Senior Manager, Senior Manager, Innovation & Product Development Excellence

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facility I&PD management meeting and strategy workshop
• Best practice sharing and benchmarking to evalute status of I&PD and define roadmap to become best-in-class
• To support VP and directors to develop and lead the implementation of I&PD strategy aligned with company’s goal and objectives
• To act as Project Management Office of I&PD
• Key contact point for S&TO on consolidation view of I&PD strategy and status update
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the strategy's successful execution and continuous improvement
• Establish and manage the PMO for I&PD, ensuring project alignment with strategic objectives and efficient project execution
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies
• Coordinate business case for financial and budget approval
• Holistic view of I&PD process to drive for high operational efficiency and simple yet robust process
• Continous drive for process efficiency along NPI phase from innovation to mass production
• Lead process improvement initiatives across I&PD, streamlining workflows and enhancing NPI efficiency
• Get I&PD process ready for PLM implementation
• Define simple yet robust process across innovation, product development and central PEX to balance between process standardization and agility
• Represent I&PD to drive for continous improvement on NDI process from Innovation till mass production
• Develop holistic digitalization roadmap of I&PD
• Drive for digitalization roadmap implementation
• Define and execute digitalization roadmap for I&PD, identifying opportunities for automation and digitization of processes
• Lead next generation of PLM (product lifecycle management) implementation in order to reach operational efficiency target
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to implement digital solutions that enhance efficiency and innovation
• Collaborate with IT and other departments on digitalizing report
• Scouting together with IT and directors on digital tools for product development, product engineering (CAE, CAM), rendering
• I&PD performance dashboard
• Consolidation of related dashboard from other departments to spot for innovation and development opportunities
• Consolidate I&PD budget  
• Support VP and directors on defining right set of KPI for I&PD and each department
• Consolidate I&PD performance into monthly view with explaination
• Analyse data from I&PD and other departments to identify opportunites for innovation initatives

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor or Master degree holder
• Engineering or systems related, or Business administrative related
• Consultancy background on driving process and systems related projects
• Project management
• Experience of manufacturing, supply chain, or product development
• Drive the solution to most complex business problems
• Possess the strategic perspective and create sustained results for Pandora (financial, non-financial)
• Demonstrate ability to make hard decisions, making the right trade-off
• Effectively plan and efficiently deliver exceptional work while handling both volume and complexity
• Is an inspirational leader; practices genuine humility and places the team above their own interests
• Is self-motivated and hungry enough to work hard; willing to change
• Is smart about other people; has an ability to lead, manage, motivate, and run own team of future leaders
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; interact effectively with the organization