Project Manager - CPG New Product Development

Responsibilities

• Integrate the cross-functional teams to create a cohesive project schedule and control time, cost, and quality through the product development life cycle
• Track and manage scope creep, assess impact and risks to project delivery
• Work with the project team to define, assess, and mitigate risks that have a significant impact on project cost, schedule, investment, and technology
• Provide strategic direction, engineering support, hands-on leadership, and excellence in planning and process
• Coordinate and track product and project definition activities related to all cross-functional requirements
• Liaise with the sourcing team, to work with suppliers, in order to deliver new products on time, on budget and up to Frida quality standards
• Drive awareness on design changes and team alignment on tradeoffs made during design for manufacturing
• Ensure completion of user, quality and compliance testing to meet project validation requirements
• Participate in technical design reviews by providing project status documentation, controlling scope creep and ensuring products are designed to the intended specifications
• Review test results summaries and recommend action plans to improve product design or performance
• Translate complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience to gain cross-functional alignment
• Other projects as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with 2+ years of experience in project management
• Experience in project managing new product development of unique to the world, custom designed electronics through a cross-functional stage-gate process from concept to launch
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of pertinent manufacturing processes required for plastics, metals, glass, and fabric materials
• Advanced knowledge of Gantt Charts, Asana, and similar project management tools
• Strong influencing skills with a proven ability to build enduring professional relationships with employees, partners, vendors, and others, leading to outstanding performance
• Self-starter who can prioritize, organize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive them to completion effectively with great attention to detail and quality