Project Leader, NPD - 12 month fixed term contract

Salary up to £46k subject to skills & experience, plus a fantastic benefits package including company bonus.

Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Kohler UK – is our lifeblood. We focus on investment, investing in the best technology and investing in every individual. Put simply, it is who we are. Whether you arrive at our factories in Cheltenham or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you will instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same values at Kohler Mira.

From day one you are part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers and inspire our people. To set the trajectory of Mira’s future success, we are looking for a Project Leader who can collaborate and innovate to facilitate speed to market.

Position Summary

If you can go that extra mile & are comfortable with challenging concepts, ideas to ensure we can develop the optimum products to time, cost & spec, then we may have the ideal role for you. We are looking for more than just excellent project managers to join Mira’s Digital & Electrical showering categories, within our industry leading New Product Development team.

The right candidate will lead a cross functional team to deliver exciting new products to the UK showers market, into the Programme Team. They will be accountable for and have ownership of the delivery of new products from kick-off to project closure. This could be multiple smaller projects to complex large projects, delivering to time, cost and quality measures developed by them and their cross functional team.

The successful individual will be a self-starter who proactively drives to beat stretch targets, bringing their team along with them. They will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of project delivery in an NPD environment with an ability to look beyond their day-to-day role and understand how it supports the wider business strategy.

Responsibilities

• You will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of NPD Projects (from concept through to production).
• As part of the NPD team, your key responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
• Along with the support of the programme team, will be accountable for translating project requirements into tangible deliverables.
• Successfully own, lead and deliver entire projects in terms of quality, time, and cost.
• Manage cross-functional teams to ensure their alignment & commitment to delivering to agreed timelines & objectives.
• Ensure the team is fully engaged, motivated & meeting their required milestones & deliverables as outlined in the Mira business process.
• Facilitate regular cross functional meetings, workshops & ad hoc reviews, to ensure regular alignment & manage any project conflict.
• Ensure all issues & risks are identified, tracked, owned & mitigated, escalating where required.
• Initiate changes, driving local improvement and best practice.
• You will lead by example in using fact-based decision making, achieving timely consensus within the team, and avoiding over-analysis.
• Carefully manage project revenue & capital budgets.
• Arrange all documentation for phase gate reviews.

Skills/Requirements

As the Ideal candidate you will have the following education & experience:

• Apprenticeship or Higher education i.e., HND, degree, masters.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of managing NPD projects within a technical/engineering discipline.
• A good understanding of cost build-up & managing project budgets.
• MS Project & MS Office suite.
• Nice to have but not necessary: Experience within a product development related discipline (engineering, product design, or manufacturing).
• Prince 2 or equivalent.
• Good understanding of master data & product BOM structure.

We can offer you a lot in return! We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation.

About Us

In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and KOHLER. Where our brands differ in market position, they are equal in their commitment to design, innovation, and providing a single level of quality regardless of price.

Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities.

As an equal opportunities employer, it is Kohler Mira’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If, as an individual with a disability, you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact talentacquisitionuk@kohler.com.