Job Description

Location: Mumbai / KolkataNature and scope of the missionThe process Proposal Manager is responsible for all technical process aspects of a project from initial request stage to firm binding commitment with our client. He is getting support from other process experts of our technology direction, and he guarantees the adequate technology, references, and performances are offered to our clients.Key Responsibilities

• He analyses the technical RFQ from the client; he animates design and performance reviews with proposal engineers, to draft, as a team, a robust technical package (including layout, technical description, performance guarantees, design calculations, references selection and design standards management).
• Regularly he interacts with multiple clients (onsite or remote) to align and optimize the technical offer.
• He guides proposal colleagues and key vendors to meet the line process performances. Perfectly aware of the global and competitive market evolution, he is proactive to suggest differentiation improvements with international vendors, and he is chasing internal returns of experience to be integrated into future proposals.
• He supervises general arrangement drawings and process diagrams (PID's).

Education & ExperienceThe ideal candidate for the process proposal manager position should have the following skills and assets:

• 10-15 years\' experience (engineering and/or production) in improvement and reliability of one or more of the below processes in the international steel making of flat products:

• automotive grade continuous annealing and/or galvanizing lines
• cold rolling mills
• pickling lines, and acid regeneration plants
• References into technical sales with high-end flat steel makers in Europe, USA and Asia, like Arcelor Mittal, Baowu, TATA, Nucor, Aperam
• Any steel business experience with car makers (body & frame, electric, ) is highly appreciated.

Background, Skills and Competencies

• Very good in communication (English and specific to our product lines), and at ease to draft technical offers or vendors\' RFQ's,

argumentation. * Good knowledge of flat steel market evolution (automotive), and associated technologies to produce high strength steel.

• Mastering modern IT tools, including Microsoft 365, Autodesk (AutoCAD, Inventor, Vault)
• At ease in an international environment, and ready to travel.
• Able to manage other technical colleagues, like layout(wo)man, proposal engineer (functional responsibility)
• Any of the following experience is a plus, e.g., engineering/production of heavy machinery in steel industry, international project execution, reading technical drawings and international norms/standards, commissioning/supervision of above-mentioned lines, professional expatriation,
• Depending on the academic or professional background, able to carry out engineering tasks:

• Mechanical engineering: stress & resistance calculation, electro-mechanical predesigns,
• Thermal engineering: heat transfer, thermodynamics, material, and thermal equipment's selection,
• Chemical engineering: material resistance & selection, acids expertise (degreasing and/or pickling), fluidized bed design, thermal design,
• Develop the necessary tools, programs, models, and calculation tools to efficiently develop documentation supporting the expertise.

Who We AreDriven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of our time: facilitating access to non-fossil fuels, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security, and installing essential infrastructures.Its offer to businesses, governments and local authorities takes the form of services and associated equipment in the energy, defense, industry, environment, transport, and infrastructure sectors. With more than 6,500 employees, John Cockerill generated sales of \xe2\x82\xac1.046 billion in 2022 in 24 countries on 5 continents.John Cockerill India Ltd, the Indian hub of our group andWe have developed a robust and innovative offering based on the following for our clients in the steel and non-ferrous metal treatment sector:

• Strip processing lines (automotive or construction grade CAL and CGL for high-resistance steels, including patented technologies for cooling, mathematical model, ; EGL, ECL, CCL, IRL)
• Cold rolling mills (CRM, Reversing single or twin stand, Wet or dry skinpass for CGL and CAL)
• Pickling (for C-steel CPL, S-steel H/CAPL, Si-steel APL, )
• Acid regeneration (FB-ARP for C-steel or Si-steel pickling)
• Automation and process control
• Integrated services and spare parts
• Breakthrough technologies serving more sustainable steel and decarbonization (

- low temperature iron electrolysis, - genuine alternative to EGL & CGL, and )Our two Indian workshops in Taloja and Hedavali are equipped with cutting-edge machinery to produce and assemble equipment that complies with the most demanding of international standards in terms of quality and safety.Equal Opportunity EmployerJohn Cockerill and all John Cockerill Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law.

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