NPI & Change Management Project Manager

PREMIUM GUARD INCORPORATED • Albion, IL

3d • $60,500 - $84,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Premium Guard, Inc. is hiring an NPI & Change Management Manager for its Albion, Illinois campus. The role leads the people, process, and organizational aspects of new product introduction and change management activities. It works with operations, engineering, quality, customer service, supply chain, and sales to support successful new-product start-ups and product-change implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, engineering, operations management, supply chain, business, or a related field is preferred.
• Eight or more years of cross-functional manufacturing experience is preferred, with demonstrated success in at least one manufacturing discipline such as operations, engineering, or supply chain.
• Strong knowledge of NPI and/or change-management processes in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams.
• Ability to translate priorities and deadlines into actionable plans.
• On-time delivery of project deliverables.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, engineering, operations management, supply chain, business, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of cross-functional manufacturing experience, with demonstrated success in operations, engineering, or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly cross-functional meetings to review the project portfolio, set deadlines and priorities, and resolve issues.
• Serve as the business process owner for change management.
• Ensure planning and controls are in place to minimize material obsolescence when product changes are implemented.
• Track and ensure timely completion of plant trials related to new suppliers and/or material qualifications.
• Lead data mining and analysis to identify opportunities to consume excess and obsolete inventory.
• Identify and lead improvement projects related to processes, systems, and procedures affecting NPI and change-management business performance.
• Provide project status updates and readiness assessments to PGI leadership, sales staff, and customers as required.
• Participate in customer meetings as requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager