Innovation Project Coordinator

Company: A leading international consumer goods organisation with a strong portfolio of well-known personal care products. The business operates across multiple European markets and is focused on delivering impactful innovation, smooth product launches, and continuous operational improvement through close cross-functional collaboration.

Job Description: For a European personal care team, we are looking for a European Innovation Project Coordinator to support innovation leaders and independently drive smaller innovation and renovation projects through to launch. The European Innovation Project Coordinator will coordinate stakeholders across multiple countries, ensure governance requirements are completed, and keep deliverables on track in a fast-paced, complex environment.

Responsibilities:

- Manage and progress innovation/renovation projects from scope definition through launch readiness, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.

- Support Innovation Managers and Strategy Leads with project execution while taking ownership of assigned workstreams.

- Coordinate cross-functional collaboration across R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance to resolve operational issues and remove blockers.

- Align market stakeholders across multiple countries, clarify expectations, and manage competing priorities and requests.

- Support budget coordination and tracking for projects where required.

- Coordinate adaptation and delivery of communication materials for local market needs and compliance requirements.

- Organise and lead project meetings (agenda, stakeholder follow-ups, status reporting, documentation).

- Track innovation performance inputs and contribute to reviews and continuous improvement discussions.

Requirements:

- Experience in innovation, deployment, or project coordination roles (consumer products environment preferred).

- Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working with multiple countries/markets.

- Proven ability to run cross-functional projects and work independently in complex organisations.

- Excellent communication and organisation skills; able to prioritise under pressure.

- Proactive, resilient, and comfortable finding compromises when requirements conflict.

- Willingness to work on-site in Rotterdam, Netherlands for part of the week (minimum two days).

Other Information: If you are interested and want to apply, please submit your application via the apply button below and contact me.