Project Manager - New Product Development
$90,000–$120,000 year
On-siteAlpharetta, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Plan, manage, and coordinate end-to-end product development projects for manufactured finished goods, including faucets and showers. Lead cross-functional teams across product management, engineering, marketing, and operations to define scope, assemble resources, and optimize timelines. Control costs, track KPIs, and manage stage gate reviews while ensuring master data readiness and product approvals. Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and leadership, proactively escalating risks and tradeoffs. Maintain relationships with functional owners and external vendors, presenting information to top leadership and managing international travel.
Required Qualifications
- Fluent in English
- New Product Development Project Management experience for manufactured finished goods
- Strong project management skills in ideating, leading, or working on cross-functional projects with cross-cultural teams
- High proficiency in Jira or other project management tools
- Ability to solve problems and motivate others to find creative solutions to problems
- Must be able to multi-task and function in fast-paced working environments
- Strong financial understanding
- Ability to be detail oriented without losing sight of the big picture
- Effective communication skills
- Demonstrated cultural competency
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Solid ability to analyze data to manage ROI for positive results
- Experience leading & working with cross functional teams
- 5+ years' experience in New Product Development Project Management with a proven track record of successfully managing projects from concept to mass production
- Exceptional communication, facilitation and analytical skills
- Highly proficient in leveraging Copilot, MS Office Suite specifically PowerPoint and Excel
- 35 % travel required related to area of responsibility incl. international travel
Desired Qualifications
- German language skills beneficial
- Building Industry, specifically Plumbing Industry knowledge and experience preferred
- PMP certification preferred
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