Innovation Project Manager: Speed-to-Market Leader

Fortune Brands Innovations; Monterrey; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 1.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to lead and manage the execution of new product development and continuous improvement projects from ideation through commercialization. You will develop project plans to ensure scope, schedule, and budget compliance while aligning with cost and quality targets.

You will champion the Stage-Gate process and maintain thorough documentation. This role requires collaboration across marketing, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, finance,

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, or related field is required.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a fast-paced New Product Development environment leading cross-functional teams.
• PMP certified, Agile experienced, and advanced MS Project skills are preferred.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experienced at identifying needs, assigning roles and responsibilities, and leading cross-functional teams to meet project deliverables.
• Familiarity with mechanical product development and manufacturing practices.
• Demonstrated ability to apply discipline in the use of project management toolset (scope, schedules, budgets, reports, risk management, updates).
• Proven ability to engage and lead cross-functional teams, driving decisions to deliver the product requirements.
• Demonstrated capital and expense budgeting for large scale projects and programs as well as experience with project financial measures and metrics.
• Advanced communication, negotiation, conflict resolution capabilities.
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 15% of the time (domestic and international).

Responsabilidades

• Lead multiple end-to-end strategic projects across several product lines and channels, driving cross-functional alignment, accountability, and execution to achieve business objectives.
• Use the Fortune Brands Innovation enterprise Project & Portfolio Management system to plan, track, and coordinate project activities.
• Utilize Product Development Process, ensuring timely gate reviews and routine reports are conducted on assigned projects.
• Develop, monitor, and control project schedules with proactive risk mitigation and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with advanced Concept team, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations Teams to focus on speed to market and innovation processes.
• Ensure project deliverables and tasks are appropriately resourced.
• Lead product development and supply chain activities from definition to production, focusing on speed to market, schedule, budget and product cost.
• Oversee and motivate all functional areas during development to meet key deliverables.
• Remain flexible to changing responsibilities, project prioritization, and workload adjustments.
• Effectively manage change and communicate to stakeholders as needed.
• Interact with all levels of leadership from Managers to Presidents.
• Perform post launch audits on projects to ensure targets have been met and report gaps to planned business profitability.

Conocimientos

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile experience

MS Project

Budgeting

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Herramientas

MS Project

Descripción del empleo

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to lead and manage the execution of new product development and continuous improvement projects from ideation through commercialization. You will develop project plans to ensure scope, schedule, and budget compliance while aligning with cost and quality targets.

You will champion the Stage-Gate process and maintain thorough documentation. This role requires collaboration across marketing, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, finance,