Role & responsibilities

1. 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 current 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.

2. 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 new 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 costing impact of engineering changes, alternate raw materials, and process modifications.

3. Cross-Functional Coordination

- Work closely with Production, Quality, R&D;, Procurement, Sales and Finance to ensure process and cost data integrity across the value chain.
- Coordinate with Procurement on raw material specifications, alternate vendor qualification and cost-saving substitutions.
- Support Sales/Business Development with technical-commercial inputs for tenders, RFQs and customer negotiations.




- Liaise with R&D; and Quality on new product qualification, testing requirements and regulatory/standard compliance (BIS, IS, IEC, UL, RoHS as applicable).

4. Team Leadership & Governance

- Lead, mentor and develop the Process Design & Costing team, including Executives and Engineers.
- Set departmental KPIs/targets, review performance and build technical capability within the team.
- Establish document control, version management and audit trail for all process design and costing records.
- Ensure compliance with ISO/quality management system requirements relevant to process and costing documentation.
- Present periodic reports to senior management on cost trends, margin performance, process efficiency and improvement initiatives.

Key Deliverables

- Costing accuracy (variance between estimated vs. actual cost)
- Process yield improvement and scrap/wastage reduction
- Turnaround time for new product costing and process design release
- Cost savings achieved through value engineering / process optimization
- On-time NPD process readiness
- Team productivity and capability development

Required Qualifications & Skills

- B.E./B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Polymer or Production Engineering (Master's/MBA preferred).
- Strong technical knowledge of cable manufacturing processes: drawing, stranding, extrusion, insulation, sheathing, armoring, testing.
- Expertise in product costing, BOM structuring and cost-benefit analysis.
- Working knowledge of relevant standards (IS, IEC, BIS, UL, RoHS) and raw materials used in cable manufacturing.
- Proficiency in ERP systems, MS Excel and costing/estimation tools.
- Strong leadership, cross-functional coordination and decision-making skills.
- Analytical mindset with a continuous improvement and cost-consciousness orientation.

Experience

- 12-18 years of experience in the wire & cable manufacturing industry, with at least 5 years in a process design and/or costing leadership role.
- Proven experience across multiple cable categories LAN, power, house wire, instrumentation cables and cable assemblies preferred

📌 Process, Design & Costing( Manager or Sr. Manager) (Bhiwadi)
🏢 Orient Cables
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