About The Role
Defines the future of existing platform(s) and/or the need of new platforms to drive Performance, Quality and Cost.
Creating platform strategy per (sub)category, the role has a pivotal part in maximizing value potential and innovativeness of platforms, following VCP (Value Creation Plan) priorities and Product category strategy.
The Impact You’ll Make
- Stretches existing platforms or designs new platforms (performance / cost / quality) that will be the base for new coming product projects in each category.
- Responsible for performance / quality / cost of components, module & assemblies applied on platform, by working with Product Project manager and leader to validate it.
Understands how to optimize the full value potential.
Defines needed improvements and oversees their executions.
- Testing and Analysis: Developing and executing test method and test plans together with the Testing team to evaluate & verify the platform on both part & system level.
- Understands how to optimize the full value potential of existing platforms.
Defines needed improvements and oversees their executions.
- Leads platforms benchmark to ensure current platform’s competitiveness.
Supports scouting team in analyse and assess new supplier-based innovation and their platform according to the (sub)category platform strategy.
- Works out WHAT and HOW with regards to interfaces and specific requirements between mechanical, electronics, digital, industrialization, sustainability experts and teams.
- Collaboration: Working closely with interdisciplinary teams, including Product team, R&D functions, Manufacturing, and Quality to take a solution from conception through development and into production.
The Skills And Knowledge You’ll Bring
- 7+ years in product engineering development and