Job Description

COMPANY: JLR - Jaguar Land Rover India

LOCATION: Mumbai

POSITION NAME: Homologation Managers

EXPERIENCE: 4 to 9 Years

CHAPTER / DEPARTMENT: Customer Service

GRADE: C

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

Type Approval, COP, Vahan Registration portal, OUV Vehicles planning & disposal, New Regulation implementation, Coordination with UK homologation, Regulations team, test agencies, TML homologation team

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Yes, Homologation Budget Planning and Review

ROLE PROFILE

Key Performance Indicators

• Type approvals as per OKTS
• Vahan approvals prior to OKTS
• Annual COP plan completion including Inservice & WVCOP
• OUV vehicles planning & disposal as per annual budget
• Implementation of New Regulations as notified by MORTH and gov authorities
• URN Creation for CBU vehicles and CIRT approvals
• Coordination with UK homologation, Regulations team, test agencies, TML homologation team
• Annual Budget planning and monthly review
• Test agency and retailer invoice settlement

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

● Homologation budget preparation, Monthly review and provide provisions to finance for homologation activities

● Time line discussion with UK homologation team for new model Type approvals and CMVR achievement before OKTS

● Planning and budgeting OUV vehicles, Repair & disposal as per annual budget

● Implementation of New Regulations as notified by MORTH and gov authorities

● URN Creation for CBU vehicles and CIRT approvals

● Resolving RTO related queries

● Support SIAM meetings

● Update to engineering and regulation team on new regulations & timelines

● Homologation claim settlements with Tata motors & test agencies

● Test agency / Retailer claim settlements

Key Interactions

● Co-ordination Tata motors, UK engineering, SIAM, Govt test agencies

● Inter department interactions with Sales, marketing and Finance team

● Vendor management

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential: Engineering Background with relevant work experience in automobile industry

Hard Skills

• Previous experience in a similar role with Knowledge of Regulation & homologation

• Experience with Automobile OEMs, reputed test agencies

• Knowledge of excel, power point, planning tools

Soft Skills

● Ability to work independently and proactively, taking full ownership and responsibility for own work; fully invested in achieving a successful result.

● You view things as a team rather than individual project level, considering the wider team needs.

● Strong interpersonal/communication skills, including ability to manage/lead/support homologation department and communicate effectively at all levels.

● Good influencing skills.

Personal Profile

Essential

● An individual with a customer first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.

● Someone who supports team unity, who actively develops and empowers other team members.

● Someone with integrity & empathy who holds the customer experience above all else, even when it is challenged.

● Someone who embraces a growth mindset; resilient and enthusiastic who responds constructively to new ideas and inputs.

● Someone who understands their impact, who can work independently, is motivated by results, demonstrates tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver solutions in a complex, highly demanding environment.

● An individual, who works independently, is results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.

● A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas.

● An effective team player, actively develops and supports team members.

Desirable: An individual with the ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.