NPI Program Manager

Who We Are

At CPC (Colder Products Company), we’re not just connecting fluid lines – we’re connecting people, ideas, and possibilities. For nearly 50 years, we’ve been engineering cutting-edge fluid connection technologies that power industries from biopharmaceutical, thermal management (liquid cooling of electronics), medical, industrial, and chemical handling markets.

But what sets us apart? Our people.

We’re a team of problem-solvers, innovators, and forward thinkers who thrive in a culture that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement. Headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul, with over 700 employees in 14 countries, we’re growing fast, and we want you to grow with us!

Your Role

Are you ready to make an impact and work with a company that values your expertise, ideas, and career growth? As our next NPI Program Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping our organization’s success. This isn’t just a job – it’s a career move where you’ll thrive, learn, and enjoy coming to work.

Summary: The New Product Innovation (NPI) Program Manager is responsible for providing supply chain leadership to support new product development in a cross-functional team environment, which would include strategic planning, commodity expertise, supplier selection, cost and capital management, risk assessment and mitigation, and acting as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities: 

• Establish the organizational structure, systems and processes required to support NPI across all CPC business units.
• Lead, mentor, and drive high-performance outcomes within the team to support schedule adherence surrounding NPI deliverables.
• Develop strategies that improve the sourcing of components to support the new product design and development process and the associated critical timelines for each business unit.
• Provide commodity knowledge and market expertise for, but not limited to, machining, metal fab, and injection molding to cross-functional teams to successfully launch new products, manage engineering change, and eliminate production inefficiencies.
• Establish and maintain alignment with cross functional team members in Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing to ensure responsibilities are executed to support NPI.
• Lead supplier selection to incorporate new technologies and manufacturing methods.
• Direct efforts to prevent and resolve complex supply chain problems while acting as a critical path lead on prototypes and pilot projects.
• Develop and maintain material cost tracking models to ensure alignment with financial expectations.
• Establish and manage supplier relationships to provide the best competitive advantage and utilization of the company’s annual spend.
• Negotiate to provide the lowest total cost.
• Comply with all Quality policies while continuously identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support the process of ISO, ASI, and other certifications deemed necessary by the business.
• Maintain and optimize the ERP system to improve efficiency and reporting.
• Adhere to all safety regulations.
• Demonstrate support of CPC core values.
• Perform other job duties as assigned to meet business needs.

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of strategic sourcing experience.
• Minimum of 5-7 years in a supervisory capacity within Supply Chain.
• Proven expertise in category management, contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Proficient skills navigating large-scale ERP systems and PowerBI; Oracle preferred.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks independently or within a team.
• In-depth understanding of manufacturing technologies.
• Experience with suppliers in plastics, metals, or related fields, preferred.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks independently or within a team.
• Creative problem solver. Able to analyze and resolve problems using initiative.
• Self-motivated and confident. Comfortable to work indep