Project Manager, New Product Introduction

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QUALIFICATIONS

We imagine you bring the following qualifications:

• An academic degree within engineering or production but another academic background may also be relevant. Interest in and ability to understand technical problems quickly is required.
• Minimum one year of experience working with project management in cross-functional projects, preferably related to production or development activities.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to navigate elegantly between pragmatism, idealism, diplomacy and persistency.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Fluency in English as this is our corporate language.
• Strong understanding of LEAN principles is an advantage.

We are looking for candidates who are strong team players and set ambitious goals and inspire their colleagues to achieve them. You thrive in a technical environment and enjoy working periodically under time- and organizational pressure.

The New Product Introduction team is responsible for delivering well-established and robust assembly production processes to ensure successful product introduction and launches and this forms the largest part within your responsibility. As a result, direct collaboration with subject matter experts and stream leads within P&SC and R&D is a large part of your daily work, however you’ll also work closely with stakeholders and team members a from Service and Launch throughout the projects. Your main tasks will be to:

• Coordinate projects activities within P&SC together with other team members
• Maintain project oversight, set team direction, and ensure timely delivery of project outcomes
• Develop transparent project plans and communicate these effectively to stakeholders
• Improve NPI project management processes to succeed in current and future projects
• Lead and participate in NPI, P&SC and cross-functional acitivites to improve ways of working, systems, tools and products