Sr. NPD Project Leader, Kitchens

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• Kohler, WIOpportunity. 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. The actual base salary offered to a candidate may be higher than the approved range. This will vary depending on a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus and a special project incentive. We empower each associate to #Become. More. AtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing and help you be your best. It’s a workplace that works—for you, your family, and your lifestyle. You are eligible for our total rewards package on Day 1 of your employment, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; mental health and care resources; pension and 401k plan with company match; paid time off and volunteer time off; paid maternity and paternity leave; tuition assistance; and associate discounts on a variety of Kohler products and services. 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