NPD Project Manager: Drive Production-Ready Launches

Energy Jobline CVL; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL represents an established manufacturing business in Cardiff seeking an experienced NPD Project Manager to own multiple product development projects through to production readiness and final release.

You will manage cross-functional teams across Design, Technical, Production and Quality, ensuring stage-gate milestones, documentation and approvals are in place before progression.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience within manufacturing, product development, NPD, NPI or a closely related technical environment.
• Strong project management experience within a manufacturing or technical setting.
• Previous people management experience is essential.
• Experience working with structured development processes such as stage-gate, NPD, NPI or APQP.
• Strong planning, organisation and documentation skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing multiple NPD and product introduction projects from development through to production readiness and release.
• Creating and maintaining project plans, milestones, priorities and responsibilities.
• Coordinating internal resources and monitoring progress against agreed timescales and budgets.
• Managing project risks, issues, dependencies and outstanding actions.
• Leading regular cross-functional project meetings and ensuring actions are followed through.
• Coordinating prototype builds, product trials, internal testing and external testing.
• Working closely with technical teams to ensure testing and validation requirements are completed.
• Liaising with external testing and certification partners.
• Ensuring test results, failures and corrective actions are properly documented and resolved.
• Managing the stage-gate process and ensuring projects only progress once the appropriate approvals are in place.
• Maintaining clear project documentation and traceability throughout the development process.
• Coordinating the handover of approved products into Production.
• Managing and prioritising the workload of a small team of technicians.
• Providing direction, support and performance management to the team.
• Reporting project progress, risks and key decisions to senior management.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Relevant qualification in PM/Engineering/Manufacturing

Job description

Energy Jobline CVL represents an established manufacturing business in Cardiff seeking an experienced NPD Project Manager to own multiple product development projects through to production readiness and final release.

You will manage cross-functional teams across Design, Technical, Production and Quality, ensuring stage-gate milestones, documentation and approvals are in place before progression.