Launch Manager
Pubblicato il 13-10-2026 - Poltrona Frau | In Motion in Tolentino
The position plays a key coordination role across multiple business functions, working closely with the Project Manager to support the launch of new projects. The role is responsible for managing Operations-related aspects during the project start-up phase and ensuring manufacturing readiness for the transition to mass production.
The position reports directly to the Lean & Readiness Manager.
Main activities
- Appointed at the Kick-Off meeting as part of the project APQP team
- Responsible for the project planning, in allignement with the PM
- Ensures the definition of prototypes (modeling), coordinated by the PM
- Ensures production planning for the start-up phases, in line with the PM's requests
- Ensures the presence of pre-series and series ILCs, created by Engineering under the PM's guidance
- Ensures the implementation of Lessons Learned on all new projects during the APQP process
- Develops new technologies together with the RID Manager and Engineering
- Informs about the receipt of raw materials required for production ordered by the PM,
in order to manage their progress in production
- Informs about the type of product defined for the project
- Ensures the presence of tools/equipment required for production, ordered and managed by Engineering
- Ensures the readiness of the RDS/production schedule required for production (created by PM/Logistics) in terms of production, quality inspection, and shipping
- Responsible for defining new layouts and refinement of workstations between the start-p phase and series production, coordinating with the Engineering representative
- Responsible for production support during the pre-series phase
Education and Technical skills
- Diploma or Degree in a technical discipline
- Knowledge of Office 365 package
- Knowledge of both Italian (C1-C2) and English (B2-C1)
- Knowledge of production processes for saddlery
- Use of 2D graphic modeling software
- DFMEA/PFMEA analysis
- Workstation balancing
- Ability to statistically an