As the driving force behind product development projects, you will ensure delivery within agreed timeframes, budgets, and specifications. This role requires strong collaboration with both internal teams and external customers to meet bespoke requirements and achieve successful new product introductions.
To succeed in this role, you must possess not only exceptional project management skills but also the ability to understand the technical aspects of the product and the critical role of procurement, quality, and manufacturing. You will lead cross-functional teams to ensure that commercial requirements for performance, quality, and cost are met at every stage of the development process, and that products are released right first time.
Key Responsibilities:
* Project Leadership: Serve as the source of expertise for project management, guiding internal and external teams and acting independently of the organisational hierarchy to deliver successful projects.
* Project Definition: Define project objectives and deliverables in alignment with stakeholder expectations, ensuring clear and actionable plans are established.
* Planning and Risk Management: Develop comprehensive project plans, identify risks, allocate resources, and set timelines in collaboration with project teams and sponsors. Proactively mitigate risks with agreed actions and clear ownership.
* Cross-functional Coordination: Coordinate and facilitate resources across critical functions including procurement, quality, and manufacturing to ensure smooth and predictable delivery of new products.
* Customer Collaboration: Work closely with customers to gather unique requirements and ensure that solutions are tailored to their needs while aligning with internal capabilities.
* Process Discipline: Promote a consistent, structured approach to project execution, embedding best practices and applying continuous improvement to project processes and the company’s quality management system.
* Scope and Change Control: Manage project scope, ensuring that changes to timelines, costs, or deliverables are controlled and communicated through formal change management processes. Escalate issues to senior management when necessary.
* Commercial Considerations: Monitor and assess the business case throughout development, including the impact of pricing, supply costs, and manufacturing efficiency to ensure the project remains viable.
* Stakeholder Influence: Influence and lead stakeholders across the organisation, ensuring alignment and accountability. Where necessary, act outside the organisational hierarchy to ensure task completion.
* Transparency and Reporting: Provide clear, accurate project reporting to project stakeholders, tailoring the level of detail to the audience and ensuring transparency in project progress and performance.
* Continuous Improvement: Capture lessons learned and promote a system of continuous improvement across all aspects of project management.
Benefits:
* Life Assurance 2X annual salary
* Cycle to work scheme
* 28 day free Brighton and Hove Bus saver
Minimum Requirements:
* Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, ideally within product development and a global manufacturing environment.
* Excellent written and spoken English.
* Proven track record of managing successful projects and programs, with strong attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
* Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes and product development, with technical expertise in critical functions such as procurement, quality, and production.
* Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and manage cross-functional teams in complex organisational settings.
* Strong experience in managing project risks, applying change control, and adhering to quality management systems.
* Comfortable working across time zones and cultures, with a global mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
* Goal-oriented and action-focused, with strong commercial awareness and the ability to align project goals with broader business objectives.
* Skilled in conflict resolution, facilitation, and mediation, ensuring smooth collaboration among team members.
* Recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM or PMI.
* Technical or Engineering qualification (degree level preferable).
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