Senior Project Manager R&D (m­­/­­f­­/­­d)

The major new products development pre-projects with Marketing and Design, technical design, cost and homologation, project schedule and budget management. The complex projects for continuous improvement and cost reduction This permanent full-time position will report to the Program Manager and mainly collaborate with Style, Marketing, Technical designers, Prototypists, Purchasing, Engineering and Quality. 1. Product development Analyse marketing briefs and style design proposals Realize project feasibility studies Design product architecture proposals with key facts for exchange and decision-making Design and realize most efficient deliverables to help decision-making with development team Create and validate the product definition file referring to PDM process Create and validate the product design justification file (homologation, calculations,...) referring to Quality assurance processes 2. Project management Plan and implement pre-projects: define scope, goals and deliverables Define project schedule and milestones referring to product development process and project brief, including tasks, risks and required resources Monitor and report on project KPI's and progress Identify and resolve issues and risks Implement change practices 3. Technical leadership Identify best processes and technologies for virtual and physical prototyping with prototypists Identify best materials, technologies and suppliers to fulfill product requirements with technical designers Realize the Make or Buy study with Purchasing and Engineering teams Assure that product designs are competitive, evaluate and select optimum design alternatives Manage the homologation process for products and components with Homologation and Quality 4. Communication and stakeholder management Monitor project communication with all relevant internal and external stakeholders Assure effective liaison with other functions and departments to obtain all cooperation and support required for the success of assigned projects