A.

Manages the Lifecycle Financials of the NPD projects. Responsibility, Authority and Accountability (RAA) for project scope delivery and successful ution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.

B.

Execute IPT leadership across the Project(s). Seeks team input to promote rapid resolution to issues. Provides feedback on performance indicators.

C.

Establishes objectives and goals and provides direction to the project teams in areas of customer concerns, potential changes in scope and risk assessment.

D.

Manage effective customer communications.  Improve organization responsiveness to customer requirements.  Communication and manage customer expectations and contractual commitments internal to the business.

E.

Ensure standard program management processes are utilized and adequate support to the project team by coordinating PM reviews, preparing & publishing PM metrics and reports.

F.

Maintain metrics for project for earned value (CPI/SPI), quality, technical performance and delivery through all of the PROLaunch phases.

G.

Coordinates all risks and requirements of the project.  This is accomplished by planning, controlling, integrating all project activities and deliverables and measuring all elements to ensure the requirements and goals are successfully achieved.                             

H.

Manage customer contract, pricing, terms and conditions and contractual flow-down through the organization.  Establish and negotiate pricing strategies by system and/or product, market and by customer.  Ensure effective change management process is utilized.

I.

Provides periodic project updates (Program Status Report – Green/Yellow/Red) of current situation relating to contractual milestones and problem/high risk areas (e.g., technical, cost, and schedule).  Provides updates to the business units as well as divisional levels.

J.

Plays a key role in developing business proposals and uting the overall program plan.

K.

Provides overall Project interface with the customer.