NPI Project Manager

NPI Project Manager
Location: Watson Marlow – Cardrew Industrial Estate, Cornwall
Location Type: Hybrid
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid TechnologySolutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-nationalindustrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management ofsteam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluidtechnologies.

When you join us, youwill be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate inchallenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities tohelp you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary:
We areseeking a highly experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our team atWatson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS). In this pivotal role, youwill lead the end-to-end delivery of innovative new products—from initialconcept through to successful commercial launch.

You will beresponsible for managing all phases of the project lifecycle with precision andpurpose, ensuring alignment with WMFTS’s standard processes and delivering ontime, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. This is a dynamicopportunity that requires strong project leadership, a deep understanding ofproduct development, and the ability to drive collaboration acrosscross-functional and international teams.

As part ofthe Project Management Office, you may be deployed across a range of strategicprojects within the WMFTS Group. While the role can be remote within the UK, itwill require periodic on-site presence and travel to key locations across theUK and Europe—including Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiate Projects: Assess feasibility, define scope, develop budgets, and allocate resources to effectively launch new initiatives.
• Define and Manage Projects: Create comprehensive project plans, incorporating stakeholder input, timelines, and budgets to guide products from concept to market launch.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Lead and inspire cross-functional teams—including engineering, product management, marketing, supply chain, and other business units—to deliver project outcomes efficiently.
• Ensure Timely Execution: Monitor and manage project milestones to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Build Organisational Capability: Contribute to the continuous improvement of NPI processes, tools, and team capabilities across the organisation.
• Drive Manufacturing Readiness: Ensure alignment with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles, and support tooling, validation, and production ramp-up.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to address challenges and maintain project momentum.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure all project activities meet regulatory, quality, and documentation standards.

Skills/Experience:

• Proven expertise in project management, particularly in new product development and introduction.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to define, manage, and deliver complex, cross-functional projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to foster collaboration across multidisciplinary and international teams.
• A results-driven mindset, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.
• Proactive problem-solving and risk management abilities, with the confidence to navigate challenges and maintain momentum.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• A recognised project management qualification, ideally APM, PMP, or equivalent.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Life assurance
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionateabout creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can bethemselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportiveteams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued – acrosssocial and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities,abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, andeverything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone tobe able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests forflexible working.

We know thateveryone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced arange of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. Theseinclude

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also aDisability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using thisscheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are anequal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverseworkplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If yourequire accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

CompanyOverview
At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, weare driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplacewhere everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader inmanufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for thelife sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products,including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-useapplications.

Our shared Purpose is tocreate sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a moreefficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential rolein critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries asdiverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, PowerGeneration, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, weprovide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used indaily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guidesour decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support ourcolleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers,communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a trulyequitable working environment where everyone feels included.

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