NSI / NPI Team Leaders (f/m/d) (Manufacturing)

Location: Mannheim, Germany; office attendance required five days a week

Base minimum pay: €99,906.00 per year

Company

hirify.global develops engineering and manufacturing solutions for customers and communities worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead complex New Source Introduction programs for the Large Power Systems Division, qualifying and introducing new suppliers or manufacturing sources for existing components.
• Develop project scopes and execution plans addressing supply continuity, engineering requirements, business challenges, and value chain opportunities.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources across engineering, procurement, supplier quality, manufacturing, logistics, value chain, and suppliers.
• Monitor project scope, costs, risks, critical paths, schedules, and deliverables while communicating status to stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings and maintain effective communication and collaboration across participants.
• Resolve technical, manufacturing, supplier readiness, and process issues using structured problem-solving and Six Sigma principles; evaluate trade-offs involving quality, cost, source selection, requirements, risk, and schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, materials science, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience leading engineering, product development, manufacturing, supplier, or value chain projects involving multiple functions, organizations, products, and stakeholders.
• Strong technical leadership skills and the ability to apply engineering, manufacturing, product, and service knowledge to define requirements, solve technical challenges, and drive project decisions.
• Extensive project management expertise covering planning, organization, monitoring, and control of complex projects, including scope, resources, budgets, schedules, risks, dependencies, and contingency plans.
• Ability to influence stakeholders through technical expertise, communicate complex concepts clearly, and drive decisions without direct authority.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration, aligning stakeholders, and delivering results on time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing and delivering technical and project-status presentations.
• Fluent written and spoken English and German required.

Nice to have

• Six Sigma Black Belt training or certification.
• Experience with NSI, NPI, CPI, APQP, PPAP, or supplier launch readiness processes.
• Knowledge of requirements analysis, risk management, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting in manufacturing or product management environments.
• Ability to adapt to and drive change in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to urgency, quality, technical excellence, and customer value.
• Experience collaborating with peers, managers, suppliers, dealers, and customers and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.

Culture & Benefits

• Varied, responsible, and challenging engineering work.
• Compensation based on hirify.global’s compensation system.
• 30 days of vacation and a company pension scheme.
• Bicycle leasing and a job ticket.