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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.\nDrive 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.\nDevelop 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.\nParticipate 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.\nDefine 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.\nDrive 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.\nProactively 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.\nIdentify opportunities for organizational and process change. 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