Job Purpose
- To lead the Process Design & Costing function for the wire and cable manufacturing business, covering LAN cable, power cable, house wire cable, instrumentation cable and cable assemblies.
- The HOD is responsible for establishing robust process design standards, accurate and competitive product costing, and continuous cost optimisation, while ensuring alignment with production capability, quality standards and business profitability targets.

Key Responsibilities
- Process Design & Engineering Leadership
- Establish and own end-to-end process flow designs (drawing, stranding, insulation extrusion, sheathing, armouring, cabling, and assembly operations) for LAN, power, house wire, instrumentation cables and cable assemblies.
- Define machine-wise process parameters, line speeds, tooling and die specifications for new products and new customer approvals.
- Approve process route cards, work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs) before release to production.
- Lead process improvement, automation and de-bottlenecking initiatives to enhance throughput,



yield and first-pass quality.
- Review and approve process changes arising from new raw materials, machine upgrades or customer specification changes.
- Drive New Product Development (NPD) process design from concept/sample stage through to mass production readiness.
- Costing & Commercial Support
- Own the standard costing framework (material, conversion, overhead) for all product categories and ensure it is updated in line with input cost movements (copper, aluminium, PVC, XLPE, PE, etc.).
- Review and approve product costing sheets, BOM-based cost builds and quotations for recent enquiries, tenders and key accounts.
- Provide costing inputs for pricing decisions, margin analysis and profitability reviews in coordination with Sales, Marketing and Finance.
- Benchmark costs against competitors and industry standards; identify and lead cost-reduction and value-engineering projects.
- Validate cos

📌 HOD - Process Design & Costing (Bhiwadi)
🏢 Sone India
📍 Bhiwadi