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Job TitleNPI Operations Project ManagerLocation(s)Singapore
Job Description
The Senior Manager, NPI Operations Project Management is accountable for end‑to‑end operational delivery of New Product Introductions (NPI) across in‑house manufacturing sites in Asia. This role partners closely with R&D Program Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Finance to ensure predictable, disciplined, and scalable industrialization from concept through SOP and ramp.
This leader owns operational readiness, execution, and risk management for NPI programs, driving accountability across cross‑functional teams and ensuring products launch on time, at cost, and at target quality.
Oversees analysis and assessments that identify problems within company processes, using data from internal and external sources. Provides insight to decision-makers. Manages the identification and interpretation of patterns in datasets to locate influences. Oversees forecasts, recommendations and strategic/tactical plans based on business data and market knowledge. Responsible for anticipating change and providing data and analytics solutions.
End to End Industrialization & Ramp Execution
• Own operational industrialization readiness across NPI programs, including:
o CAPEX / OPEX planning and tracking
o Manufacturing line readiness and capacity validation
o Ramp up execution and stability post SOP
• Lead cross functional execution to ensure smooth transition from development → pilot → full production.
Basic Requirement :
• 10+ years experience in operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or NPI program management within:
o High tech instrumentation
o Lab automation / analytical instruments
o Semiconductor, optics, electronics, or similar complex electromechanical products
• Proven experience leading in house manufacturing NPIs (not purely outsourced).
• Demonstrated track record of owning complex, cross functional programs through SOP and ramp.
• PMP, Prince2, or equivalent formal project/program management certification.
• Strong working knowledge of:
o SIOP / IBP
o Manufacturing scale up and industrialization
o Quality systems and qualification processes
• Fluent in English; effective communicator at executive and shop floor levels.
Prefer Characteristics :
Leadership & Behavioral Competencies
• Exceptional communicator – clear, structured, and outcome focused.
• Strong problem solver – thrives in ambiguity, uses data and first principles.
• Accountability driven – comfortable owning outcomes, escalations, and hard calls.
• Curious and improvement minded – continuously challenges how NPIs are executed.
• Highly organized – disciplined program governance, metrics, and reporting.
• Influential leader – drives results through alignment, not authority.
Success Metrics
• On time, on cost SOP for NPI programs
• Reduced late stage surprises and launch deviations
• Improved predictability of NPI ramp and supply readiness
• Clear ownership, cadence, and governance across APAC NPIs
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or NPI program management
- Experience in high-tech instrumentation, lab automation, analytical instruments, semiconductor, optics, electronics, or similar complex electromechanical products
- Experience leading in-house manufacturing New Product Introductions
- Track record of owning complex cross-functional programs through SOP and ramp
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent formal project/program management certification
- Working knowledge of SIOP/IBP
- Working knowledge of manufacturing scale-up and industrialization
- Working knowledge of quality systems and qualification processes
- Fluent English communication skills
- Exceptional communication, problem-solving, accountability, organization, and influential leadership skills
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What We Do
For 85 years, PerkinElmer has pushed the boundaries of science from food to health to the environment. We’ve always pursued science with a clear purpose – to help our customers achieve theirs. Our expert team brings technology and intangibles, like creativity, empathy, diligence, and a spirit of collaboration, in equal measure, to fulfill our customers’ desire to work better, innovate better, and create better. PerkinElmer is a leading, global provider of technology and service solutions that help customers measure, quantify, detect, and report in ways that help ensure the quality, safety, and satisfaction of their products. Learn more at www.newperkinelmer.com.
