Carlisle Companies Incorporated, a worldwide leading diversified manufacturer of premium building products and related technology has an immediate opening for a Project Manager-New Product Development to join our Marketing team located at our headquarters in Carlisle, PA. The Project Manager, New Product Development will be expected to coordinate people and processes to ensure that all assigned projects are delivered on time and produce the desired new product. They will oversee multiple new product development projects simultaneously ensuring timelines and milestones/gates are met. The Project Manager, New Product Development will be responsible for specifying, setting, prioritizing, and evaluating the work generated by various product teams to ensure features and functionality of the product according to the Product Manager specification. The Project Manager, New Product Development will ensure a successful launch of a select portfolio of products. They will lead/assist with gathering requirements, documenting, running team meetings, helping with testing, and planning with the entire organization to ensure a successful and timely product launch. Expected hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. This position supports a 24 hour/day, up to seven-day/week operation. The workload may require longer work hours and possible weekend work or travel. Minimal travel is required, approximately 1-5%. Duties and Responsibilities:
- NPD Project Management
- Organize work in alignment timelines
- Execute phase gate NPD process
- Inspire team collaboration
- Deliver high impact results
- NPD Project Administration
- Plant/Field Trial Coordination
- Third Party Coordination
- NPD Core Team Meetings
- Phase Gate Meetings
- Post Launch Review Meetings
- Project Data Reporting & visual management
- Communicate with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Warranty, Quality, etc.
- Continuous Improvement of NPD process
- Other Duties as Assigned
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Essential Full Performance Knowledge:
- Project Management
- Knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
- Ability to adapt project management to fit a project
- Knowledge of Agile project management is a plus
- Product Development & Innovation
- Product development life cycle models
- Stage gate processes, tools, and artifacts
- Critical to Quality, Rapid Prototyping, Customer VOC/Ethnography and related customer and product development tools
- Process improvement methodologies
- Elementary concepts in construction materials & building technology
- Material / System Design
- Construction / Installation
- Product / System Field Testing & Performance
- Company rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Essential Full Performance Skills:
- Project Planning & Management
- Project scope, schedule, regular and timely delivery of value
- Organize and lead project status and working meetings
- Prepare and distribute progress reports
- Manage risks and issues
- Correct deviations from plans
- Perform delivery planning for assigned projects
- Leadership, Team Management & Engagement
- Provide vision and direction for team
- Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments
- Removing roadblocks to their work
- Leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work
- Mentoring and coaching team members
- Product Manager Support
- Managing expectations for project deliverables
- Stakeholder communications
- Effective system of project governance
- Process Management & Improvement
- Manage a well-defined project management process
- Champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Traditional or Agile Project Management
- Creative problem solving
- Conduct regular team reviews of progress, lessons learned, and best practices
- Data Analysis
- Test output interpretation
- Statistical calculations
- Ability to use data to make decisions.
- Interpersonal skills-oral communication, written communication
- Computer literacy
- Skills with current business software employed by the Company
- Skills with project management software employed by the Company
- Individual and group problem solving skills
- Mathematical reasoning and problem solving
#LI-KT1 Education and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science in Business, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Polymer Science (or related technical discipline), MBA or MS is preferred.
- Equivalency: Candidates with other relevant industry experience may be considered.
- Zero to Five years as a Project Manager, Product Manager, Engineer, R&D Technician, or R&D Chemist.