Program Manager Senior - NPD

Position Description

As a Senior Program Manager, your role will be to form and lead cross-functional teams, working independently, to launch and complete multiple complex New Product Development (NPD) and Operational Improvement programs following the NPD process, as well as other strategic programs.

You will do this by :

Forming and leading product development teams to complete multiple and / or complex new product development or operational efficiency programs

Working with business unit leaders to scope programs at the Project Initiation stage and during the AOP / LRP planning cycles

Adhering to the new product development process and provides suggestions and content to continuously improve it

Developing and maintaining capital and expense budgets

Being accountable for project schedules; developing creative solutions to ensure timelines are met

Communicating with internal and external customers regarding program status

Preparing and presenting information and presentations for NPD Gate Review meetings and Executive Project Leadership Review meetings

Researching and implementing best practices for program management

Leading and mentoring Program Managers and provides guidance to other company employees (example : Associate Product Managers and Manufacturing / Industrial Engineers) on process and best practices

Serving as an advisor to other company personnel on using the process to lead small or BU specific projects

Performing other duties assigned

You're the type of person who is / has :

Ability to prepare and present complex technical information to executive personnel

Advanced understanding of financial principles including EBITDA and Return On Investment concepts

Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to communicate and negotiate effectively with diverse groups of people

Strong ability to lead through influence with limited direct authority

Ability to form, work with and lead a team of diverse individuals in a variety of fields

Excellent organizational and planning skills

Excellent problem solving facilitation skills - guiding teams through issues throughout the project and driving decisions to be made with sound data in a timely fashion

Expert project management skills including timeline development and tracking, open issue resolution and waterfall / stage-gate NPD process flow.

Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and / or location

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field, or equivalent education and experience

Experience Requirements

Minimum of seven years of related experience

Physical & Environmental Requirements

May require travel of a planned or urgent nature, both international and domestic

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done.

Briggs & Stratton is the world’s largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs & Stratton®, Vanguard®, Ferris®, Simplicity®, Snapper®, Billy Goat®, Allmand®, SimpliPhi®, Branco® and Victa® brands.

Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law.

Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.