NPD Manager (Flooring)
Permanent
Caerphilly
£40,000 - £45,000
Working Hours: Monday – Friday 07:30 – 16:30
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are working with a well-established flooring company on the search for an NDP Manager to head up their New Product Development function. The role will be an integral function of the business to enhance the product development lifecycle.
Main Responsibilities of the NPD Manager
To aid defining the range strategy to ensure we strengthen the value proposition.
To manage the whole product development lifecycle from brief to successful launch.
Range planning process including upkeep with range amendments, deletions, and product introductions.
Running the weekly NPD meeting to progress report range development and critical path decision making.
Critical path timeline management to success launch.
Successful on time development of new products, accessories and point-of-sale materials and displays.
Present new product ideas for assessment along with feasibility costings.
Direct briefing and liaison with overseas factories. Teams calls and in person if deemed appropriate.
Ensuring all new products meet quality, technical, and production requirements.
Drafting and signing off specifications in line with the new products being developed.
Working with the Purchasing team to firm up costings and liaison with factories.
Studying customer requirement to develop new ideas.
Competitive set and benchmarking analysis with presentations to the internal team with proposals.
Sampling requirements with factories to meet concepts briefed.
Undertake trials and assist customers in achieving successful technical performance.
Ensuring all products are fully compliant and legal including FSC, EUTR etc.
Signing off samples requirements and handing over to the Quality team to ensure compliance to specifications.
Manage sample requirement to meet photography, development sign off, internal launch and play a hand in first-off gold seal sign off.
Experience and Skills required
Previous NPD Management experience is essential, ideally within a manufacturing/flooring background.
Creative thinking skills
Project management skills
Facilitation skills
Research skills.
Product knowledge
Great communicator for all levels, across cultures and can sell the product vision and benefits
Negotiations, influencing and persuasion skills
Commercial skills (costing and numerate)
Closing date is 06.01.2025
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