Project Manager
28 days ago
Rotherham
Project Manager - New Product IntroductionLocation: South YorkshireType: 18 Month Fixed Term ContractSalary: £50,000 Are you a hands-on Project Manager who thrives at the heart of product development? Elevation Recruitment Group are working with a well-established UK manufacturer with strong heritage and serious investment in innovation, who is looking for someone to lead their New Product Introduction (NPI) projects end-to-end.What the Project Manager will do:Reporting to the Programme Manager and working closely with the Head of R&D, you’ll manage NPI projects from initial scope to delivery, compliance, and documentation. Projects span hardware, software, and app development, requiring a compliance-driven, standards-focused approach. You’ll be the glue across R&D, production, supply chain, quality, compliance, commercial, and senior leadership teams. • Own NPI projects throughout the full product lifecycle, • Manage project schedules in Microsoft Project and provide regular updates to senior leadership, • Identify, monitor, and escalate risks and issues proactively, • Coordinate tasks across cross-functional teams, • Oversee technical documentation and highlight critical technical challenges, • Administer project tasks in JIRA, PLM, QMS, and ERP systems, • Project management experience in a technical environment (engineering, electronics, hardware, or technology), • Comfortable managing physical product development rather than purely digital projects, • High-volume manufacturing or consumer electronics experience is a bonus, • Strong stakeholder management skills - from shop floor to boardroom, • Flexible with methodology: Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid, • Proficient in Microsoft Project and the wider Office suite