Welcome to RIMOWA, the first German Maison of the LVMH Group. We are a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create the essential tools for a lifetime of travel. For more than 125 years, we've dedicated ourselves to develop unique products where function coexists with luxury, heritage with innovation, and craftsmanship with design.

At RIMOWA we believe that great ambitions demand resilient companions. It's why our tools are created with longevity in mind. Because the most meaningful journeys last more than a trip, they last a lifetime. Please join us to discover your own.

The Senior Project Manager (m/f/d) manages and leads the product definition and project for major projects. This role is responsible for:

• the major new products development pre-projects with Marketing and Design, technical design, cost and homologation, project schedule and budget management.
• the complex projects for continuous improvement and cost reduction

This permanent full-time position will report to the Program Manager and mainly collaborate with Style, Marketing, Technical designers, Prototypists, Purchasing, Engineering and Quality.

Senior Project Manager R&D (m/f/d)

1. Product development

• Analyse marketing briefs and style design proposals
• Realize project feasibility studies
• Design product architecture proposals with key facts for exchange and decision-making
• Design and realize most efficient deliverables to help decision-making with development team
• Create and validate the product definition file referring to PDM process
• Create and validate the product design justification file (homologation, calculations,…) referring to Quality assurance processes

2. Project management

• Plan and implement pre-projects: define scope, goals and deliverables
• Define project schedule and milestones referring to product development process and project brief, including tasks, risks and required resources
• Monitor and report on project KPI's and progress
• Identify and resolve issues and risks
• Implement change practices

3. Technical leadership

• Identify best processes and technologies for virtual and physical prototyping with prototypists
• Identify best materials, technologies and suppliers to fulfill product requirements with technical designers
• Realize the Make or Buy study with Purchasing and Engineering teams
• Assure that product designs are competitive, evaluate and select optimum design alternatives
• Manage the homologation process for products and components with Homologation and Quality

4. Communication and stakeholder management

• Monitor project communication with all relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Assure effective liaison with other functions and departments to obtain all cooperation and support required for the success of assigned projects

• An engineering/technical bachelor's degree
• At least 7 years of work experience in a similar position
• Solid experience in data management, data analysis and usage of relevant tools
• Result driven, strong analytical and critical skills
• Experience in process standardization with the ability to lead and coordinate across cross-functional and multicultural teams
• Ability to simplify and communicate on complex topics
• Practical, innovative and agile mindset, proactive and solution minded
• Fluency in English; German or French would be a plus

What you can expect from us:

• 30 days paid vacation per year
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
• RIMOWA Essential Cabin suitcase as a gift after the probationary period
• Corporate benefits and 30% discount on the RIMOWA assortment
• Company pension scheme with a high employer contribution or other capital-forming benefits
• Great canteen with freshly cooked and affordable food
• Free employee parking, public transportation ticket & job bike (partly subsidized)
• International environment and development opportunities within LVMH