Expert OEM Liaison Manager India

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Research & Technology Group

Job Description

Are you ready to join a team that’s driving the future of lubricants & beyond and setting new industry standards? Discover how our diverse and hardworking people at Castrol are shaping the industry – and how you can be part of this journey.

We’re seeking dedicated experts who share our passion for innovation and excellence. Bring your outstanding perspective, collaborative spirit, and challenge our thinking as we continue to lead the way in the lubricant's market & build businesses beyond lubricants. This is your chance to learn, grow, and thrive in a dynamic and inclusive organization.

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Castrol is a global leader in lubricants and part of the bp Group, one of the world’s largest energy companies. In India, Castrol is a publicly listed company, leading in the Automotive, Industrial, and Marine lubricant sectors. With iconic brands, relentless innovation, strong customer relationships, and a team of highly motivated employees, we have maintained our market leadership in India for over a century. Our robust manufacturing and distribution network in India helps us reach consumers through more than 135,000 outlets.

At Castrol, success knows no bounds. We offer a fast-paced learning environment where you can develop your career, whether in specialized functions or on a general management track. Castrol India has a proud legacy of nurturing top talent for leadership roles, both locally and globally.

We are currently looking for Expert OEM Liaison Manager India b ased in Mumbai and details mentioned.

Job Role

The role represents BP Lubricants / Castrol and the broader BP at key OEMs in India, with a particular focus on advanced electrification. The role holder provides access to, develops relationships with the OEM to gain insights,

technical knowledge, and trends regarding current and future hardware, and to

present or facilitate presentation of BP’s technical offer and capability to the

OEM.

The role demonstrates OEM contacts and knowledge to advise BP Product

Development on detailed technical requirements, efficient test programme

develop and approach, and negotiates maximum potential read-across and test

pass-fail limits, to facilitate technical & commercial objectives.

For Advanced Electrification applications they maintain a network of

contacts (from working level to division manager level) to transmission

manufacturers, as well as the battery module development departments of

supplier. Their main task is the early identification of

new developments at BP's most important Advanced Electrification customers

in order to initiate vital oil developments. Furthermore, he coordinates

the ongoing developments in the various development teams for the individual

OEMs and Tier 1in close co-operation with Sales & Marketing and the global

OEM liaison team, aligned with bp’s automotive account strategy

Key Accountabilities Strategy

• Development and maintenance of a contact map
• Identifies product developments
• Develops an implementation strategy for the OEM customers

Planning

• Coordination of ongoing development activities for the OEMs
• Detailed liaising as global team
• Identify customer needs and industry trends with the aim of managing the
• development of projects

Realisation

• Regular visits at OEM
• Organisation of workshops

Supervising

• Supervising of achievement objectives of the development projects
• Focal point for the OD&I process

Organisation

• Synchronisation of OEM Liaison activities with the development team
• Management of OEM Advanced Electrification activities in India

J ob Holder Requirements

• University degree in chemistry or engineering
• Several years of professional experience in the lubricant industry or

the automotive industry as a lubricant expert

• Several years of practical experience in customer management
• Preferably several years of professional experience in sales &

marketing

• Sound knowledge of gear technology
• Expertise in tribology

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type

This position is not available for remote working

Skills

Aqueous Geochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Catalysis (Inactive), Computational fluid dynamics, Computer tomography scanning, Core Analysis, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Experimental Design, Finite Element Structural Analysis, Geothermal modelling, Intellectual Asset Management, Microbiology in the energy industry, Microscopy, Multi-physics modelling, Petrography, Presenting, Relative permeability analogue provision, Subsurface Geology, Thermodynamic simulation, Waterfall Model, Wellbore geomechanics, Writing skills .


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