Npi Lead - Home Appliances

Horizons is representing our client to find a NPI Lead Engineer based in Nanjing to supervise the China Product Team.
Our client is a Unicorn company from UK, their product evolving how humanity does laundry by reinventing traditional machines and breaking down the high barriers that alienate billions from home laundry access.
Essential skills: Excellent communication skills in Mandarin Chinese and English (fluent and technical english) An engineering or technical background, with at least 10-15 years experience in product development and delivery of high volumes Recent experience in the laundry industry, preferbly with top loading machines.
Project management skills A clear perspective of project strategy, mitigation planning and multi tasking, for smooth execution of product delivery Presentation skills, to communicate complex technical concepts across departments and continents Management skills, to not only manage a team in China but to nurture and respectfully maintain relationships with our manufacturing partner and key strategic sub suppliers Initiative, organisation, drive and motivation to operate effectively and solve problems confidently Team spirit, respect and collaborative working Dedication to be on-site, as the project requires Preferred: Strong grasp of managing project and product budgeting Experience to suggest, manage and execute cost down initiatives Career experience in mechanical or design engineering Clear and recent understanding of testing requirements Experience with products for American market Experience of product release for international variants