VP Product Management - Tyres

Michael Page

India

Ref: HP350-2141

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client is a very renowned name within the auto aftermarket industry. They specialize in auto parts like Tyres, brakes, pistons, shockers, cylinders etc. They're looking at rapidly expanding and want to hire a Returning Indian as a VP, to head their Tyres Business, based out of their office in Delhi NCR, India. The current business is currently exporting in excess of 1 million pieces of motorcycles tyres and 5 million pieces of motorcycles tubes, and thus looking for somebody who can handle such numbers.

Reporting directly into the Managing Director, your key responsibilities will be:
- Managing the entire Auto Tyres portfolio, including P&L responsibilities for their Tyre Trading business.
- Identifying the right vendors for providing Tyres/Tubes etc., and helping in developing them
- Travelling to Asian markets to interact with preferred vendors
- Analyzing market trends in the Latina America and South East Asia regions
- Liaising with several national and international stakeholders.

Requirements

You will be a Returning Indian with a Bachelors degree in Engineering, with at least 10 years of work experience, in the auto tyres trading industry. You could also have done Global Sourcing role(s) involving Auto Parts, preferably Tyres. Experience of interacting with East Asian vendors is a major advantage. Knowledge of Chinese language (Mandarin/Cantonese) would be a big plus. In addition to this, you'll have very good communication and inter-personal skills coupled with excellent team leadership qualities.

Our Client is globally recognized in the automotive sector for their robust supply chain practices. Working with our client provides a lot of exposure from a Procurement & Supply Chain standpoint. Moreover, it's an excellent opportunity to enrich your Supply Chain knowledge, while getting maximum international exposure.

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.

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