NPI & Commercialization Lead - Launch

Sterling Engineering, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Pension plan

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sterling Engineering, Inc. is partnering with Bush Brothers & Company to hire a Commercialization Project Manager to lead new product commercialization projects from concept through market launch.

The role serves as the project leader for cross-functional teams responsible for bringing new products from development into full-scale manufacturing, ensuring on-time, on-budget launches and effective knowledge transfer to manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Food Science, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in project management, commercialization, engineering, or manufacturing.
• Experience leading New Product Introduction (NPI) or commercialization projects from concept through launch.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Stage-Gate product development processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or similar project management software.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional commercialization projects through the full product lifecycle, from concept development to commercial launch.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and critical path activities.
• Coordinate Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Marketing, and Sales teams to ensure project success.
• Drive manufacturing readiness, pilot production, process scale-up, and production launch activities.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve issues that impact project timelines or objectives.
• Facilitate Stage-Gate reviews and communicate project status to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to ensure successful knowledge transfer and operational readiness.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen commercialization processes and project execution.

Skills

Project management

Product commercialization

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Stage-Gate process

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Food Science

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Sterling Engineering, Inc. is partnering with Bush Brothers & Company to hire a Commercialization Project Manager to lead new product commercialization projects from concept through market launch.

The role serves as the project leader for cross-functional teams responsible for bringing new products from development into full-scale manufacturing, ensuring on-time, on-budget launches and effective knowledge transfer to manufacturing.