NPI Project Manager: Product Launch Leader (Manufacturing)

Butler Rose; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Holiday allowance

Life insurance

Pension matched

Health cover

Platform access

Job summary

Butler Rose is partnering with a leading manufacturer in Plymouth to recruit an NPI Project Manager. You will lead cross-functional teams from concept to launch, ensuring on-time delivery within scope and budget in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Your role involves developing detailed project plans, governance through phase-gate reviews, coordinating prototype builds, and reporting KPIs to senior stakeholders while ensuring regulatory and internal process compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or a related field.
• Substantial project management experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of product development life cycles.
• Proficiency in project management tools and NPI processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
• PMQ or equivalent project management certification.
• SAP experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver new products on time, within scope and budget
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines and resource allocations
• Drive project governance through phase-gate reviews, risk assessments and issue resolution
• Define project requirements and deliverables with customers, design and commercial teams
• Coordinate prototype builds, testing, validation and pilot production
• Track and report project performance via KPIs and dashboards for senior stakeholders
• Manage changes to scope, schedule and costs through robust change control processes
• Ensure compliance with internal processes, industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Support transfer to production and launch readiness, including documentation and supply chain ramp-up

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Engineering/Business/PM degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Butler Rose is partnering with a leading manufacturer in Plymouth to recruit an NPI Project Manager. You will lead cross-functional teams from concept to launch, ensuring on-time delivery within scope and budget in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Your role involves developing detailed project plans, governance through phase-gate reviews, coordinating prototype builds, and reporting KPIs to senior stakeholders while ensuring regulatory and internal process compliance.