NPD Project Manager
Cardiff
27276 / 612
£45'000 to £48'000
A well-established and successful manufacturer, this company is recognised as the market-leading brand within the industry and has a reputation for quality and innovation that is supported by its excellent technical team.
Benefits Package:
- A starting salary between £45'000 to £48'000
- Opportunities for technical advancement.
- Health & Wellbeing Program
- 24 days holiday + bank holidays.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple NPD/NPI projects from development through to production.
- Coordinate Design, Engineering, Production, Quality and external partners.
- Manage project plans, milestones, risks, actions and budgets.
- Lead stage-gate reviews and ensure projects meet requirements before progressing.
- Coordinate prototypes, product trials, testing and validation.
- Ensure documentation, approvals and production handovers are completed.
- Manage and prioritise the workload of a small technical team.
- Provide clear project updates and elevate risks or delays when required
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Experience managing NPD, NPI or product development projects within manufacturing.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Experience with stage-gate or structured product development processes.
- Understanding of prototype development, testing, validation and production readiness.
- Strong cross-functional stakeholder management.
- Previous people/team management experience.
- Practical, hands‑on understanding of manufacturing environments.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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