NPI Program Manager

ANA•Henderson, NV

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Alliance North America (ANA) is a growing and scaling company seeking an NPI Program Manager to join their team in Henderson, Nevada. ANA is the sole North American supplier of AIRMAN Power Generators, AIRMAN Air Compressors, and ANA’s patented EBOSS® Hybrid Energy System and Smart load bank system. The NPI Program Manager leads ANA's cross-functional phase-gate process for new products and major variants, from approved concept through production stabilization. This role aligns Product Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory, Finance, Service and Aftermarket, Sales, and Marketing. It is accountable for program governance, timely decisions, launch readiness, and cross-functional alignment, not detailed engineering execution. The NPI Program Manager facilitates evidence-based gate decisions and recommends whether programs should be held, conditionally released, or advanced. The role partners closely with the Engineering Project Manager, who owns engineering execution, and with functional workstream owners, who remain accountable for their deliverables. This fully onsite position operates weekdays from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and reports to the Director of Product Management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations, program management, or a related field
5+ years leading cross-functional programs in a manufacturing or industrial-products environment, including new product introductions or launches
Demonstrated ownership of a phase-gate, stage-gate, or APQP-style process, including gate facilitation, readiness assessment, decision documentation, and action closure
Experience integrating product, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, finance, service, and commercial workstreams through production ramp
Working knowledge of product development, manufacturing readiness, supply-chain planning, quality systems, commercialization, and ERP or MRP processes
Familiarity with NPI controls such as DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, first article inspection, validation, certification, bills of material, routings, and standard costing
Ability to manage concurrent programs with competing priorities and shared resources
Ability to influence, align, and hold cross-functional teams accountable without direct reporting authority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and program planning, dashboard, and collaboration tools
Strong analytical, facilitation, prioritization, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
Must be based in the United States and authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with power generation, compressed air, energy storage, off-highway equipment, factory automation, or similar engineered products is a plus

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve ANA's phase-gate process, including entry and exit criteria, evidence, functional ownership, decision rights, approvals, and standard templates.
Facilitate gate and program reviews; confirm readiness evidence, document decisions and exceptions, and drive actions to closure.
Manage portfolio priorities, sequencing, cross-program dependencies, and shared-resource conflicts.
Maintain an NPI roadmap and dashboard integrating engineering milestones with functional commitments, dependencies, gate dates, and readiness status.
Provide evidence-based status and escalations to leadership, recommending trade-offs among schedule, cost, scope, quality, customer, and resource priorities.
Partner with the Engineering Project Manager on every new product to integrate engineering milestones, technical dependencies, and design maturity into the cross-functional program plan.
Coordinate cross-functional review of scope and design changes for cost, schedule, inventory, supplier, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, service, and commercial impact, using Engineering's change-control record as the technical source of truth.
Maintain the program-level risk, issue, and dependency view; coordinate mitigation and escalate unresolved items while Engineering manages detailed technical risks.
Convene all gate functions - Product Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory, Finance, Service and Aftermarket, Sales, and Marketing - to define deliverables and confirm readiness.
Partner with Product Management and Finance on the program charter and business case, including scope, volume assumptions, target cost and margin, launch budget, and success criteria.
Confirm Supply Chain and Operations readiness through functional-owner sign-off on suppliers, capacity, lead times, tooling, bills of material, routings, item masters, standard costs, and material availability.
Confirm Manufacturing, Service, and commercial readiness through signed-off plans for work instructions, equipment, training, service parts and literature, pricing, sales enablement, and customer support.
Confirm Quality and Regulatory readiness through approved evidence for validation, certification, inspection, process controls, safety, and compliance.
Define gate evidence and acceptance criteria and verify functional-owner approval; do not author or approve technical work products on their behalf.
Lead the handoff from NPI to steady-state ownership, with agreed exit criteria, open-item owners, and a defined stabilization period.
Track and report gate timeliness, action closure, launch-date adherence, readiness exceptions, ramp performance, early-build quality, and initial field performance.
Facilitate post-launch reviews and incorporate lessons learned into the gate process, templates, and portfolio planning.
Promote accountability and ensure launch activity meets company quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Perform all other duties as assigned.