New Project Development (NPD) - Manufacturing Industry

Opportunity with a Reputed Manufacturing Firm

Designation : New Project Development (NPD)

Responsibilities :

Driving New Projects :

- The incumbent is required to drive New project development process at the organisation

- Managing Online Tools Implementation of NPD tools and methods to launch new products within the project parameters

- Pro-efficient with project management tools

Cost Feasibility :

- He manages time and cost (not budget) e.g if marketing team says they want to price it at 10/-, he has to ensure that the cost of manufacturing is not more than 3-4 rupees

5 Phase Gate Model :

- Conceptualizing and designing the road map for moving new project from idea to launch

- Implementing the Typical 5-gated process flow management (all green flags before moving to next step)

NPD process :

- Capable to manage multiple projects at once in a fast moving and changing market

- To ensure projects are launched within the quality, time, delivery and safety constraints

- To promote usage of tools for project development (5-gated process, FMEA, product specifications)

- Hands on project development while the organization is being built up

- Implementing Processes

- The incumbent role is not just confined to follow-ups, but he will be owning & driving the entire process, thus making the coordination & interaction with other functions more complex

Leadership :

- Coaching the existing team and building bridges between departments interacting on a project

- To ensure all project quality engineers are up to speed and in the loop of the project

- To ensure teamwork between the team

Job Scope :

Internal Interactions (Within the Organization) :

- Internal R&D to manage the project

- Marketing (initial objectives, price, looks, etc)

- Manufacturing

External Interactions (Outside the Organization) :

Vendors, prototypes, production tools, etc.

Job Requirements :

Educational Qualification : Engineering + MBA

Preferred Total Experience : 10 - 15 years

Preferred Relevant Experience :

- Minimum 10 years of experience in project / program management

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