Project Manager NPI

Sioux Technologies; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours (32–40 h/week)

Training budget of €3000 per year

Collaborative, high‑tech culture

Job summary

Sioux Technologies in Eindhoven is seeking an NPI Project Manager – Mechatronics to introduce new high‑tech modules, lead cross‑functional teams, monitor planning, quality and budget to ensure a successful market launch.

You coordinate with D&E and Production, drive ERP/NPI processes, prepare quotes, and contribute to continuous improvement of NPI projects. A strong lead, fluent Dutch and English, and experience with Prince2 and ERP systems are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, or mechatronics.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in (NPI) project management within the high‑tech industry.
• Knowledge of business processes and associated challenges.
• Familiarity with Prince2.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems such as Navision, SAP, or Microsoft D365.

Responsibilities

• Gather customer needs regarding forecasts, demand, priorities, issues, and complaints throughout the project.
• Prepare and maintain reports for the NPI Manager or Assembly Management Team, including signaling and escalation for disruptions.
• Align with the NPI Manager on project budget, planning, and requirements for margin and revenue.
• Execute NPI projects per the QMS to ensure ERP process delivery per QLTC specifications.
• Participate in development and optimization of NPI PM processes at interfaces between D&E and Production.
• Contribute to acquiring new NPI projects with Sales/Account Manager.
• Provide project estimates to Account Manager for quotes (RFQs).

Skills

Leadership

Influencing

Project management

Team building

Dutch & English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in industrial engineering / mechanical / mechatronics

Tools

Prince2

Navision

SAP

Microsoft D365

Job description

As an NPI Project Manager – Mechatronics, you introduce new high-tech modules, lead multidisciplinary teams, monitor planning, quality, and budget, and ensure a successful market launch.

In this role, you are responsible for introducing mechatronic, (electro)mechanical modules or even complete machines into our assembly factory for customers in the semiconductor, analytical, and medical equipment industries, both within the Brainport region and beyond. You work closely with the multidisciplinary design teams and your colleagues in the factory to achieve the best results in terms of quality, delivery times, and costs. In addition, you are part of the Project Management team, where you contribute to the ongoing improvement of our New Product Introduction (NPI) processes.

What excites you as a Project Manager NPI?

Vanuit onze assemblagefaciliteit in Eindhoven houd jij je graag bezig met:

• Gathering customer needs regarding forecasts, demand, priorities, issues, and complaints throughout the project.
• Preparing and maintaining reports for the NPI Manager or the Sioux Technologies Assembly Management Team (project board/dashboard), including timely signaling and escalation in case of disruptions or deviations.
• Aligning and agreeing with the NPI Manager on project budget, planning, and requirements regarding expected product margin and revenue.
• Executing NPI projects according to the Sioux Quality Management System (QMS) to achieve a complete ERP process that ensures products are delivered according to the agreed QLTC specifications (Quality, Logistics, Technology, Cost) – fully in line with the principles of World Class Manufacturing.
• Initiating or participating in the development and optimization of NPI Project Management processes, aiming to continuously improve the NPI process, especially at the interfaces between the D&E organization (Development & Engineering) and the Production organization.
• Contributing to the acquisition of new NPI projects in collaboration with the Sales or Account Manager.
• Providing project estimates and other relevant input to the Account Manager, which are needed for preparing quotes based on customer requests (RFQs).

Sounds good so far? We'd love to tell you more…

Your future workplace

This is what you bring to the table

• You hold a Bachelor's or master’s degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, or mechatronics.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in (NPI) project management within the high‑tech industry.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with business processes and the associated challenges.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools, such as Prince2.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems such as Navision, SAP, or Microsoft D365.
• Strong leadership and excellent skills in influencing, project management, conflict management, and team building, combined with a proactive hands‑on mentality.
• Fluent in both Dutch and English, spoken and written.

This is what you can expect in return from Sioux

• Flexible working hours of 32- 40 hours per week in an inspiring environment.
• You will work with passionate colleagues in an innovative environment on a variety of technologies and projects.
• By combining our expertise in software, electronics, mechanics, mechatronics, mathematics and assembly, we make the impossible possible for our customers and get to work on challenging high‑tech projects.
• You get a lot of freedom and responsibility; after all, you know exactly what you are doing.
• Personal coaching and a training budget of €3000 per year, so that you can continue to develop yourself.
• We also find it important to have fun together. We organize a lot for our employees, from family festivals and sparkling Christmas parties, to inspiring knowledge sessions for the high‑tech community.
• You will be working at a prime location in the heart of the Brainport region. You will be working on the Sioux Campus and can use our Sioux Labs living room every day for lunch, sports, making music, and sharing your knowledge with colleagues in one of our Tech Labs.

High Tech & High Fun

We can tell you all about the typical Sioux‑culture and the high‑tech challenging projects. About how you can develop yourself, like nowhere else. But we’d rather have you hear it from our own employees.

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If you want to know more about our challenging projects, please click here.

Important note:

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the US Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require Sioux to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.