Project Manager; NPD​/NPI

Consortium Professional Recruitment are pleased to be working with a growing manufacturing business to recruit an experienced Project Manager: NPD / NPI. This is a hands-on opportunity to take ownership of product development and introduction projects, bringing people together and turning an established product roadmap into delivered products.

You’ll work across engineering, design, manufacturing, commercial and marketing teams, creating clarity around priorities and keeping projects moving. From understanding the initial business brief through development, testing and manufacturing readiness to market introduction, you’ll provide the structure, coordination and momentum needed for successful delivery.

The Opportunity:
As a Project Manager: NPD / NPI you’ll play a key role in:

• Owning manufactured-product NPD and NPI projects from an agreed business brief through to market introduction, establishing clear scope, milestones, responsibilities and achievable delivery dates.
• Developing and managing practical project plans, coordinating cross-functional teams and monitoring progress against key milestones, dependencies, resources and priorities.
• Bringing engineering, design, manufacturing, commercial and marketing colleagues together, securing actions and decisions while keeping projects moving when challenges arise.
• Coordinating product testing, validation and certification activity within the wider project plan, ensuring the appropriate technical owners and specialists are involved while managing the impact on overall delivery.
• Identifying project risks and resource constraints early, providing clear progress reporting and using lessons learned to establish and continually improve a repeatable NPD/NPI process.

Your work will directly contribute to getting new products to market successfully, while giving senior stakeholders greater visibility of project status, risks, priorities and the decisions required to maintain delivery.

About You:
We’re looking for someone who can bring:

• Proven experience personally owning NPD or NPI projects involving manufactured products, with responsibility across the lifecycle from an agreed business requirement through to launch.
• Strong project management capability, including creating project plans, managing milestones and dependencies, identifying risks and maintaining momentum across concurrent priorities.
• Experience coordinating engineering, design, manufacturing and commercial stakeholders, with the ability to influence delivery without relying on direct line-management authority.
• A practical understanding of product development and introduction processes, together with experience establishing, improving or working within structured NPD/NPI methodologies.
• Clear communication, analytical thinking and proactive problem-solving, with the confidence to challenge constructively, secure decisions and adapt plans when circumstances change.
• Experience of certified or regulated products, external testing, validation or formal approval processes would be advantageous, but sector-specific experience is not essential.

You may come from an engineering or design background, but what matters most is your track record of personally driving manufactured-product projects through the complete NPD/NPI journey. You’ll be comfortable working in a hands-on environment where processes are developing and where practical delivery matters more than unnecessary complexity.

The Benefits and Package:
In return, you’ll enjoy:

• A salary of £55,000–£60,000.
• A permanent position within a growing manufacturing business with ambitious plans for product development.
• The opportunity to lead exciting NPD/NPI projects, bringing the next generation of products from business brief through to launch.
• A visible role…