New Product Fulfillment Lead

Why join us?

Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

GENERAL PURPOSELeads and supervises a multi-functional Fulfillment team for small to medium, less complex New Product programs. Manages programs to support key product and process strategies with an emphasis on teamwork, leadership, setting project objectives, and approaches project objectives with a business development and implementation attitude. Serves as the fulfillment lead on new product Core teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Defines, locates, and secures internal and external manufacturing and assembly resources and establishes and maintains a network to support product design, development and commercialization.
• Leads efforts to create and maintain product costs and capital investment throughout the project.
• Leads efforts to establish and validate value streams of all parts and products on a project.
• Leads efforts to validate system readiness of all products on a project.
• Supports efforts to ensure Manufacturing Readiness Levels are achieved at all stages of the product development process.
• Supports efforts for global regionalization of products by other Fulfillment Leads in those regions as needed.
• Ensuring that Lean Manufacturing principles and Quality Operating Standards are reflected in all project results.
• Leads the drive toward attainment of business objectives to reduce warranty and defect PPM measurements and to increase reliability of ship-to-promise.
• Maintains communication with the development project teams and operational support groups to ensure successful implementation within the program directives.
• Organizes, plans, and leads the New Product manufacturing and logistics implementation.
• Provides communication link with Operations teams to ensure current availability of product development information.
• Provides operational expertise, insight into the solution, design, and development process, and process methodology that will provide successful implementation of new product programs.
• Strategically positions the new product offerings to meet required customer lead-time expectations by developing programs, processes, and distribution capabilities; solidifies key links between site personnel and appropriate core team members to guarantee successful project implementation and facilitating strong tie to site resources to meet their needs and enable their success.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related field.
• 4+ years of previous operational experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to understand, articulate, and communicate MillerKnoll strategy and operational capabilities.
• Ability to direct and orchestrate project management work process activities for cross-functional internal and external resources.
• Demonstrated experience and results in establishing operational (manufacturing and logistics) excellence for the development and commercialization support of new products.
• Communication skills capable of effectively giving and receiving information in both written and verbal form that is both constructive and informative in directing business activities.
• Leadership and teamwork skills capable of inspiration and guidance of others while actively achieving team goals through respect and collaboration with team members.
• Ability to adapt under shifting conditions with multiple tasks, responsibilities, and people.
• Requires strong interpersonal skills, leadership, problem solving, initiative, business acumen, adaptability, flexibility, and tenacity to persevere in providing effective solutions.
• Ability to effectively use office automation and communication software and tools used in the MillerKnoll office environment.
• Fluency in new product development processes and a proven ability to lead teams in the conceptualization and implementation of new products.
• Thorough knowledge of project management concepts such as scheduling, MS Project, scope management and control, resource management, and budgeting; proven ability to apply these concepts successfully to manage projects to achieve business results.
• Ability to perform all essential functions with or without accommodation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.