SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a product development related discipline (e.g. Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Supply Chain) with a minimum of 12+ years of experience in project management. Experience in the development of consumer goods preferred.
• Must demonstrate the capability to build cohesive, high-performance teams that relish the challenge of developing game-changing/disruptive products with unique go-to-market strategies.
• Experience in managing projects, working in cross-functional team environment, and/or functioning as project team leader required.
• Strong organizational and communication skills required
• Be flexible to address project management needs for any projects within Global Commercial Products as they arise and can work under high pressure situations
• Strong leadership and analytical skill
• Experience on MS Project / Teams / Project Online or other Project Management software.
• MBA / PMP / Prince 2 certification would be added advantage.
• Ability to travel 10-20% including international.
  

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• Coordination and Project Management of New Product Development projects/ Migration Projects.
• Act as Program Leader and execute project management duties on New Product Development / Migration projects through the defined D gate process ( KBDP )
• Support Marketing on prioritization of NPS road maps and resource planning for executing NPD
• Lead cross functional teams through the development of a project timeline and maintain it throughout the life of the project. Periodically present the status of the project to management.
• Drive the supporting teams like Engineering , Manufacturing, Sourcing & Supply chain towards on time completion of the pre-production build and pilot build on NPD projects.
• Facilitate and coordinate project activities to minimize project timelines.
• Develop and manage the project budget with the team, including development expense, capital tooling and expense tooling for projects and managing North America commercial capital and development spends .
• Guide the team to develop new products that meet cost targets. Primarily responsible for creating preliminary product cost estimates in conjunction with engineering. Primarily responsible for the accuracy of preliminary cost estimates and final costing of products.
• Support Marketing and ID team during CR(Concept Review) & DR (Design Review process) by liaising with Engineering and Manufacturing team to drive cost and budget estimates and project feasibility study
• Provide support to DGM Program Management for managing platform Reviews.
• Work with Dept Heads and resource managers to get resource allocated for the projects.
• Manage the collection of project data for NPD process gate exits and release for shipment documents. Provide structure and leadership for solving technically complex design and business problems.
• Support DGM Program Management for managing North America Commercial Portfolio and work closely with marketing on project prioritization activities.