NPI Project Manager, South West England

Salary: Negotiable
Sector: Cosmetics/Personal Care
Location: South West England
Job type: Permanent

Job Description

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Overall Management of Projects for Designated accounts
• Overall responsibility for the Project Management of a set of designated accounts.
• Work with the Project Coordinator to ensure that all critical path elements are successfully adhered to
Internal Business Management
• Manage cross-functional relationships and resolve issues collaboratively
• Communicate effectively to the team regarding any issues and risks to the projects in a timely manner
Management of Critical Paths
• Create initial critical path
• Create and maintain a project tracker across all projects
Customer Contact
• Provide regular CPA or highlight report updates to the Customer
• Manage any associated risks or issues with the Customer
• Attend Customer Project meetings where required
NPI meetings
• Manage and schedule internal NPI project meetings
• Responsible for documenting all actions resulting from internal NPI project meetings and ensuring actions are adhered to
• Arrange and manage any Pre and Post production meetings as required
Component and Pre Production samples / standards
• Manage designated component sample approvals – chasing approvals with the Customer
• Manage and coordinate designated pre-production samples – to include creation of samples, sending to customer, record keeping and chasing approvals
• Manage communication between departments on the status of all standards
General
• Carry out other associated projects and duties as determined by the NPI Manager / Commercial Director
• Carry out any other reasonable duties

Formal Qualifications and Experience required:
• Experience in Project Management – Essential
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Demonstrate ability to efficiently plan, organise and manage tasks
• An understanding of the importance of both internal and external customer care and the means by which it is achieved
• Ability to influence key project stakeholders
• Ability to work individually and as an interchangeable member of a small team
• Ability to organise workload and work proactively on own initiative
• System driven and ability to work to procedure
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task workload
• Accurate with excellent attention to detail essential
• Excellent level of literacy and numeracy required
• Ability to use computerised information systems to input and update information as appropriate.
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate that they are comfortable with computer systems. It is not considered relevant where that experience has been gained
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook. Knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar Critical Path Management tool
• Specialist training will be provided but a moderate understanding is essential

Personal Attributes/Skills:
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn
• Energetic, confident, proactive, results-orientated team player
• Good interpersonal skills at all levels of the business both internally and externally
• Flexibility – ability to react and respond positively to changes in priority and workload
• Ability to retain focus and maintain a calm demeanour under pressure
• Ability to exhibit a professional demeanour and consistently apply the highest standards when dealing with employees, colleagues and customers

Meet your consultant
Ross Carter
ross.carter@drnewitt.com

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