Fashion Designer - Jaipur - ref. d24834419

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design team to create high-quality, innovative, and functional bus body designs

• Develop and maintain design standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, procurement, and

• Oversee the entire design process from concept to prototype to final production,

• Conduct technical reviews and validations of design proposals, ensuring compliance with

• Develop product roadmaps, assess customer feedback, and refine designs for

• Manage design-related budgets, resources, and timelines, ensuring the team is

• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and efficiency within the design

• Ensure effective communication with customers to understand their needs and provide

• Keep abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in materials

• Develop and maintain a robust database of design data, drawings, and revisions to

ensure historical and ongoing accuracy.

Key Result Areas (KRAs):

1. Design Excellence:

• Ensure all designs meet or exceed quality and regulatory standards.
• Deliver innovative and customer-focused design solutions that are competitive in

1. Project Management & Delivery:

• Timely delivery of all design-related projects within budget and resources. Ensure alignment of design timelines with the production schedule for smooth

1. Collaboration & Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Collaborate effectively with production, procurement, sales, and quality

1. Cost Efficiency:

• Ensure that design solutions contribute to reducing overall production costs

• Optimize material usage, sourcing, and manufacturing processes through design.

1. Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

• Foster innovation within the team and continually look for ways to improve

• Drive initiatives that lead to improved bus body designs and enhanced

1. Customer Satisfaction:

• Ensure designs meet customer specifications and provide high levels of

satisfaction, measured through feedback and repeat business.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

1. Design Quality:

• % of designs approved without revision: Measure of how often the first design

• Number of defects related to design during production: Track and reduce the

1. On-Time Delivery:

• % of design projects completed on or before the deadline: Ensure design

projects are completed within the agreed timeline to keep production schedules

1. Cost Efficiency:

• % of cost reduction from new design implementations: Track savings generated

• Material cost per design: Monitor material costs associated with each design and

1. Customer Satisfaction:

• Customer satisfaction score on design (through feedback surveys): Measure

• % of repeat business tied to design performance: Track how often design quality

1. Innovation:

• Number of new features/innovations introduced annually: Encourage and

• Adoption of new technologies/materials: Track the implementation of new

1. Regulatory Compliance: % of designs meeting regulatory standards without rework: Ensure compliance

with safety, emission, and other regulatory standards without significant rework

1. Collaboration:

• Team collaboration index: Use feedback from other departments (production,

• % of production and procurement issues resolved due to proactive design

input: Measure how well the design team pre-emptively resolves potential

1. Design Efficiency:

• Average design time per project: Monitor and aim to reduce the average time

• Number of projects delivered per year: Track overall design department

1. Team Leadership and Development:

• Employee engagement and retention within the design team: Measure the

• % of team member's up skilled or trained in new technologies: Ensure

Continuous professional development within the design team

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or

• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in designs, preferably in the automotive or bus

• Proficiency in design software (e.g., AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CATIA, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of bus body regulations, safety standards, and industry trends.
• * Excellent leadership, communication, and team management skills.
• Salary : - 1 to 1.25 Lakh
• Experience : - 8 to 10 Years