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NPD Project Manager

2 months ago

Uxbridge, United Kingdom The Advocate Group Full time
Job Description

NPD Project Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced and ambitious NPD Project Manager to lead groundbreaking initiatives in the consumer goods industry. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for driving new product development success and collaborating with a global powerhouse.

Key Responsibilities:

  • NPD Portfolio Ownership:
    • Own the New Product Development (NPD) portfolio for a part of the EMEA region.
    • Collaborate with internal and external commercial and operations teams managing project intake and alignment ahead of monthly governance.
    • Ensure On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) delivery of NPD projects by addressing challenges and through a disciplined project management approach.
  • Project Scoping and Planning:
    • Collaborate with stakeholders to define commercial, technical and operational requirements and success criteria.
    • Lead project scoping exercises to identify deliverables and milestones.
    • Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and manage project interdependencies.
  • Manage the complete end to end delivery of NPD projects:
    • Collaborate with upstream US HQ based NPD teams on product development initiatives.
    • Ensure timely delivery of accurate Bill of Material data and manage effective flow of information representing NPD through the S&OP process.
    • Liaise with bottling partners and co-packers ensuring timely commercialization of projects through weekly calls.
  • Leadership of Cross-Divisional Project Team Delivery:
    • Lead the cross-divisional project team, providing direction and guidance through regular project calls and effective action tracking.
    • Maintain pace by ensuring team adherence to project timelines and deadlines.
    • Prioritize tasks and activities to align with project goals and objectives.
  • Stakeholder Management:
    • Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external multi-regional stakeholders.
    • Facilitate effective collaboration and trust among project teams ensuring clarity through clear written and verbal communication, respecting different cultures.
    • Provide timely and prioritized information to stakeholders and management to enable informed decisions and effective escalation of critical issues.
  • Risk Management:
    • Identify potential risks and prioritize them based on their impact and likelihood.
    • Develop risk management strategies and prioritize mitigation plans accordingly.
    • Enable the rapid resolution of high-priority risks to minimize their impact on project objectives.
  • Adherence to Project Management Tools and Processes:
    • Utilize project management tools and processes to plan, execute, and monitor projects.
    • Maintain accurate and up-to-date information in the project management system.
    • Ensure end to end timings, milestones and risks and documented for stage and gate governance.
  • Utilize Data Analysis and Reporting:
    • Create and utilize reports to analyze large amounts of data.
    • Prioritize data analysis efforts based on project objectives and requirements.
    • Draw conclusions and make recommendations based on prioritized data insights.
  • Contribution to Continuous Improvement:
    • Identify opportunities to enhance departmental processes and workflows.
    • Prioritize improvement initiatives based on potential impact and feasibility.
    • Collaborate with team members to implement prioritized improvements.
  • Maintain Comprehensive Knowledge of the full NPD Process:
    • Stay updated on the end-to-end project delivery process.
    • Prioritize learning and development activities to enhance NPD process knowledge.
    • Provide guidance and expertise on NPD process-related matters to project team members.

Your Profile:

  • 5+ years' experience in commercialization project management, preferably in the consumer goods industry.
  • Higher education qualification in a relevant scientific or business management discipline is desired.
  • Formal project management qualification is desired.
  • Experience in project management techniques/ tools is required, including managing within a stage and gate process.
  • An accomplished communicator – clear, considered, succinct and flexible in style.
  • Business and commercial acumen to prioritize, challenge, support and influence with program mindset to deliver optimum outcome.
  • Experience in managing technical project delivery through upstream product development and downstream supply chain planning to production cycle. Experience of working in SAP is desired.
  • Competent in data analysis in excel.
  • Highly organized and rigorous, able to effectively manage 100 – 200 end to end projects in parallel at pace. Uses experience to prioritize time against the most critical projects.
  • Sense of urgency, ability to multitask, attention to detail but also ability to see the bigger picture.
  • Ability to take ownership and responsibility for a project team / process.
  • Proven track record of business sense to quickly gain an understanding of the company structure, stakeholders, intercompany processes.
  • Resilient and able to deal with ambiguity.
  • Ability to perform under pressure.
  • Self- starter that can question/challenge information being given, identify gaps and areas for improvements.
  • Positive attitude to create enthusiasm in a very busy team.
  • Comfortable with change in a department and company which is rapidly developing.