Project Manager, New Product Development (Engineering)

Description

Legrand/Pass & Seymour has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager, New Product Development to join the Legrand/Pass & Seymour Team in Syracuse, NY. Responsible for projects and engineering efforts that support the design, development, and improvement of new and existing products. Tasked with coordinating efforts across Engineering, Marketing, Procurement, Quality and Operations functions to ensure the successful review, planning, execution, and closeout of projects. These activities must support the company's goals of increasing market share and profitability through creativity and innovation.

• Identifies and manages the delivery of all project deliverables with team members.
• Develops a budget for the project, tracks project expenditures including coordination of purchase orders, tracks man hours and other resources spent on the project.
• Holds project status update meetings, communicates status regularly and is the point of contact for assigned projects.
• Organizes the project team to carry out the project plan with assistance from function managers.
• Manages project/program planning and execution, stage-gate approvals, and deployment planning meetings.
• Leadership: Act as the point of contact for all matters related to your projects. Schedule regular project meetings and provide agendas, notes, and action items. Drive projects to deliver products meeting scope, schedule, and budget.
• Assist Management with developing and maintaining the project management process
• Use Smartsheet to track project schedules, budgets, and dashboards
• Manage and review project milestone documents to ensure completion
• Schedule and lead cross-functional team meetings
• As project team leader, has responsibility and authority necessary to keep project on track, escalates to managers and Product Committee as appropriate.
• Align projects and programs with larger organizational initiatives and direction.
• Resourcing: Work with organizations to identify project resource needs, and resolve resource constraints within projects.
• Executes and delivers projects/programs on-scope, on-time, on-budget, with quality and customer satisfaction - promoting and executing using project management methodologies and tools, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Self-Direction: Priorities are set from department manager. Manage their own workload and coordinate with project teams and outside organizations during project execution to meet overall desired timelines.
• Break down major milestones into smaller deliverables
• Manages, tracks, documents, and communicates all changes to the project (e.g. Scope, Schedule).
• Work with product line managers to review product specifications, and develop project estimates (scope, schedule, budget, technical feasibility, risk)
• Manages the identification, impact, mitigation, and communication of risks.
• Work with product line managers and engineering teams to evaluate initial product specifications and provide guidance on technical risks and estimated schedule, budgets, and product costs.
• Build out project schedules utilizing the waterfall and/or agile methodologies
• Maintain project documentation and contribute to project Gate meetings
• Take thorough meeting minutes, assign action items, and follow up on open actions
• Planning: Effectively lead project teams to develop early stage project plans when details and designs are not fixed, and update and align plans as projects, products, and processes are developed and executed.

Requirements

Experience: 1-3 years of experience managing projects, direct experience with new product development preferred. Experience with electronics is highly desired.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BS) minimum, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering preferred.

• Ideally have product design experience with electro-mechanical assembly design.
• Communication: Clearly communicate with and between project teams, and throughout the organization to drive projects. Clearly and effectively communicate risks and support needs upwards.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects effectively.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Exhibits strong cultural sensitivity necessary for good communication and building effective partnerships with local, regional, and foreign resources and teams.
• Requires strong organizational and time management skills, close attention to detail and be able to effectively handle multiple priorities and multiple projects.
• Strong computer skills, especially in project management software along with being proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, e-mail and meeting management software.
• Knowledge of UL requirements.
• Ideally have experience with designing products for low cost and high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information.
• Must possess excellent project management skills, including demonstrated ability to develop and manage to a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines and control multiple projects at various stages of work.
• Ability to use internet and web based resources efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to work with Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Engineers for the design of products that are internet connected (ioT).
• Problem Solving: Ability to understand and communicate problems, and lead project teams to collaborate on potential solution paths.
• Must be able to travel (regionally and internationally). Expectation is less than 10% travel.
• Must understand and have experience in all aspects of the new product development life cycle; understand product life cycle overall.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements.

Benefits

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us

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