Performance Manager Business Group Ingredients
FrieslandCampina Ingredients is accelerating its Operational Excellence transformation. As performance manager business group ingredients, you will drive measurable improvement and lead our Performance+ agenda across a multi-site supply chain network. You translate business ambition into results, elevate standards across five production sites (NL & US), and turn operational complexity into competitive advantage. If you thrive where scale, transformation, and impact come together - this is your opportunity.
Ce ne dorim
You are a performance-driven leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on operational understanding. You challenge assumptions, create clarity, and ensure that improvements turn into results. You influence without authority and bring people along - from plant managers to finance teams to supply chain leadership.
Your profile includes:
- minimum 8 years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or operations roles, preferably in processing environments;
- a proven track record in operational excellence, cost reduction programs, or large-scale transformation;
- strong financial acumen: you understand manufacturing economics, cost models, ROI logic, and business case development;
- expertise with OpEx methodologies (OEE, loss analysis, Lean, continuous improvement, cost tracking tools);
- excellent stakeholder management across matrixed organizations, with the ability to drive alignment and commitment;
- fluency in Dutch and English;
- experience in roles such as operations/production manager, supply chain manager, plant controller, OpEx lead, or continuous improvement manager.
Ce oferim
- Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence;
- we offer great work-life balance, and competitive salary & benefits package;
- performance-based bonus opportunities;
- flexible working arrangements (40-hour work week with hybrid options);
- competitive pension scheme and 8% holiday allowance;
- year-end bonus of 5%;
- health & wellbeing initiatives;
- diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey;
- exceptional support of cross-disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths;
- a friendly and informal working environment, yet professional team members as sparring partners;
- autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world;
- shape and scale the OpEx agenda of a business group in full transformation, influencing decisions at the highest levels of the Ingredients business.
Descrierea postului vacant
- responsible for improving financial and operational performance across five production sites (Performance+ agenda)
- establishing clear performance tracking and dashboards with a focus on financial impact
- developing best practices and ambitious improvement roadmaps
- optimizing processes in collaboration with technical experts (quality, efficiency, reliability)
- leading and coordinating improvement programs and stakeholder collaboration
- identifying improvement opportunities and building strong business cases
- translating operational improvements into tangible financial results
- driving a culture of continuous improvement and performance excellence
Detalii despre echipa
Vezi toti colegii pe LinkedinBusiness Group Ingredients develops high-value nutrition solutions used worldwide across all life stages. Our portfolio includes Early Life Nutrition (ELN) - ingredients for infant formulas, and Adult Nutrition (AN) - performance nutrition, active nutrition, and medical nutrition. We operate in a B2B environment, supplying ingredients and semi-finished products that are further manufactured by customers into consumer goods.
You'll be based at our headquarters in Amersfoort, working with multidisciplinary teams to make a real difference in the lives of millions of people by providing the very best nutrition. Your work extends across five production sites: Veghel, Borculo, Bedum, Workum, and Delhi (NY, USA).
Our Ingredients team is characterized by entrepreneurial spirit, collaborative culture, and a drive for continuous improvement. You'll work alongside highly skilled professionals who are passionate about pushing boundaries and making a real difference in global nutrition.