NPD Project Leader — Cross-Functional Innovator

generac; Sussex (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generac Employee Benefit Program

Job summary

Generac Power Systems in Wisconsin is seeking an experienced NPD Project Manager II to plan and execute product development activities, including new product introductions, cost reduction, and lifecycle support.

This leadership role partners with Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Service, Finance, IT, and Marketing to drive disciplined decision-making and timely delivery of customer-focused products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 7+ years of progressive work experience in new product development, program/project management, product management, of machinery, generators, or other powered products & systems.
• 5 years of project management experience in product development supporting complex, cross functional product development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management leadership to teams for new product development projects including: creating schedules, building product development plans, integrating the activities of cross-functional team members
• Implement product requirements into project scope, design and product realization requirements
• Lead key project execution, in primary collaboration with engineering and product management for new product development or similar product initiatives
• Plan and execute multiple large, complex projects to meet or exceed schedule, project cost, scope and quality commitments
• Achieve target product cost for Generac and product life cycle cost for Customers
• Effectively execute and provide suggestions for improvement the product development process. Utilize the Generac Development Process (GDP) Gates and Design Reviews as key drivers of product development progression.
• Define and drive Risk and Mitigation plans for projects. Define and lead contingency option assessments when needed, then select and execute mitigation plans
• Facilitate collaboration between departments to identify and harvest new product development concepts, technologies, techniques, standards and procedures.
• Manage attributes and decisions such as make vs. buy (globally), shipping and logistics cost, bidding process
• Actively participate in identifying and implementing continuous process improvements of the Generac NPI phase/gate process. Lead some CI initiatives in this area.
• Identify, evaluate and document “lessons-learned” during the project and communicate best practices and lessons learned to project team members on future projects

Education

Bachelor's degree OR equivalent work experience

7 years of progressive work experience in new product development, program/project management, product management, of machinery, generators, or other powered products & systems

5 years of project management experience in product development supporting complex, cross functional product development initiatives

Demonstrated leadership of full lifecycle NPD programs using a formal phase-gate style process

Experience driving cross-functional alignment without direct authority

Exposure to industrial, commercial, or powered products environments

Job description

Generac Power Systems in Wisconsin is seeking an experienced NPD Project Manager II to plan and execute product development activities, including new product introductions, cost reduction, and lifecycle support.

This leadership role partners with Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Service, Finance, IT, and Marketing to drive disciplined decision-making and timely delivery of customer-focused products.