NPD Project Leader (Onsite) – Luxury Product Launches

Kohler Co.; Bristol Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 84,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

Competitive total rewards package

Job summary

Kohler Co. in Bristol, PA is seeking an NPD Project Leader to drive new product launches across worldwide manufacturing sites, coordinating with sourcing, supply chain, engineering, industrial design and marketing.

You will lead cross-functional teams through development processes, manage budgets and schedules using Lean tools, and report progress to senior management. The role requires a Bachelor’s in a product development field, 2+ years of NPD leadership, and PMP is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a product development related discipline (e.g. Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Industrial Design or Business).
• Experience and/or passion for interior design, high-end luxury products, etc. is preferred.
• PMP certification desired.
• 2+ years of increasing responsibility for New Product Development project and personnel management involving a broad range of technologies and processes.
• Must demonstrate an ability to build cohesive high-performance teams, improve design processes and communicate effectively with associates and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects of moderate to very high complexity, risk and business impact.
• Provide structure and leadership for solving technically complex design and manufacturing challenges.
• Proactively identify and plan for project risks, communicating risk clearly, early and appropriately to management.
• Manage outside design and development firms.
• Assist with managing portfolio timing, resource planning and budgeting.
• Mentor other project leaders and team members of other functional areas.
• Challenge project teams to achieve innovative solutions.
• Identify opportunities for organizational and process change.
• Work effectively in ambiguous situations.
• Lead brainstorming discussions.
• Ability to resolve conflict.
• Makes decisions in challenging situations based on facts, constraints, and predicted consequences.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean product development

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in product development related discipline

PMP certification

Job description

Kohler Co. in Bristol, PA is seeking an NPD Project Leader to drive new product launches across worldwide manufacturing sites, coordinating with sourcing, supply chain, engineering, industrial design and marketing.

You will lead cross-functional teams through development processes, manage budgets and schedules using Lean tools, and report progress to senior management. The role requires a Bachelor’s in a product development field, 2+ years of NPD leadership, and PMP is preferred.