NPI Manager I Research and Development

Position Summary

The NPI Manager I is responsible for planning, leading, and managing product development projects ranging from basic to moderate complexity projects starting at inception through realization, with moderate supervision.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the product development team in the management and execution of all product development deliverables, assignment of priorities, setting developmental build plans, and closure of development open issues, with moderate supervision.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and balance conflicting resources and priorities.
• Maintain an intermediate level of SIG SAUER NPI process mastery, and the operational processes pertaining to cross-functional team members which contribute to the product development process.
• Communicate and report to Manager, Executive Management, and stakeholders, regarding the development status and timeline, and risks and mitigation plans, with moderate supervision.
• Escalate resource and priority conflicts to Executive Management and provide triage proposals to resolve issues.
• Serve as the central point of communication for the cross-functional team through the entire product development lifecycle.
• Drive the launch of individual Bill of Material components through the part development lifecycle, including but not limited to driving the release of drawings, BOMs, routings, developing change order strategies, driving the stand-up validation of component manufacturing processes, and actioning the disposition of revisions.
• Oversee compliance to customers and internal requirements through the product development lifecycle.
• Monitor design development, verification, and validation testing status, compliance to requirements, and drive closure of remedial actions, if required.
• Manage pre-production readiness activities, including but not limited to TDP and BOM release via PLM, stand-up of the assembly, range, inspection, and packaging processes, supply chain and manufacturing scaling, development of technical documentation and manuals, development of spare parts and product-specific tools, and marketing launch readiness.
• Develop execution strategy and project plan with the cross-functional team for product development projects. Establish the project scope based on requirements, critical path, and communicate to the cross-functional team to prioritize efforts.
• Monitor product cost through the development lifecycle, and highlights, initiates and actions cost reduction efforts to maximize product profitability.
• With moderate supervision, maintain the development budget and resource pool.
• Support maintenance and continuous improvement efforts to NPI processes and procedures.
• Participate in and sustain 5S Standards.
• Must follow all required Safety and ISO procedures.

Miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Education/Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business, or equivalent working experience required; Master’s degree preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• 0-3 years of product development, engineering, manufacturing or related experience required.
• Must be mechanically inclined, and able to understand the function of mechanical devices and assemblies.
• Experience using and maintaining firearms is preferred.
• Established track record of project management skills leading interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong computer-based technical competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Introductory experience forecasting project resources and budgets, as well as proactively identifying and mitigating constraints.
• Strong computer-based technical competency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Must have experience with PLM and ERP systems.
• Noteable degree of competency using project planning, collaborative work management, and task management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project.
• Able to communicate with and manage large, diverse interdisciplinary teams.
• Developing leadership skills to lead the teams effectively, ensuring performance and successful project outcomes.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to clearly, concisely, and accurately convey ideas and information to others, both verbally and in written form.
• Possess organizational, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Good ability to plan, lead, and execute New Product Introduction (NPI), Value Analysis Engineering (VAVE), and Continuous Improvement (CI) projects based on a prescribed scope of work, budget and/or timeline.