New Product Development Manager

Your new company:You will be working for a well-established manufacturing company in South Wales that designs, develops, and manufactures mechanical equipment. Their innovative products are used in the distribution sector across Europe, and the business is well-renowned in its field.Your new role:This is an exciting new position to join the company as their New Product Development Manager, where you will specialise in innovating their steel and aluminium products. In this role, you will spend the majority of your time supporting the business at their factory close to Merthyr Tydfil (approximately 3 days on-site with 2 days working from home). As part of your role, you will also travel across Europe approximately 1-2 times a month to work collaboratively with other parts of the business and, on occasion, travel with the sales team to visit customers.Your key responsibilities include but are not limited to:* Develop and drive the execution of the metallurgical strategy to further support its position in the market.* Research and evaluate all available materials and equipment in the market to ensure the business can capitalise on the best available technologies to enhance its product offering.* Ensure product competitiveness through cost, performance, and value added.* Create business cases for new products.* Support Engineers.* Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and other areas of the business to get accurate and high-quality product information.* Develop new technologies and products, reduce costs, and improve product performance while driving the line-up towards more environmentally-friendly solutions.* Convert requirements of customers into products.* Develop further in-house testing and validation capabilities.What you'll need to succeed:* Experience in a New Product Development or Product Management role within metals.* Knowledge of metallurgical components in a production environment.* Able to travel across the UK & Europe.* Self-motivated with a can-do mentality and the ability to work independently.* Ability to effectively work with teams and support engineers. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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