Commercialisation Project Manager

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Location: Amersfoort, region Utrecht/Flevoland.

Education level: Bachelor/HBO.

Sector: Industry & Production. Duration, hourly rate and weekly hours are not stated. Profile of the suitable interim professional: At least 4 years of project management experience, preferably in FMCG, food, dairy or another manufacturing setting; experience with CAPEX investments and financial business cases; familiarity with structured Stage-Gate project management; background in new product development, packaging, production or sourcing projects is a plus; solid financial insight and ability to link project choices to business results; demonstrated stakeholder management across multiple functions and international teams; strong English communication skills, Dutch is an advantage for contact with production sites; good organisational and planning abilities; proactive, flexible and solution-focused, comfortable with ambiguity and competing priorities; a current driving licence, combined with readiness to travel between production sites.

Tasks & responsibilities: Manage a diverse set of innovation, renovation and improvement initiatives across the White Dairy portfolio; manage projects end-to-end through a structured Stage-Gate process, from start to launch; run diverse initiatives such as new product development, packaging changes, production line roll-outs, sourcing switches and cost-saving efforts; coordinate stakeholders from R&D, QA, Finance, Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain; translate commercial demands into workable project plans that match production capacity; build and evaluate CAPEX business cases together with technical and financial colleagues; control project scope, budget, planning, risks and quality standards; keep project documentation and reporting up to date in the relevant systems; spot risks and dependencies, solve problems and escalate when needed; align stakeholders across European production sites and business units; support financial and business goals through effective project execution.