New Product Development Program Manager

SPX FLOW - Delavan, WI

Full-time

Delavan, WI

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

The New Product Development Program Manager will oversee the NPD portfolio for the Waukesha Cherry-Burrell product lines at SPX FLOW's Delavan, WI facility. This role is crucial for driving sales growth, profitability, and innovation by collaborating with various business functions globally. The manager will ensure that programs are planned and executed effectively within the stage-gate process, focusing on quality, cost, and timely delivery. The position requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement in the operating model.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of NPD Programs for the Waukesha Cherry-Burrell (WCB) product lines.
• Ensure NPD resources, tools, knowledge, and project management are in place to meet NPD program objectives.
• Assure timely completion of deliverables consistent with product strategy, product specification, quality, safety, performance, and the NPD process.
• Work closely with Product Managers to establish clearly specified NPD objectives, in line with the product line strategy and roadmap.
• Define program stage-gate deliverables, funding, and resource loading for various NPD projects to meet product line vitality objectives.
• Manage execution per the program schedule by leading program teams and facilitating communication among functional representatives.
• Ensure all product stakeholders are represented in the NPD process.
• Manage projects directly and/or by overseeing functional project leads to meet Stage-Gate milestones and deliverables.
• Work closely with resource owners in engineering, operations, and commercial sales functions for proper and timely staffing of projects.
• Ensure Value Engineering (VAVE) and Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA) principles are appropriately applied during the course of projects.
• Track progress of all NPD projects in program against schedule, cost, and specification, and implement immediate corrective actions where needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline related to mechanical, rotating, flow or process equipment.
• Eight plus years of relevant industrial experience in a technical role.
• Five plus years of program/project and/or people management experience.
• Proven experience in the delivery of complex projects.
• Experience managing and executing projects within a Stage Gate Process.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Outlook.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Engineering or MBA
• Project or program management certification
• Six Sigma/LEAN techniques and methodology certification