NPD Project Manager (New product development) Newtown, Wales
Job description
Nidec Control Techniques Ltd
Control Techniques, a Nidec brand, is the global drives specialist with a long entrepreneurial history.
A company who dreams big.
At Control Techniques (CT) we are a leading global provider of AC & DC Drivers for electric motors. Since being founded in 1973 we have thrived as a company. As we grew, so did our network, now operating on over 30 countries. We have developed close relationships with our customers worldwide in both commercial and industrial applications (E.g., Lifts, Robots, Rollercoaster rides).
We are drive obsessed, and our ambition pushes us to be the go-to for drives. You’d find our drives connected to most machinery that spins and moves. From small precision to supersized motors, we create next-generation drive technology for an interconnected world.
Role Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity for any Project Managers looking to join a fast-paced Project Management Office (PMO), within a global organisation where you will gain the opportunity to work alongside industry experienced PMs on a wide range of projects.
In this role you will play a key part on leading NPD projects working with different departments across the business to lead on the delivery of new products.
In this role you will manage a variety of different projects at the same time across the full project life cycle.
Do you have a passion for Project Management and a desire to work in a highly experienced PMO?
Then this could be the opportunity for you.
The key responsibilities of the NPD Manager are:
- Taking Project ownership & managing product development according to the critical path and timelines to ensure all elements of the process are executed on time by all relevant stakeholders.
- Building effective relationships with all key stakeholders (both internal and external) to ensure engagement leading to project delivery and maximising the NPD opportunity.
· Ensuring familiarity with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, to effectively coordinate the activities of the team.
· Assembling the project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing the schedule to ensure timely completion of the project.
· Demonstrating commercial acumen by driving project profitability and delivering tangible results in line with economic assumptions up to the closing stage-gate (Gate 6).
· Leading Cross-Functional Teams (CFTs) of colleagues from R&D, Marketing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations
Required Experience & Qualifications:
- Strong NPD project management experience.
- Experience delivering full life cycle projects using a variety of project management methodologies.
- Confident at building relationships and holding project team (internal and external) to account across a broad geographical reach and making well-reasoned decisions / proposals with strong influence.
- (Desirable)Experienced user of planning, change and configuration management tools.
- Degree classification in a related field.
- Recognized project management qualification (desirable), for example:
Project Management Professional (PMP)
APM PMQ or above (or IPMA equivalents)
PRINCE2® Practitioner
Benefits:
This role is based at our state-of-the-art R&D campus/ global HQ and will receive acomprehensive benefits package including but not limited to,
· competitive salaries based on experience and the current market rates.
· 25 days AL + Bank Holiday.
· Additional day off for your birthday.
· 5% matched pension.
· EV and cycle to work schemes.
· Vouchers & discounts programme.
· A whole host of additional benefits.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Newtown: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: NPD Project Manager (New product development)
