NPD Manager

NPD Manager (Flooring)

Permanent
Location: Caerphilly
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
Working Hours: Monday - Friday 07:30 - 16:30

Company Overview: Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are working with a well-established flooring company on the search for an NPD Manager to head up their New Product Development function. The role will be an integral function of the business to enhance the product development lifecycle.

Main Responsibilities of the NPD Manager:

1. Define the range strategy to strengthen the value proposition.
2. Manage the whole product development lifecycle from brief to successful launch.
3. Oversee range planning process including upkeep with range amendments, deletions, and product introductions.
4. Run the weekly NPD meeting to progress report range development and critical path decision making.
5. Manage critical path timeline to ensure successful launch.
6. Ensure successful on-time development of new products, accessories, and point-of-sale materials and displays.
7. Present new product ideas for assessment along with feasibility costings.
8. Direct briefing and liaison with overseas factories, including team calls and in-person meetings if appropriate.
9. Ensure all new products meet quality, technical, and production requirements.
10. Draft and sign off specifications in line with the new products being developed.
11. Work with the Purchasing team to firm up costings and liaise with factories.
12. Study customer requirements to develop new ideas.
13. Conduct competitive set and benchmarking analysis with presentations to the internal team with proposals.
14. Manage sampling requirements with factories to meet concepts briefed.
15. Undertake trials and assist customers in achieving successful technical performance.
16. Ensure all products are fully compliant and legal including FSC, EUTR, etc.
17. Sign off sample requirements and hand over to the Quality team to ensure compliance with specifications.
18. Manage sample requirements to meet photography, development sign off, internal launch, and assist in first-off gold seal sign off.

Experience and Skills Required:

1. Previous NPD Management experience is essential, ideally within a manufacturing/flooring background.
2. Creative thinking skills.
3. Project management skills.
4. Facilitation skills.
5. Research skills.
6. Product knowledge.
7. Great communicator for all levels, across cultures and can sell the product vision and benefits.
8. Negotiation, influencing, and persuasion skills.
9. Commercial skills (costing and numerate).

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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment, and development of the best people, basing judgments solely on suitability for the job. While we endeavor to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role, and we look forward to working with you in the future.