The Director of New Product Development Manager will manage the NPD teams and guarantee the integration of customer projects, from the registration, quotation, testing phases to the production phase, in a process of continuous improvement and with a concern for customer satisfaction and meeting deadlines, costs, quality and environmental and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Ensure direct liaison with customers, sales and marketing teams, and participate in the development of strategic commercial projects
• Study all requests for quotation (RFQ) and validate their feasibility (profitability, deadlines, etc.)
• Ensure the prioritization of projects within the NPD team
• Manage the teams on a daily basis and monitor the development of projects with them
• Directly manage the management of certain projects
• Guarantee the monitoring of NPD indicators: time to market, monitoring of lost/won projects, etc. and actively contribute to the development and configuration of the NPD reporting system
• Guarantee the effective implementation of the NPD methodology within the organization
• Be responsible for the delivery of new products on time, in their entirety, with the right level of quality, performance and cost, in accordance with the requirements of the project
• Be responsible for the overall and operational transfer of projects to the factory until stabilized production is achieved
• Ensure regular reporting of project progress in terms of costs, deadlines and profitability
• Anticipate, inform in the event of deviations and problems, and implement corrective actions
• Anticipate developments and manage project risks
• Manage the team in compliance with HR policy (annual interview, identification of training needs, evaluation, leave management, compliance with internal regulations, etc.)
• Manage the “Design, Develop, Industrialize” process
• Other tasks as assigned

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Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
• 8-10 years of experience
• Proficient in Project Management (PMI certification a plus)
• Financial proficiency (costing, quotes) in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in designing, processing, assembly, testing of high-volume products
• Experience in a leading management role (program management/development engineering)
• Ability to coach and mentor with strong leadership, organizational and communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable those individuals who are disabled as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act to perform the essential functions of this job.