Sr. Product Development Manager (Manufacturing)

Essential Responsibilities

Provide cross functional leadership to drive project success
Supervisory duties within the department to drive efficiency and effectiveness
Identify and suggest opportunities for continuous improvement
Work with leadership to create and implement training materials (departmental, interdepartmental and cross functional)
Work with Sales, Operations, Engineering and the Commercial teams to identify areas of growth
Manage design, prototyping, and testing of new products to ensure they meet guidelines and standards for functionality and consumer demands
Coordinate projects and teams; maintain schedules, track deliverables
Provide regular reporting to management and stakeholders in regard to New Product Development projects and initiatives
Develops & communicates timeline, project budget and scope of all assigned projects
Track project activities and spend against the project plan and budget
Notify the project team with project agendas, upcoming meetings and subsequent minutes of the meeting.
Provide day-to-day supervisory direction, and workload distribution to team members to ensure project milestones are achieved.
Monitor compliance with systems, standards and procedures
Ensure issues are captured, tracked and resolved in a timely fashion
Collaborates with VP of Engineering & Product Development to develop ownership of project plan: Including scope documentation, risk management, definition of success criteria, project objectives and timing
Supports the project team by utilizing the necessary project systems and tools

Minimum Requirements

• 8+ years of Project Management experience managing small, medium, and large scale projects
• Strong understanding of design and development process. Experienced in the use of various available software and/or blueprint interpretations
• Successful experience in promoting sales/customer involvement and relationship development; proven track record of exceeding expectations
• Exceptional communication skills; ability to articulate within verbal and written mediums; encourages and supports problem escalation; promotes good working relationships across the project; supports building consensus
• Strong reporting, organization and problem-solving skills; ability to drive accountability
• Ability to work cross functionally within a team-based environment
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Proven ability to multitask and perform well under pressure
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project

Preferred Traits and Skills

• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
• Plastics, Manufacturing, and/or Packaging Industries preferred
• Strong time management and communication skills (formal training a plus)
• Experience with CAD is a plus (SolidWorks, AutoCad, etc)

Education/Experience

• B.S. degree in Business or Engineering preferred (equivalent work experience will be considered)
• Bilingual in English/Mandarin Chinese a plus