Deputy General Manager -PCM

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Lead end-to-end Product Cost Management for BIW, Seats, GSM and Hydraulics commodities, ensuring achievement of business case targets, cost competitiveness and value optimization across all vehicle programs. Drive should-costing, value engineering, benchmarking and digitization initiatives while partnering with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Suppliers to deliver sustainable cost advantages.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
1. Product Cost Management & Business Case Delivery
•    Drive achievement of material cost targets for all AD, FD, EV & LMM programs within <1% deviation from Business Case 
•    Own Business Case preparation, validation, and convergence with CFT teams
•    Ensure timely SBC (Should Be Cost) and ROCM closure at all project stages
•    Provide cost visibility, risk assessment, and mitigation for ongoing projects
2. Commodity Ownership – BIW    
•    Lead costing for: 
o    BIW Structures, Body Panels, Closures and Assemblies
o    Seat Frames, Mechanisms, Foam, Trims and Complete Seating Systems
o    GSM Components including Fabricated Parts, Structural Assemblies and Sheet Metal Components
o    Hydraulic Pumps, Valves, Cylinders, Hoses and Hydraulic Assemblies
•    Develop robust process-based cost models for all commodities. 
•    Drive Design-to-Cost initiatives by influencing engineering and sourcing decisions. 
•    Establish commodity-wise cost standards and technical cost drivers.

3. Cost Optimization & Value Engineering
•    Identify and deliver cost reduction / avoidance opportunities across lifecycle (target multi-crore savings) 
•    Drive benchmarking (internal & external) and cost convergence initiatives
•    Develop and maintain commodity cost repositories and knowledge databases. 
•    Support localization and alternate sourcing initiatives to enhance competitiveness. 
•    Deliver annual savings targets through value engineering and supplier collaboration

4. Cross Functional Leadership
•    Collaborate with PD, CDMM, SSU, Logistics, Finance and suppliers for first-time-right costing
•    Act as the single-point owner for BIW, Seats, GSM and Hydraulics commodities across vehicle platforms. 
•    Support sourcing negotiations through analytical costing and fact-based commercial inputs. 
•    Drive alignment between program targets, sourcing strategy and product engineering requirements
5. Digitization & Capability Building
•    Lead digitization initiatives including cost modelling tools, analytics, automation and AI-based costing solutions. 
•    Develop standard costing methodologies, guidelines and governance frameworks. 
•    Build commodity cost databases and benchmark repositories. 
•    Improve team capability through knowledge sharing, standardization and mentoring. 
•    Drive adoption of digital PCM tools across teams.
6. New Technology & Future Readiness
•    Evaluate and enable costing for lightweight BIW solutions, advanced seat technologies, automated fabrication processes and electro-hydraulic systems. 
•    Benchmark emerging technologies and manufacturing innovations to support future programs. 
•    Support innovation at the right cost aligned with CPO and Business Case expectations. 
•    Build future-ready commodity costing capability to support EV and next-generation vehicle platforms.

Preferred Industries

Education Qualification

Bachelor of Engineering; Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical; Bachelor of Engineering in Automobile; Bachelor of Engineering in Production

General Experience

10 to 14 yrs experience years in Sourcing / CDMM /Product Development / Manufacturing

Critical Experience

Minimum 12+ Years of Experience in Sourcing / CDMM /Product Development / Manufacturing.industry intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends.Knowledge of Cost Reduction and Cost Improvements.Knowledge of Most techniques,Component Cost Benchmarking, VAVE, Target Costing / Business perspective

System Generated Core Skills

System Generated Secondary Skills