Program Manager - New Product Introduction
About The Position
Latitude Corp. is seeking a Program Manager – New Product Introduction to lead the planning, execution, and launch of new products. The role ensures manufacturability, compliance, and timely delivery through cross-functional collaboration on customer-designed products and parts. It combines strategic innovation and technical acumen with operational accountability, with a focus on measurable organizational impact and meeting customer commitments. This is a hands-on position responsible for ensuring customer requirements are understood and documented and that preproduction activities deliver the intended output on time. The Program Manager works with customers and internal teams to coordinate project plans, product readiness, and launch activities.
Requirements
- 5–10+ years of experience in manufacturing/project management, with NPI or product launch experience.
- Proven leadership in cross-functional teams, including remote teams.
- Experience in Aerospace & Defense industries.
- Manufacturing experience in a contract manufacturing environment; metal manufacturing is preferred.
- Experience with APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, and validation processes.
- Demonstrated leadership experience, including managing and delegating appropriate tasks to technical and non-technical support team members while motivating the team.
- Project management experience in which objectives were met or exceeded in quality and delivery.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in metal manufacturing.
- MBA.
- PMP, CAPM, or other project management credentials.
Responsibilities
- Plan, lead, and execute multiple new product introduction projects simultaneously, managing schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
- Work with customers and Sales to ensure technical, regulatory, delivery, and quality requirements and commitments are understood and achievable.
- Identify the optimum location for new product introduction and support the site with the effort.
- Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to improve the manufacturability of customer products and parts.
- Collaborate with and influence Sales, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production, and Supply Chain to align goals and deliverables.
- Lead PFMEA inputs, risk assessments, and mitigation plans, and ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
- Ensure process flow, PFMEA, Control Plans, equipment, tooling, fixturing, gauges, documentation/instructions, and training are in place to support production readiness.
- Generate project plans, status reports, variance analysis, corrective actions, and metrics to communicate project status continuously.
- Continually improve the NPI gating process.
Benefits
- Growth opportunities.
- Training available.
- Weekly pay.
- Clean and climate-controlled work environment.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
- Work on products that support the US Military and National Defense.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
- 401K plan with 4% company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
