ASTEC ยท 2 months ago
NPD Program Manager - Jerome Ave
Chattanooga, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAstec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company specializing in asphalt road building and aggregate processing. The NPD Program Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing New Product Development projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet strategic goals.
Machinery
Responsibilities
Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
Overseeing project processes and procedures; monitoring the productivity and performance of the project team
Managing all aspects of projects. Setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing the progress of the project
Reviewing and ensuring adherence to project materials, deliverables, methodologies, and procedures
Preparing and presenting program-level reporting for upper management
Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
Report and escalate to management as needed
Perform risk management to minimize project risks
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher or equivalent combination of education and experience, and training
10 years of end-to-end project management experience, with a focus on new product development and introduction
Proficiency in Project Management Software (i.e., Project Insight, Asana, Microsoft Project, etc.)
Ability to confidently facilitate large-scale project planning workshops
Effective team-building expertise
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Highly organized with strong attention to detail
Proficiency in Microsoft Suites
Preferred
Project management experience in an industrial, engineering, and/or manufacturing environment highly preferred
2+ years of leadership of a team is preferred
Project Management Certified (i.e., PMP, PfMP, etc.) is preferred
Experience in a matrix-based, marcom organization preferred
Company
ASTEC
Since 1972, Astec has been connecting communities by providing innovative rock to road solutions for our customers.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jaco van der Merwe
President & CEO
Jamie Palm
VP, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
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