Project Manager Freight Audit & Process Design

Randstad, as the EMEA Johnson & Johnson talent acquisition partner, is responsible for finding and contracting talent for the contingent roles at Johnson & Johnson. If you are selected for a role you will be engaged or employed by one of the Randstad recruitment companies in EMEA and will not be an employee of Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson is looking for a Project Manager Freight Audit & Process Design.

Location: Beerse, Belgium (Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote).

Duration of the contract: 6 months.

Hours per week: 40 per week.

Contract: Fixed-term Employee Payroll only (No B2B / No Freelancers). The role involves imagining your next project driving the optimization of freight audit processes and shaping the future of global clinical trial logistics. The project manager will design and standardize the invoice review process for transportation invoices, analyze mismatches, integrate key freight audit tools, and bridge the gap between logistics, procurement, and clinical trials.

Responsibilities include: leading the end-to-end flow from invoice submission to the final handover to the base business; designing and standardizing the invoice review process; developing the end-to-end flow from invoice submission through review, approval, and cross-charging to the respective clinical trials, potentially including governance through Power Automate or Power BI; integrating freight audit tools/suppliers: Via Rate Cube (J&J's internal validation tool, supported by the team in India) for premium carriers, and integration with Control Pay (external partner) for DHL Express; optimizing rate review performance; improving rate cards and aligning with Procurement where corrections are required; analyzing mismatches and coordinating the necessary improvements.

To succeed, the candidate should be a proactive self-starter who loves working with data and can translate complex information into clear 80/20 improvement initiatives.

Requirements include: approximately 3 years of relevant experience; experience in process design and optimization; experience in project management (milestone planning, deliverables, critical path, etc.); a self-starter who can work independently; enjoys working with data and able to translate complex data into clear priorities and concise summaries; available to work 3 days per week on-site in Beerse and 2 days remotely. Experience with LEAN, Power BI, and/or Power Automate is a plus.

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 6 months. Johnson & Johnson is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued.

Application process: first round of applications processed within the next 2 working days. Applications via email are not accepted.