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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing new product introductions and sustaining activities within a manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on project management, operational strategy development, and compliance with industry standards. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage CAPEX budgets effectively while ensuring timely delivery and risk mitigation.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Project ManagementNew Product IntroductionCAPEX Budget ManagementGovernance and ComplianceCross-Functional Team Leadership
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Hard Skills
Project ManagementOperations ManagementRisk ManagementBudget ManagementManufacturing EngineeringToolingProduction PlanningSupplier SelectionProcess ImprovementChange Management
Soft Skills
CommunicationNegotiationInfluencingProblem AnalysisRelationship Management
Certifications & Qualifications
ISO 13485APQPISO 9001IATF 16949VDA 6.3
Industry Keywords
ManufacturingNew Product IntroductionGlobal Supply ChainCommercial AcumenOperational Strategy
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the industrialization of a portfolio of new-to-Dyson products
- Manage new product introduction and in-life product sustaining activities
- Lead the cross-functional Global Supply Chain project team across manufacturing engineering, tooling, manufacturing test, procurement, production planning, after-sales, and external partners
- Manage a Joint Design Manufacturing partnership
- Coordinate functional inputs through supplier selection for outsourcing activities
- Ensure agreed production capacity is installed on time to deliver products to market on time and in full
- Evaluate business-unit projects and change requests, mitigating risks and developing opportunities
- Ensure alignment, commitment, and execution of production ramp plans
- Chair NPO portfolio reviews with OPMs and stakeholders
- Identify and escalate portfolio delivery risks and cascade leadership direction
- Manage project status reporting and portfolio health reporting
- Drive consistency and rigor in NPO planning and challenge unrealistic schedules
- Manage business-unit requests for Global Supply Chain support
- Triage active projects to determine resource demand and prioritize workloads
- Operate projects to the committed resource plan and ensure external partners have sufficient resources
- Submit and manage CAPEX requests and budgets versus actuals
- Maintain effective relationships between internal and third-party delivery teams
- Lead sponsored process and transformational change initiatives
- Develop and implement operational strategies supporting portfolio growth and sustainability
- Streamline processes and ensure efficient project management and best-practice adoption
Requirements
What you’ll need- Ability to communicate, negotiate and influence senior leaders across various business functions
- Ability to work on own initiative and analyze problems and recommend a course of action
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Qualifications or detailed knowledge of project management and operations management industry tools
- Experienced project leader in a manufacturing/operations role, preferably in a new product introduction environment
- Strong understanding of governance, including compliance, risk management, and regulatory frameworks
- Ability to clearly articulate risk, issue, and mitigation coordination
- Experience managing CAPEX budgets for multiple projects
- Strong commercial acumen, including knowledge of commercial aspects of a manufacturing business such as sales or purchasing
- Knowledge of ISO 13485 Medical, APQP, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and VDA 6.3 German Automotive standards
- A degree-level qualification in a STEM-related discipline or other relevant subject, or equivalent experience
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal opportunity employer
- Opportunities for progression as a line manager and/or responsibility for a larger portfolio
- Membership of an industry-related professional body would be advantageous