# Product Development Planning Manager

**Company:** [New Flyer](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/6wJA4XBiiYGn3oG8E8Mt3r.md)
**Location:** Winnipeg, Canada
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Engineering - Production

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## Description

**New Flyer** is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at [www.newflyer.com](http://www.newflyer.com/).    

**POSITION SUMMARY**

The Product Development Manager is responsible for managing the Product Development Planning (PDP) process. Collaborates with a cross functional team to monitor product development progress through the various stages. The Product Development Manager is responsible for tracking all projects and chairs PDP meetings.

**WHAT YOU WILL DO:  
  
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-   Owns and manages the Product Development roadmap
-   Works in close partnership with PDP stakeholders to execute project reviews and approvals cleanly and seamlessly
-   Working closely with the Product configuration teams, validates configuration completion within the product configurators is accurate and reflective of model/certification year implementation determined by the PDP board
-   Responsible for managing and maintaining the master project track sheet, and project Teams channels.
-   Coordinates and leads all PDP board meetings, ensures that meeting agendas and minutes are distributed, manages and tracks all decisions made at the meetings
-   Prepares and compiles project information for monthly ELT meeting and ensures quarterly GLT meeting information is compiled
-   As a hands-on leader, reviews, tracks and ensures all meeting materials are complete prior to each phase approval meeting of a project. Communicates with project owner for all required documents
-   Participates in and supports the continuous improvement and management of the process and its associated materials including training documentation

 **WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:**

-   Registered Technologist/Engineer

-   Design related experience - minimum of 5 years.
-   Basic project management skills
-   Extensive product knowledge
-   Strong teamwork and communication skills.
-   Ability to work independently.
-   Strong organizational skills
-   Detail oriented