NPI Project Manager

SF Partners; Dudley; On-site; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Job summary

SF Engineering is seeking an NPI Project Manager for a manufacturing business in the Black Country. You will create and nurture long-term OEM partnerships, drive quality and service improvements, and communicate effectively with colleagues and senior stakeholders.

You will coordinate cross-functional actions and support continuous improvements across departments. Responsibilities include regular status updates, coordinating action plans, collaborating with tooling engineers and suppliers,

Qualifications

• Clear and concise communication and reporting to customers and stakeholders
• Coordinate action plans and ensure cross functionality between departments
• Engage with tooling engineers and external suppliers including scanning, measurement and technical resource
• Minimise internal and external scrap
• Upgrade and maintain NPI data with finishing instructions and packaging
• Work with quality for PPAP & APQP operations

Responsibilities

• Clear and concise communication and reporting on all activities to customers and stakeholders including weekly status updates.
• Coordinate action plans and ensure cross functionality between all departments.
• Work closely with tooling engineers, external suppliers including scanning, measurement and technical resource.
• Minimise internal and external scrap.
• Upgrade and maintain NPI to ensure all manufacturing data is logged, with finishing instructions and packaging.
• Work closely with the quality department for PPAP & APQP operations.

Job description

NPI Project Manager

SF Engineering are currently working with a Manufacturing business based in the black country who are looking to hire an NPI Project Manager.

The position will focus on creating long term partnerships with current and potentially new OEM customers, with the aim to continuously improve service and quality assurance. It is essential that you're about to demonstrate effective communication skills, with the ability to engage with colleagues and senior stakeholders. You'll be tasked with coordinating, participating and supporting improvements to increase the quality of products.

Responsibilities of the successful NPI Project Manager will include:

• Clear and concise communication and reporting on all activities to customers and stakeholders including weekly status updates.


• Coordinate action plans and ensure cross functionality between all departments.


• Work closely with tooling engineers, external suppliers including scanning, measurement and technical resource.


• Minimise internal and external scrap.


• Upgrade and maintain NPI to ensure all manufacturing data is logged, with finishing instructions and packaging.


• Work closely with the quality department for PPAP & APQP operations.

Other tasks that will be required within the role:

• Liaise closely with sales function to expand markets for potential customer and applications


• Assist with customer visits and liaise on audits.


• Recommend projects to improve performance and implement cost saving ideas.


• Attend and lead meetings:




• Daily review and analysis of internal rejects


• External rejects/quality


• H&S and environmental


• Production


• Sample/NPI


• Monthly business plan




• Participate in process and quality audits.

In return we are able to offer £45,000 as a starting salary, working 40 hours a week with flexiblity on start and finish times