NPD Project LeaderUbicación: Monterrey, NL. / OnsiteMexico Technical Center (MTC) OpportunityBASIC FUNCTIONAs a member of a New Product Development project team:Focus on product categories for North America region including regional and global projects.
Lead product development teams to launch innovative new products and improve the quality, performance and/or cost of existing products.
Manage cross functional teams using the KBDP new product development process through market launch. Develop and manage the project budget with the team including development expense, capital tooling and expense tooling. Develop and monitor project schedules and adhere to the KBDP process. Manage deliverables and tasks within each phase of a project. Anticipates and manages tasks/risks within each project.
Participate in performance expectations and evaluations for cross functional teams. Communicate to senior management on project status, execution plans, and process.
Define and facilitate decision-making process for development teams. Coaches project team personnel to develop and implement cross-functional solutions to complex issues.
Establish and maintain relationships with senior management for the purpose of aligning NPD objectives and removing obstacles for project completion.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIESProject ManagementLead regional and global projects of moderate-to-high complexity, risk and business impact.
Provide structure and leadership for solving technically complex design and business problems.
Proactively identify and plan for project risks, communicating risk clearly,



early and appropriately to managementManaging your assigned projects' timing and financial adherence to plan.
LeadershipChallenge project teams to achieve innovative solutions.
Take independent action with insight into global and regional business impact.
Willing to speak up and raise concern in integral and regional settings.
RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTSSupervisory RelationshipsDirect report to Director, Program ManagementOrganization RelationshipsFrequent collaboration with global Marketing, Purchasing, Industrial Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Legal and Quality and other groups associated with the New Product Development process.
Frequent contact with Global Platform Team and appropriate Category Management Team to give status updates on project performance and to address problem solving needs.
External Business RelationshipsCollaboration with suppliers, some global.
Bachelor's degree in a product development related discipline (e.
Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, or Design) with a minimum of 8 years of experience in concurrent product development (project management, product design, process engineering or manufacturing engineering).
Must demonstrate the capability to build cohesive high-performance teams, improve development processes and communicate effectively with associates and executives.
Global product development experience is preferred but not required.

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