New Product Introduction Director - Off Road
Polaris
- Huntsville, AL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Represents the organization as the prime technical contact for operations on new product launch vehicle programs to include: assembly process, backshop representation, critical tooling, and recognized manufacturing technical standards and Best Practices.
- Drives alignment and ensure conformance to process and tooling standards across engineering and manufacturing teams. Solid understanding of other groups and functions in order to ensure effective leadership.
- Interacts with senior level external partners and vendors on significant technical matters often requiring influencing and coordination between organizations. Builds and leads teams across the matrix through indirect leadership.
- Lead an organization of manufacturing engineering leaders and their teams across multiple ongoing projects and global manufacturing sites.
- Manages multiple small and large-scale programs and initiatives or technology projects that are 1-3 years in length, with significant overall financial budgets.
- Provide direction to the product groups based on subject matter expertise in assembly process, tooling, and implementation of process standards considered critical to the future success of the program launch.
- Leads & work cross-functionally with assembly plant and engineering program teams to meet project schedule, cost, quality, durability, performance and reliability requirements; responsible for the overall success of the programs and successful handoff of the program to the assembly plant.
- Leads multiple programs simultaneously using the Polaris Development Process (PDP) and NPI Launch Tools, ensuring that all requirements are clearly defined, documented, and achieved; manages programs through a gated process.
- Manages resources and task assignments within the team; coordinates issue resolution with functional leaders, and/or Assembly Plant leaders.
- Motivates the entire team and others affecting the program's success
- Assist functional leaders to plan budgets and forecasts for manpower and expenses
- Other duties as assigned
- BS Engineering Degree required, advanced degree in Engineering or Business (MBA) preferred
- 8+ years of manufacturing program leadership or engineering project leadership experience, in similar industry; strong technical background
- Excellent project planning, organization and administrative skills; subject matter expert in the application of project management tools and methodologies
- Ability to understand how program objectives, tools, and resources relate cross-functionally
- Excellent ability to manage by influence with strong leadership skills; able to inspire and guide team members
- Exhibits outstanding interpersonal communication skills (both oral and written communication)
- Ability to directly supervise, lead and mentor others potentially across multiple locations globally
- Demonstrated ability to form business inter-relationships with supporting managers, leaders, and staff
- Decisive and prone to action; must be quality-oriented, customer-focused and driven to succeed
- Ability to work under pressure and maintain a positive attitude
- Dynamic and fast-paced office environment
- 20%+ travel throughout the year, both domestic and internationally