Product Industrialization Project Manager

Philips; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips in Bengaluru, India is seeking a Product Industrialization Project Manager to lead cross‑functional projects from NPI through transfer, focusing on DFx, cost, quality and lead‑time improvements. You will drive CAPEX decisions, make/buy choices and collaborate with engineering, procurement, logistics and manufacturing to ensure first‑time‑right execution.

The role requires a deep background in product industrialization, strong leadership, risk management and experience in regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in product industrialization, NPI, manufacturing, supply chain or project management.
• Proven track record leading complex cross-functional projects in regulated industries.
• Experience driving NPI, LCM, product transfers and engineering changes across global sites.

Responsibilities

• Project management of all work to meet schedule, cost and quality requirements.
• Balance interdependencies and risks related to product introduction activities.
• Ensure process capability aligns with quality standards and DfMAT best practices.
• Lead operations project team and coordinate with engineering, procurement, quality, logistics, catalog management and manufacturing.
• Represent operations in the project team and serve as single point of contact with cross-functional group.
• Drive manufacturing/engineering/value chain improvements during development and transfer projects.
• Assess impact of new products on current supply chain architecture and define guidelines.
• Implement supply chain changes for project-related engineering changes.
• Collaborate with partners to define concepts for new products with efficient landed costs.
• Drive make/buy decisions and participate in supplier selection processes.
• Improve project execution to achieve first-time-right outcomes.
• Investigate and deploy procedures related to product industrialization.

Skills

NPI & LCM lead

Complex project leadership

Global manufacturing exposure

Stakeholder & change management

Risk mitigation & execution

Regulated environment experience

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or related field

Job description

Product Industrialization Project Manager

Job Description

In this role, you have the opportunity to prove your strengths in product industrialization and grow in multi‑disciplinary team / project management. You will focus on product industrialization, driving operational finesse, efficiency, availability, quality and lead‑time and developing long‑term plans to support business expectations. Other key areas include building Design for Manufacturing (DFM) / Design for Supply Chain Management (DfSCM) processes, technology roadmaps, core/non‑core assessments, make‑or‑buy decisions, CAPEX investments, customization strategies, first‑time‑right NPI and establishing a culture of continuous improvement.

Your Role

• Project management of all work to meet schedule, cost and quality requirements
• Balancing multiple interdependencies and business risks related to product introduction activities
• Ensuring optimum process capability, alignment to quality standards, and DfMAT best practices are leveraged
• Leading and cooperating with an operations project team including engineering, procurement, quality, logistics, catalog management and manufacturing
• Representing operations in the integral project team and acting as single point of contact between operations and the cross‑functional project team
• Identifying and driving manufacturing/engineering/value chain improvements during product development and transfer projects, driving product improvements with regard to variety, cost, quality and failure rate, implementing DfMAT principles
• Identifying the impact of new products on the current supply chain architecture and manufacturing concepts to develop the required architecture and solutions, initiate deployment and define guidelines and complete implementation
• Being responsible for the implementation in the supply chain of project related engineering changes
• Cooperating with partners to define concepts of new products with efficient landed costs
• Driving make/buy decisions and being involved in supplier selection process
• Driving operational excellence of project execution to achieve first‑time‑right predictable project execution
• Investigating, improving and deploying procedures related to product industrialization

Key Performance Indicators

• Cost of Non‑Quality (CONQ)
• Initial product quality: DEFOA
• Customer supply chain lead‑time
• Deliver NPI as per plan
• FCP index
• Capex TFA
• Procurement BOM savings
• Field change orders & recalls

About the Business

The Product Industrialization department is responsible for developing and releasing the manufacturing process for new products, considering people, quality, processes, tools and the performance of production execution from order to installation, with the purpose to establish faster, better and cheaper realization processes to achieve outstanding results. You will report into the Product Industrialization Leader of IGTS and work closely together with engineering, procurement, logistics, quality, supply chain, catalog development and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or related field
• 10+ years of experience in product industrialization, NPI, manufacturing, supply chain or project management
• Proven track record leading complex cross‑functional projects in regulated industries
• Experience driving NPI, LCM, product transfers and engineering changes across global manufacturing sites
• Strong stakeholder, risk, issue and change management skills
• Excellent communication, documentation and leadership capabilities
• Medical device experience preferred; aerospace, automotive or similar regulated industries considered

Key Skills

• Proven experience in NPI, LCM and product industrialization of complex electro‑mechanical products in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Complex project leadership
• Global manufacturing exposure
• Stakeholder and change management
• Risk mitigation and execution excellence
• Experience in regulated, high‑complexity environments
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects simultaneously

Working Arrangement

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office‑based teams, this means working in person at least 3 days per week. This is an office‑based role.