Npd Project Leader

hace 7 meses

Saltillo, México Kohler A tiempo completo

**Location**:Juárez, Nuevo León

**Work Mode**: Hybrid

**BASIC FUNCTION**

As a member of a New Product Development project team:

- Focus on categories within Bathroom Faucets and Performance Showering for North America and Global projects.
- Lead product development teams to launch innovative new products and improve the quality, performance and/or cost of existing products.
- Manage cross functional teams using the KBDP new product development process through market launch. Drive each Program to defined metrics.
- Develop and manage the project budget with the team including development expense, capital tooling and expense tooling. Guide the team to develop new products that meet cost targets.
- Develop and monitor project schedules and adhere to the KBDP process. Manage deliverables and tasks within each phase of a project. Anticipates and manages tasks/risks within each project.
- Particpate in performance expectations and evaluations for cross functional teams. Provide leadership and mentoring to less experienced team members as needed.
- Communicate to senior management on project status, execution plans, and process.
- Define and facilitate decision-making process for development teams. Coaches project team personnel to develop and implement cross-functional solutions to complex issues.
- Establish and maintain relationships with senior management for the purpose of aligning NPD objectives and removing obstacles for project completion.
- Drive improvements in creative problem solving and continually improve the KBDP process and organization.

**SPECIFIC RESPONSABILITIES**

Project Management:

- Lead regional and global projects of moderate complexity, risk and business impact.
- Provide structure and leadership for solving technically complex design and business problems.
- Proactively identify and plan for project risks, communicating risk clearly, early and appropriately to management
- Managing your assigned projects' timing and financial adherence to plan.

Leadership
- Challenge project teams to achieve innovative solutions.
- Willing and successful in taking moderate risk.
- Identify opportunities for organizational and process change.
- Work effectively when organizational structure or processes are unclear or conflicting.
- Lead brainstorming discussions
- Able to facilitate & resolve conflict and problem solving.

Decision-making
- Make decisions with moderate levels of ambiguity.
- Chooses appropriate action and alternatives with rationale that is consistent with facts, constraints, and predicted consequences.
- Take independent action with insight into global and regional business impact.
- Willing to speak up and raise concern in global and regional settings
- Provide options, scenarios and recommendations to overcome obstacles

**RELATIONSHIP AND CONTACTS**

Supervisory Relationships:

- Direct report to Senior Manager, Program Management - Batheoom Faucets and Performance Showering
- Organization Relationships:

- Frequent collaboration with global Marketing, Purchasing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Finance, Legal and Quality and other groups associated with the New Product Development process.
- Frequent contact with Platform Team and Category Leadership Team to give status updates on project performance and to address problem solving needs.

External Business Relationships:

- Collaboration with suppliers, some global.
- Contact with customers and consumers.

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUERIMENTS**

1. Bachelor’s degree in a product development related discipline (e.g. Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, or Design) with a minimum of 5 years of experience in concurrent product development (project management, product design, process engineering or manufacturing engineering).
- 2. Must demonstrate the capability to build cohesive high-performance teams, improve development processes and communicate effectively with associates and executives.
- 3. Global product development experience is preferred but not required.
- 4. Ability to travel 10-20% including international

**Why Work at Kohler Co.?**

Kohler Co.'s mission is to contribute to a higher level of gracious living for those who are touched by our products and services. We understand that it takes investment in our associates’ development to make that happen. So, we offer ongoing investment in each individual’s personal development and the opportunity to collaborate with others across functions and roles at Kohler.

In addition to the investment in your development, Kohler offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with company matching, and more

On November 6, Kohler Co. announced the strategic decision to establish Kohler Energy as a separate, independent business with Platinum Equity as the majority investment partner. Kohler will continue to stay invested in the Energy business following the closing and remains committed to supporting the acceleration of long-

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