Opportunity
BASIC FUNCTION
As a member of a New Product Development project team:
Focus on product categories for North America region including
regional and global projects.Lead product
development teams to launch innovative new products and improve the
quality, performance and/or cost of existing products.
Manage cross functional teams using the KBDP new product
development process through market launch. Drive each Program to defined metrics.
Develop and manage
the project budget with the team including development expense, capital
tooling and expense tooling. Guide the team to develop new products that
meet cost targets.
Develop and monitor project schedules and adhere to the KBDP
process.  Manage deliverables and tasks within each phase of a
project. Anticipates and manages
tasks/risks within each project. 
Participate in performance expectations and evaluations for cross
functional teams. Provide leadership
and mentoring to less experienced team members as needed.
Communicate to senior management on project status, execution
plans, and process.
Define and facilitate decision-making process for development
teams. Coaches project team
personnel to develop and implement cross-functional solutions to complex
issues.
Establish and maintain relationships with senior management for the
purpose of aligning NPD objectives and removing obstacles for project
completion.
Drive improvements in creative problem solving and continually
improve the KBDP process and organization.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Project
Management:
Lead regional and global projects of moderate-to-high complexity, risk and business impact.
Provide structure and leadership for solving technically complex design and business problems.
Proactively identify and plan for project risks, communicating risk clearly, early and appropriately to management
Managing your assigned projects' timing and financial adherence to plan.
Leadership
Challenge project teams to achieve innovative solutions.Willing and successful in taking moderate risk.
Identify opportunities for organizational and process change.
Work effectively when organizational structure or processes are unclear or conflicting.
Lead brainstorming discussions.
Able to facilitate & resolve conflict and problem solving.
Decision-making
Make decisions with moderate levels of ambiguity.
Chooses appropriate action and alternatives with rationale that is consistent with facts, constraints, and predicted consequences.
Take independent action with insight into global and regional business impact.
Willing to speak up and raise concern in global and regional settings.
Provide options, scenarios and recommendations to overcome obstacles.