Sr. Project Manager - NPD (5224)

Broan-NuTone leads the residential ventilation industry in North America with our innovative products, fulfilling our mission to improve people's lives through better air. We are present in more than 110 million homes in North America and are proud to move almost 13 trillion cubic feet of fresh air per year. Our 2,000+ entrepreneurs operate in four countries and our quality products are made by five manufacturing facilities we own and by trusted supply partners. Our leading brands include Broan, NuTone, Zephyr, Best, Venmar, and vanEE.

At Broan-NuTone we are all about growth, so we have a one-page Growth Agenda that serves as our true north at all levels in the organization. Founded in 1932, Broan-NuTone is the largest company in Madison Air, one of the world's largest privately held companies with 8,000 entrepreneurs, $10 billion in enterprise value, and 42 manufacturing facilities in 11 countries around the world. Madison Air's mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive through the transformative power of air brings us all together. We are also passionate about the safety of our entrepreneurs, a culture that promotes safety, innovation, growth, a bias for action, and building trust.

This is a hybrid role that would require commuting to our Hartford, WI headquarters multiple times a week.

Business Job Title: Sr. Project Manager/Leader - NPD

Job Summary:

If you have a passion to make the world a safer, healthier and a more productive place, look no further than Broan-Nutone, one of Madison industries Indoor Air Quality business unit with exciting opportunities at their Design headquarters in Hartford, WI. If you would like to harness your "entrepreneurial mindset in an innovative environment and build on market leadership," we have an exciting Project Leader position with a primary focus to deliver innovative new products while having fun building cohesive high-performance teams that are accountable entrepreneurs.

This role will have opportunities to lead multiple product development projects through various phases of product life cycles - concept to production. The culture empowers to be "Entrepreneurial" with a "Bias for Action and Trust." Come join us in developing yourself and "build something truly remarkable...that will long outlast us."

Job Responsibilities:

• Leadership - Effectively lead and motivate cross function teams to work toward accomplishing project objectives. Hold team members accountable to meet project milestones and deliverables. Challenge team members to be innovative and take moderate risks to overcome project obstacles. Provide options, scenarios, and recommendations to overcome obstacles. Lead brainstorming discussions, resolve project conflicts, speak up and raise concern in global and regional settings, and facilitate decision making within cross functional project team (Engineering, marketing, operations, suppliers, sourcing etc.)
• Project Oversight - Provide direct support to project core team members through development and management of project schedules, deliverables, forecasts, and capital/expense budgets. Ensure effective communication between cross functional teams across multiple domestic and international business platforms. Proactively identify, plan, and provide recommendations to overcome project risks and obstacles. Establish and maintain relationships with senior leadership to align NPD project objectives and mitigate obstacles for project completion.
• Strategy - Identify, develop, and execute New Product Development projects that overcome complex customer requirements and are centered around innovation. Continually identify and drive improvement opportunities for the New Product Development process within the organization.
• Subject Matter Expert - Understand and apply the NPD process and philosophies through the entire development project from conception through product launch and objectively determine the maturity level of a design and project. Receive general direction, but exercise discretion as to time management, independently identifying, prioritizing, and delegating tasks. Choose appropriate action and alternatives with rational based on project facts, constraints, and predicted consequences. Effectively communicate project status, timelines, execution plans, and deviations to various levels of the organization including cross functional team members and senior leadership.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a product development related discipline (e.g., Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, or Design) with a minimum of 7 years of experience in concurrent product development (project management, product design, process engineering or manufacturing engineering)
• The position requires the knowledge and ability to use PC computers and keyboards.
• PMP Certification is strongly desired.
• Experience in air movement and/or ventilation and/or appliance design is desired.
• Desired experience in the following:
  
  
  
  • OEM Product Development
  • Product Cost Reduction
  • Facilitation
  • Product Rationalization
  • Continuous Improvement methodologies
  • Lean design principles
  • Lean product development
  
  
  
  
• Experience commercializing consumer products that include electromechanical components