JOB DESCRIPTION

Employee: Project Manager – New Product Development

FLSA Status: Exempt/Bonus Eligible

Reports To: Chiara Gunning, Director of Strategy & Product Management

Department: Product Management

POSITION SUMMARY The Project Manager – New Product Development is responsible for leading cross-functional product development projects. This role owns end-to-end execution across multiple related projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, timelines, and financial targets. The role acts as a central interface across departments such as product management, engineering, marketing, and operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

Plan, manage, and coordinate product development projects end-to-end

Lead product development projects (e.g., faucets, showers) using:

KPIs
Milestones
Risk tracking
Coordinate closely with cross-functional departments
Clarify and evaluate project scope; obtain approval for execution
Define project organization and assemble the project team
Create, maintain, and optimize project timelines
Derive and assign work packages from the project plan
Control and track costs (overall budget and manufacturing costs)
Lead stage gate reviews & audits
Manage resource planning (people, machines, tools, equipment)
Maintain project documentation throughout the development process
Ensure product approvals and releases
Ensure master data readiness (Master Data Monitor, Readiness Tracker)
Provide regular project status updates to stakeholders and leadership, proactively escalating risks, tradeoffs, and decisions needed to maintain timing and budget.

Successful project execution in terms of:

Timing: Product launch and market introduction (incl. POS display & print media)
Budget: Investment, overhead costs, margin, manufacturing costs
Performance: KPIs, milestones, and risk management

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LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Fluent in English. German language skills beneficial.
Ability to respond to all levels of leadership, external vendors, customers, common inquiries and requests.
Develop and maintain relationships with functional owners and stakeholders including gaining support of assigned projects
Ability to effectively present information to top leadership & management, vendors, agencies, internal/external partners, public/community groups/members.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

New Product Development Project Management experience for manufactured finished goods is required
Strong project management skills in ideating, leading, or working on cross-functional projects with cross-cultural teams
High proficiency in Jira or other project management tools
Ability to solve problems and motivate others to find creative solutions to problems
Must be able to multi-task and function in fast-paced working environments
Strong financial understanding
Ability to be detail oriented without losing sight of the big picture
Effective communication skills, always demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and consistently serve as a role model for outstanding customer service at all times
Demonstrated cultural competency
Building Industry, specifically Plumbing Industry knowledge and experience preferred
PMP certification preferred

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Solid ability to analyze data to manage ROI for positive results
Experience leading & working with cross functional teams
5+ years’ experience in New Product Development Project Management with a proven track record of successfully managing projects from concept to mass production
Exceptional communication, facilitation and analytical skills
Highly proficient in leveraging Copilot, MS Office Suite specifically PowerPoint and Excel
35 % travel required related to area of responsibility incl. international travel

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Project Manager - New Product Development