NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION LEADER

Position Summary

The New Product Introduction (NPI) Leader is responsible for program and process management of new products through their Product Life Cycle (PLC). A key function of this role will be to establish a team, action items, and timelines to deliver in coordination with the customer and companies’ expectations, for corresponding product lines. The NPI Leader will coordinate a cross-functional team through the lifetime of the product. 

Key Responsibilities: 

•    For each product upon purchase order; establish a team, action items, and timelines
•    Deliver status updates to the customer, management, and sales team
•    Interface cross-functionally with all departments to drive the PLC process
•    Provide leadership, coordination, and management of project resources to support customer product lines
•    Provide business data enabling strategic and resource planning
•    Collaborate with the customer and provide manufacturability feedback 
•    Assist in the creation of NPI control plan, PFMEA, and GR&R activities
•    Support the pilot line and first run manufacturing process
•    Develop and support customer relationships
•    Assist with all costing and quoting functions 
•    Participates in efforts toward improved processes and productivity
•    Traveling to supplier and customer locations; up to ten percent
•    All other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

•    A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
•    Expert project management skills
•    Demonstrated cross-departmental knowledge and coordination skills
•    Proficient PC skills in a Windows environment, especially Project, Word, and Excel
•    Experience working within an ISO 13485 environment
•    Effective written and verbal communication skills
•    Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
•    Proficient in multi-tasking between several development activities
•    Ability to travel between LISI sites as needed

Preferred Qualifications:    

•    Experience with account management or sales
•    Experience in a precision machine shop environment
•    LEAN / Six Sigma training and demonstrated application
•    Experience with CAD software and print reading
•    PMP certified

Health, Safety & Environment responsibilities and skills: 

•    Participate in the development and promotion of the HSE culture
•    Be exemplary in terms of health, safety and the environment, in particular by :
o    Respecting and ensuring respect for the instructions and rules established in the field of health, safety and the environment (in particular the LISI golden rules)
o    Immediately correcting, whenever possible, or reporting to his or her superiors and/or the HSE department, any malfunction or risky situation in the fields of health, safety and environmental protection
o    Implementing preventive actions to reduce the environmental footprint and control health and safety risks
•    Participate, upon request, in analyses (of risks, incidents) and HSE working groups related to his/her professional scope
•    Be familiar with the main health and safety risks and the main environmental impacts relating to the scope of his/her work
•    Be familiar with the site's HSE policy and objectives
•    To be able to make proposals for improving working conditions and limiting environmental impact

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

•    Typically sits, grasps items, and performs keyboarding for frequent operation of a computer
•    Stand, walk, bend, reach, or otherwise move about occasionally
•    Lift, move or otherwise transfer items up to 30 pounds occasionally
•    Exposed to typical machine shop physical hazards occasionally
•    Travel by air or car occasionally