Cardiff NPD Project Manager — Innovation & Growth

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A starting salary between £45’000 to £

Opportunities for technical advance.

Health & Wellbeing Program

24 days holiday + bank holidays.

Job summary

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd in Cardiff is seeking an NPD Project Manager to lead several NPD/NPI projects from development through to production. You will coordinate Design, Engineering, Production and Quality, and manage project plans, milestones, risks and budgets.

You will drive stage-gate reviews, coordinate prototypes and testing, ensure documentation and production handovers, and manage a small technical team, providing clear updates and elevating risks when needed.

Qualifications

• Experience managing NPD, NPI or product development projects within manufacturing.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Experience with stage-gate or structured product development processes.
• Understanding of prototype development, testing, validation and production readiness.
• Strong cross-functional stakeholder management.
• Previous people/team management experience.
• Practical, hands-on understanding of manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple NPD/NPI projects from development through to production.
• Coordinate Design, Engineering, Production, Quality and external partners.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, actions and budgets.
• Lead stage-gate reviews and ensure projects meet requirements before progressing.
• Coordinate prototypes, product trials, testing and validation.
• Ensure documentation, approvals and production handovers are completed.
• Manage and prioritise the workload of a small technical team.
• Provide clear project updates and elevate risks or delays when required

Job description

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd in Cardiff is seeking an NPD Project Manager to lead several NPD/NPI projects from development through to production. You will coordinate Design, Engineering, Production and Quality, and manage project plans, milestones, risks and budgets.

You will drive stage-gate reviews, coordinate prototypes and testing, ensure documentation and production handovers, and manage a small technical team, providing clear updates and elevating risks when needed.