Job Description

Sr NPD Project Leader

Work Mode: Onsite

Location: Onsite 4 – Kohler, WI

BASIC FUNCTION

As a member of a New Product Development project team:

• Focus on product categories for North America region including
  regional and global projects.
• Lead product
  development teams to launch innovative new products and improve the
  quality, performance and/or cost of existing products.
• Manage cross functional teams using the KBDP new product
  development process through market launch. Drive each Program to defined metrics.
• Develop and manage
  the project budget with the team including development expense, capital
  tooling and expense tooling. Guide the team to develop new products that
  meet cost targets.
• Develop and monitor project schedules and adhere to the KBDP
  process. Manage deliverables and tasks within each phase of a
  project. Anticipates and manages
  tasks/risks within each project.
• Participate in performance expectations and evaluations for cross
  functional teams. Provide leadership
  and mentoring to less experienced team members as needed.
• Communicate to senior management on project status, execution
  plans, and process.
• Define and facilitate decision-making process for development
  teams. Coaches project team
  personnel to develop and implement cross-functional solutions to complex
  issues.
• Establish and maintain relationships with senior management for the
  purpose of aligning NPD objectives and removing obstacles for project
  completion.
• Drive improvements in creative problem solving and continually
  improve the KBDP process and organization.
  

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Project
Management:

• Lead regional and global projects of moderate-to-high complexity, risk and business impact.
• Provide structure and leadership for solving technically complex design and business problems.
• Proactively identify and plan for project risks, communicating risk clearly, early and appropriately to management
• Managing your assigned projects' timing and financial adherence to plan.
  

Leadership

• Challenge project teams to achieve innovative solutions.
• Willing and successful in taking moderate risk.
• Identify opportunities for organizational and process change.
• Work effectively when organizational structure or processes are unclear or conflicting.
• Lead brainstorming discussions.
• Able to facilitate & resolve conflict and problem solving.

Decision-making

• Make decisions with moderate levels of ambiguity.
• Chooses appropriate action and alternatives with rationale that is consistent with facts, constraints, and predicted consequences.
• Take independent action with insight into global and regional business impact.
• Willing to speak up and raise concern in global and regional settings.
• Provide options, scenarios and recommendations to overcome obstacles.

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a product development related discipline (e.g. Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, or Design) with a minimum of 8 years of experience in concurrent product development (project management, product design, process engineering or manufacturing engineering).
• Must demonstrate the capability to build cohesive high-performance teams, improve development processes and communicate effectively with associates and executives.
• Global product development experience is preferred but not required.
• Ability to travel 10-20% including international.

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us, which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means you’ll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job, with no waiting period.
The salary range for this position is $103,900 - $160,000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.

Why Choose Kohler?
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. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us
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