service centres during product launches.
• Manage spare parts availability, forecasting, inventory monitoring and shortages.
• Identify, monitor and coordinate closure of safety cases related to products/services.

Skills

Service network management

Technical operations

Partner/vendor governance

Consumer service excellence

NPI readiness

Technical training

RCA

Process improvement

NPS

TAT

Service quality management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

MBA/PGDM in Operations/Service Management

Job description

Job Title

Service Network & Technical Operations Manager

Job Description

Job title:
Service Network & Technical Operations Manager

Your role: Consumer Care & Service Network Management: Manage and strengthen the consumer care and authorized service network to ensure high-quality and timely service support.

• New Product Introduction (NPI) Training: Plan and conduct technical training for service centre teams on new product launches, product features, repair procedures, and troubleshooting.
• Spare Parts Management: Ensure availability and proper management of spare parts across service centres, including forecasting, inventory monitoring, and resolution of critical shortages.
• Safety Case Management: Identify, monitor, investigate, and coordinate closure of product/service-related safety cases in accordance with company safety standards and escalation procedures.
• Technical Product Knowledge: Develop and maintain strong technical knowledge of products, including functionality, installation, troubleshooting, repair, and common failure modes.
• Service Centre Claim Management: Manage service centre claims related to warranty repairs, spare parts, labour, and other service activities. Ensure claims are accurately validated, processed, and resolved within defined timelines.
• Service Quality Improvement: Monitor service performance and identify recurring technical issues, driving corrective and preventive actions with relevant teams.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Coordinate with Product Development, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, and Customer Care teams to resolve technical and service-related issues.
• Performance Monitoring: Track key service network KPIs such as turnaround time, first-time fix rate, repeat complaints, claim closure, spare-parts availability, and customer satisfaction.
• Service Network Capability Development: Assess service centre capability and implement improvement plans through technical training, process standardization, and regular performance reviews.

You're the right fit if:

• Strong experience in service network management, technical operations, partner/vendor governance, and consumer service excellence. Proven capability in NPI readiness, technical training, RCA, process improvement, NPS, TAT and service quality management. Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong focus on operational efficiency and cost optimization.
• Strategic thinking, decision-making, problem solving, influencing, communication, and team leadership
• Preferably 10–15+ years in service operations, technical service, after-sales/service network or consumer care, preferably with experience managing a sizeable service ecosystem
• Ideally a bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical preferred). MBA/PGDM in Operations, Service Management or Business Administration would be an added advantage

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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