Dy Manager - Innovation & Design (R&D, B.Tech/Textile only)

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DY Manager - Innovation & Design (R&D Textile only) Qualification - B.Tech/M.Tech in textile Experience - 7 to 10 Years in spinning production (cotton/yarn) Responsible for all the Research & Development activities, research on product design, product development and cost effective manufacturing in line with the current and future world trends, management of shade cards, ensuring quality of all the sample etc. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Appropriately sketching ideas from concepts, and drawing blueprints to create development samples, and selecting suitable raw materials and combining basic manufacturing principles to create a design in line with Customers. Ensuring that all developments are in line with the current and future world trends, so as to meet the technical specifications which are within the price range of the target retailers. Ensuring the research on product design, product development and cost effective manufacturing is carried out within the team. Managing the functions of Product Development process (Innovation & Design) and carrying out research, originating new concepts. Addressing and solving all technical issues with regards to new product development on a day to day basis. Coordinating with Internal & External parties to ensure that fabric and other materials required for the production of samples are available on time. Guiding the team in addressing technical issues. Liaisoning with Dyeing and fabric departments to arrange for the dyeing and fabric of newly developed samples. Liaisoning with the quality assurance lab to arrange for quality testing of newly developed samples. Maintain stock of new developments and melange shade cards. Providing technical advice and solutions to all production and quality issues which occur during bulk production. Monitoring Industry trends & accordingly develop product ranges. Designing & development of new shade cards from time to time and checking of each shade card before sending to market, as per requirement Fancy development-- hangers and swatch card availability. Proper house keeping and maintaining of 5S-- in record keeping . Quality assurance of all samples. System implementation in sample line for consistent quality and shade. Timely delivery of shade cards to market. Visit customers for presentation of new products along with Marketing team. Liaisoning with relevant departments to verify the status of bulk production and following up any technical product failures through appropriate corrective action. Preparing costing for developments and finalizing development specifications, taking into account any revisions or refinements made during the sample making process. Maintain a Library of all new products developed and index the same in easy search records. Designing and implementing stringent systems, detailed design and quality plans. Manuals to ensure high quality standards during all the stages of project. Assigning the Performance Targets to the team members, periodic monitoring of targets and submit the mid- year and annual performance plans to the management. Strategic planning and implementation of plan for ramp up of capacity. Show more Show less