Product Introduction Manager

New Product Introduction Manager I

SIG SAUER, Inc. is a leading provider and manufacturer of firearms, electro‑optics, ammunition, airguns, suppressors, remote controlled weapons stations, and training. For over 250 years SIG SAUER, Inc. has evolved, and thrived, by blending American ingenuity, German engineering, and Swiss precision. Today, SIG SAUER is synonymous with industry‑leading quality and innovation which has made it the brand of choice amongst the U.S. Military, the global defense community, law enforcement, competitive shooters, hunters, and responsible citizens.

Additionally, SIG SAUER is the premier provider of elite firearms instruction and tactical training at the SIG SAUER Academy. Headquartered in Newington, New Hampshire, SIG SAUER has over 3,400 employees across sixteen U.S. locations in three states, and four additional global facilities. SIG SAUER is certified a Great Place to Work. For more information about the company and product line visit:

The NPI Manager I is responsible for planning, leading, and managing product development projects ranging from basic to moderate complexity projects starting at inception through realization, with moderate supervision. The NPI Manager I requires a self‑driven, organized and detail‑oriented individual who can effectively communicate with and manage large, diverse interdisciplinary teams. They will have strong critical thinking and problem‑solving skills, be confident, resilient, and emotionally intelligent.

The NPI Manager I will collaborate with their interdisciplinary product development teammates, communicating directly with Executive Management.

Exempt

• Provide leadership to the product development team in the management and execution of all product development deliverables, assignment of priorities, setting developmental build plans, and closure of development open issues, with moderate supervision.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and balance conflicting resources and priorities.
• Maintain an intermediate level of SIG SAUER NPI process mastery, and the operational processes pertaining to cross‑functional team members which contribute to the product development process.
• Communicate and report to Manager, Executive Management, and stakeholders, regarding the development status and timeline, and risks and mitigation plans, with moderate supervision.
• Escalate resource and priority conflicts to Executive Management and provide triage proposals to resolve issues.
• Serve as the central point of communication for the cross‑functional team through the entire product development lifecycle.
• With moderate supervision, drive the launch of individual Bill of Material components through the part development lifecycle, including but not limited to driving the release of drawings, BOMs, routings, developing change order strategies, driving the stand‑up validation of component manufacturing processes, and actioning the disposition of revisions.
• Oversee compliance to customers and internal requirements through the product development lifecycle.
• Monitor design development, verification, and validation testing status, compliance to requirements, and drive closure of remedial actions, if required.
• With moderate supervision, manage pre‑production readiness activities, including but not limited to TDP and BOM release via PLM, stand‑up of the assembly, range, inspection, and packaging processes, supply chain and manufacturing scaling, development of technical documentation and manuals, development of spare parts and product‑specific tools, and marketing launch readiness.
• With moderate supervision, develop execution strategy and project plan with the cross‑functional team for product development projects. Establish the project scope based on requirements, critical path, and communicate to the cross‑functional team to prioritize efforts.
• With moderate supervision, monitor product cost through the development lifecycle, and highlight, initiate and action cost reduction efforts to maximize product profitability. With moderate supervision, maintain the development budget and resource pool.
• Support maintenance and…