Director Grooming & Beauty Product Industrialization - Philips - Drachten

Job Description

Role Overview

The New Project Introduction (NPI) Leader is accountable for the successful introduction of new Grooming & Beauty products from development into volume production and market launch. The role orchestrates cross-functional teams across R&D, Product Industrialization, Operations, Procurement, Quality, Marketing, and Manufacturing to ensure projects are delivered On-Time, In-Full, within budget, and with the required quality and consumer experience. The NPI Leader drives the industrialization strategy and execution for major innovation programs, ensuring robust product and process readiness while managing complexity across global development and manufacturing locations.

Responsibilities

• Establish strong cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Operations to influence product design decisions, accelerate time-to-market, manage design changes, and ensure manufacturing capability, quality, cost, and delivery objectives are achieved throughout the product lifecycle.
• Direct equipment development and process enhancement initiatives, develop long-term manufacturing engineering, platforming and technology strategies, co-define sourcing strategies, and provide technical leadership on highly complex manufacturing processes and industrialization challenges.
• Ensure compliance with established business processes and manufacturing standards while developing, monitoring, and managing the annual operating and capital budgets to effectively support engineering operations, strategic initiatives, capability building, and future manufacturing growth.
• Operate as a senior leader within Grooming & Beauty.
• Provide strategic direction beyond individual projects.
• Influence organizational priorities.
• Build strong partnerships across R&D and ISC.
• Coach and develop project leaders and industrialization engineers.
• Create a culture of accountability, transparency, and execution excellence.

You are a part of

The PH ISC PIE/LCM Leadership team. As such, you are recognized as a trusted leader who can successfully navigate complexity, align diverse stakeholders, and consistently deliver breakthrough product launches for Grooming & Beauty. Typical team size: 10+ project and industrialization professionals across various factories with accountability for multiple concurrent NPI programs and launch portfolios.

You’re the right fit if

The ideal candidate combines deep industrialization expertise with strong business leadership. They are capable of translating innovation into commercially successful products while balancing speed, quality, cost, and operational robustness.

• MSc or BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in product development, industrialization, operations, or project management.
• Proven track record leading large-scale NPI programs from concept through launch.
• Experience operating in a global matrix organization.
• Experience with consumer products, medical devices, or regulated industries preferred.
• Strong project management skills and experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Solid understanding of business processes, Design for Six Sigma, and operational excellence, including Lean Manufacturing and problem solving.
• Skilled in design for manufacturing, assembly, and testability.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ownership of decisions and actions, and ability to drive root cause investigations.

Compensation & Benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is € 93,049.00 – € 155,081.00. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations. This role is eligible for a 6% bonus/incentive, with rewards linked to KPIs/company results.

Benefits include:

• Health and well-being programs: to support you mentally and physically, allowing you to stay energized and be your best at work and beyond;

• Career growth: access to a wide range of tools and resources to further your career, including a personal development budget, training and coaching;

• Annual leave: 25 days with the option of purchasing up to 20 extra days per year;

• Financial incentive: individual bonus based on personal performance and/or Philips' annual results;

• Additional benefits: solid company pension scheme, attractive collective health insurance package and opportunity to buy Philips shares and products with a discount.

Please note: For this position we do not offer relocation support.

Why Philips Drachten

Philips Drachten is recognized as a center of excellence for advanced manufacturing, boasting state-of-the-art technology, an atmosphere of innovation, and profound opportunities for professional and personal development. We offer a collaborative, supportive culture and strong opportunities for employee wellbeing and career progression.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, you may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips.