Npi Deployment Manager

**BAT is evolving at pace - truly like no other organisation.**

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**BAT DIGITAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS** **IS LOOKING FOR AN NPI DEPLOYMENT MANAGER**

**JOB TITLE : NPI Deployment Manager (G34)**

**REPORTS TO : NPI Senior Deployment Manager (G35)**

**FUNCTION : Operations**

**LOCATION : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia**

**PURPOSE STATEMENT**:
The NPI Executive will be accountable for supporting the operational delivery within the New Product Introduction (NPI) function operated by GBS.

**PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
**Operational**:

- Support operational delivery and project management of the end-to-end process within the NPI function
- On-Time and in-Full(OTIF) delivery of assigned projects
- Work together with teams responsible for NPI, Quality, Brand Marketing, Engineering, Factory to meet objectives and ensure delivery of projects.
- End-to-end project management of NPI deployment
- Develop full project plan with input from functional experts.
- Provide Product Development Team with visibility of project status. Effective and timely sign posts of decisions required to drive OTIF
- Enable informed decision making for Commercial Business Partner i.e. Brands
- Effective sign post of NPI related project costs to budget holders including tooling, trials/MQS and warehouse management system (wms) write-off
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop aligned plans & priorities, resolve project issues and secure support necessary to assure project delivery with the right level of insights to facilitate informed decision making
- Establish, lead and enpower cross functional teams to successfully deliver projects and drive and support collaboration within and across teams, functions and end-markets
- Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with Commercial business partners and the NPI Community including Product Development, Product Assurance, SCIP, Quality, Factory & Regional NPI
- Contribute to NPI continuous improvement initiatives

**Project Management**:

- Ensures that projects are proceeding according to timelines, meeting targets and expectations, and adhering to established operating parameters; negotiates changes in project resources as necessary to achieve objectives and timelines.
- Managing project risks and ensure adequate risk mitigation is in place.
- Deal with operational issues and negotiate and resolve issues as they arise.
- Prepares and monitors team’s and project cost to serve to manage spending within budgets.
- Works with relevant stakeholders to ensure GBS obtains the insights it needs at the quality and granularity it requires for better planning and execution.

**Leadership Results**:

- Use BAT’s formal development framework to identify individual development needs.
- Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development to build professional capabilities.

**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Business Management or related field.
- Minimum 4 years of work experience in project lifecycle management (PLM) or new product introduction (NPI).
- Analytical and data-driven but also able to think and act creatively to solve problems.
- Flexible and reliable team player who acts in the best interest of the department and company as a whole.
- Certification in Project Management/ Lean Six Sigma would be an added advantage.
- Excellent communication, people management and change management skills as well as ability to manage relationships professionally
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with employees at all levels, and an ability to influence effectively without authority - understands and appreciates the merit of collaborative work
- Independent and takes ownership of tasks whilst displaying a skillset for troubleshooting
- Disciplined in paperwork and records management to manage healthy, auditable projects
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment with different international cultures
- Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

**WE ARE BAT**

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