Purpose of the Role
To support business growth and profitability through business planning, budgeting, forecasting, commercial analytics, pricing management, market intelligence, strategic initiatives, and brand-building activities.
Key Responsibilities
1. Business Planning & Budgeting
- Support preparation of Annual Operating Plans (AOP), Budgets, and Rolling Forecasts (RFC).
- Coordinate planning inputs across Sales, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain functions.
- Monitor business performance against plans and identify key variances.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews.
2. Pricing, Costing & Commercial Analytics
- Develop and maintain product costing models.
- Support pricing decisions through profitability and cost analysis.
- Monitor customer and product profitability.
- Conduct pricing reviews and commercial analysis for business decisions.
3. Raw Material & Cost Monitoring
- Monitor key raw material cost trends and movement.
- Analyse impact on profitability and pricing.
- Support commercial recovery and pricing actions where applicable.
- Maintain cost tracking and reporting mechanisms.
4. Strategic Planning & Business Excellence
- Support strategic planning initiatives and annual strategy deployment.
- Coordinate policy deployment and performance tracking.
- Support TQM, business excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Prepare presentations and analyses for leadership reviews.
5. Market Intelligence & Research
- Conduct market research and industry analysis.
- Monitor competitor activities, customer developments, and industry trends.
- Identify growth opportunities and emerging market developments.
- Prepare management reports on market intelligence.
6. Brand Promotion & Marketing Communications
- Support execution of branding and marketing communication initiatives.
- Coordinate participation in exhibitions, trade shows, conferences, and customer events.
- Manage promotional campaigns and brand visibility initiatives.
- Support development of marketing collateral and digital communication.
7. Industry & Government Liaison
- Coordinate interactions with industry bodies such as ACMA, CII, ARAI, SIAM, and other forums.
- Support participation in industry committees, seminars, and networking platforms.
- Track industry developments relevant to the business.
8. Event Planning & Execution
- Coordinate annual business events, customer meets, trade exhibitions, and marketing events.
- Support event planning, budgeting, execution, and post-event reviews.
- Ensure professional representation of MEI at customer and industry platforms.
Educational Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Automobile preferred)
- MBA from a reputed institution
Preferred
- MBA in Marketing, Finance, Operations, or Strategy
Experience
- 8-15 years of experience in Automotive OEM or Tier-1 component industry.
- Exposure to:
- Business Planning
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Costing & Pricing
- Market Intelligence
- Commercial Analytics
- Strategic Planning
Key Skills
- Business Planning
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Costing & Pricing
- Financial Analysis
- Power BI
- Advanced Excel
- Market Research
- Strategic Thinking
- Presentation Skills
- Stakeholder Management
