New Product Introduction Program Manager

Amerequip • Kiel, WI

2d

About The Position

Program Leadership Lead new product introduction programs from award through production launch and project closure. Serve as the primary internal point of contact for all launch-related activities. Develop and maintain detailed project timelines, milestones, and deliverables. Facilitate project kickoffs and cross-functional launch meetings. Drive accountability and execution across all departments. Proactively identify project risks and implement mitigation plans. Escalate issues that may impact cost, quality, timing, or customer satisfaction. Phase Gate Management Own and administer the Amerequip NPI Phase Gate process. Ensure required deliverables are completed prior to advancing between gates. Schedule and lead gate review meetings. Maintain project documentation and launch records. Monitor program health and communicate status to leadership. Track project completion metrics and lessons learned for continuous improvement. Cross-Functional Coordination Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial teams throughout the launch. Support capital equipment planning and implementation activities. Ensure manufacturing readiness, tooling readiness, supplier readiness, and quality readiness. Align resource requirements and project priorities with business objectives. Facilitate issue resolution between departments. Customer & Commercial Support Support customer launch timing, deliverables, and communication plans. Coordinate customer expectations regarding product readiness and production ramp-up. Assist with launch-related customer reviews and program updates. Performance & Reporting Maintain portfolio-level visibility of all active NPI programs. Develop executive dashboards and launch status reports. Measure program performance against launch objectives. Lead post-launch reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. Support strategic growth initiatives through effective program execution.

Requirements

• Experience in leading new product introduction programs.
• Ability to develop and maintain project timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Experience in facilitating project kickoffs and cross-functional meetings.
• Skill in identifying project risks and implementing mitigation plans.
• Experience in managing phase gate processes.
• Ability to ensure deliverables are completed before advancing between gates.
• Experience in scheduling and leading gate review meetings.
• Ability to maintain project documentation and launch records.
• Skill in monitoring program health and communicating status.
• Experience in tracking project completion metrics and lessons learned.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams (Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Commercial).
• Experience in supporting capital equipment planning and implementation.
• Ability to ensure manufacturing, tooling, supplier, and quality readiness.
• Skill in aligning resource requirements and project priorities with business objectives.
• Experience in facilitating issue resolution between departments.
• Ability to support customer launch timing, deliverables, and communication plans.
• Experience in coordinating customer expectations regarding product readiness and production ramp-up.
• Ability to assist with launch-related customer reviews and program updates.
• Skill in maintaining portfolio-level visibility of NPI programs.
• Experience in developing executive dashboards and launch status reports.
• Ability to measure program performance against launch objectives.
• Experience in leading post-launch reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to support strategic growth initiatives through effective program execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product introduction programs from award through production launch and project closure.
• Serve as the primary internal point of contact for all launch-related activities.
• Develop and maintain detailed project timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Facilitate project kickoffs and cross-functional launch meetings.
• Drive accountability and execution across all departments.
• Proactively identify project risks and implement mitigation plans.
• Escalate issues that may impact cost, quality, timing, or customer satisfaction.
• Own and administer the Amerequip NPI Phase Gate process.
• Ensure required deliverables are completed prior to advancing between gates.
• Schedule and lead gate review meetings.
• Maintain project documentation and launch records.
• Monitor program health and communicate status to leadership.
• Track project completion metrics and lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial teams throughout the launch.
• Support capital equipment planning and implementation activities.
• Ensure manufacturing readiness, tooling readiness, supplier readiness, and quality readiness.
• Align resource requirements and project priorities with business objectives.
• Facilitate issue resolution between departments.
• Support customer launch timing, deliverables, and communication plans.
• Coordinate customer expectations regarding product readiness and production ramp-up.
• Assist with launch-related customer reviews and program updates.
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility of all active NPI programs.
• Develop executive dashboards and launch status reports.
• Measure program performance against launch objectives.
• Lead post-launch reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support strategic growth initiatives through effective program execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed