NPI Program Manager: Cross-Functional Launch Leader

Ana Corp; Henderson (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401k with company contribution

Medical, Dental, & Vision

Life Insurance

Voluntary Accident Insurance

Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Appreciation Programs

Job summary

ANA, a leading North American manufacturer, is seeking an NPI Program Manager to lead cross-functional phase-gate processes from concept through production readiness in Henderson, NV. This on-site role collaborates with Product Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other functions to ensure timely decisions and smooth launches.

Reporting to the Director of Product Management, you will own gate governance, align teams, manage the NPI roadmap, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations, program management, or a related field.
• 5+ years leading cross-functional programs in a manufacturing or industrial-products environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of a phase-gate, stage-gate, or APQP-style process, including gate facilitation, readiness assessment, decision documentation, and action closure
• Experience integrating product, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, finance, service, and commercial workstreams through production ramp
• Working knowledge of product development, manufacturing readiness, supply-chain planning, quality systems, commercialization, and ERP or MRP processes
• Familiarity with NPI controls such as DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, first article inspection, validation, certification, bills of material, routings, and standard costing
• Ability to manage concurrent programs with competing priorities and shared resources
• Ability to influence, align, and hold cross-functional teams accountable without direct reporting authority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and program planning, dashboard, and collaboration tools
• Strong analytical, facilitation, prioritization, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience with power generation, compressed air, energy storage, off-highway equipment, factory automation, or similar engineered products is a plus
• Ability to traverse office, production, prototype, pilot-build, and manufacturing areas
• Lifting light equipment or materials of up to 30 lbs.
• Occasional travel to supplier facilities and other ANA locations

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve ANA's phase-gate process, including entry and exit criteria, required evidence, functional ownership, decision rights, approvals, and standard templates.
• Facilitate gate and program reviews; confirm readiness evidence, document decisions and exceptions, and drive actions to closure.
• Manage portfolio priorities, sequencing, cross-program dependencies, and shared-resource conflicts.
• Maintain an NPI roadmap and dashboard integrating engineering milestones with functional commitments, dependencies, gate dates, and readiness status.
• Provide evidence-based status and escalations to leadership, recommending trade-offs among schedule, cost, scope, quality, customer, and resource priorities.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Prioritization

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations, program management, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP/MRP familiarity

Job description

ANA, a leading North American manufacturer, is seeking an NPI Program Manager to lead cross-functional phase-gate processes from concept through production readiness in Henderson, NV. This on-site role collaborates with Product Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other functions to ensure timely decisions and smooth launches.

Reporting to the Director of Product Management, you will own gate governance, align teams, manage the NPI roadmap, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring