Commercial Project Manager
Commercial Project Manager
Are you looking for a challenging Commercial Project Management role in the very heart of the organization, right in between commercial & the factories? This could be your chance! At FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy Netherlands (CDNL), part of the business group Europe in Amersfoort, we are looking for a Project Manager White Dairy and Cheese within the Commercial Product & Project Management (CPPM) team. The scope of this role is both A-Brands and Retailer Brands (Private Label).
What we ask
To be successful in this position, you have/ are:
- Academic working and thinking level
- >5 years relevant working experience in Food, and Marketing / Product / Project Management
- Knowledge of the dairy and cheese market and Private Label and/or Supply Chain experience is preferred
- Strong communication and networking skills (Fluent Dutch and English)
- Excellent project management and stakeholder management skills
- Capability to switch between a pragmatic approach and the one hand and conceptual thinking on the other
- Hands-on approach in administrative processes, both internal and customer
- Understanding basic business financials
- Problem solving mindset and analytical skills
- Growth mindset: enthusiasm for acquiring new skills and knowledge
- A driven and enthusiastic team player
What we offer
- Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence
- A workweek of (fulltime) 38 hours, an end year allowance of 4%, bonus scheme (max 10%), depending on your experience, the budget (hay 16) for this role lies between €4.357 - €5.914 based on fulltime;
- 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
- Free cheese and milk at lunch in the central office, and barista coffee to help you go through your working days with a lot of joy
Vacancy description
As a project leader C PPM you lead, or take part in, various commercial projects for A-Brands and Private Label. You do so in close collaboration with brand managers, customers (in case of private label), sales, finance, demand planning, R&D, QA and supply chain. You combine your commercial knowledge and experience with knowledge of supply chain and R&D/QA to form a commercially attractive and feasible concept for our brands and private label customers.
Projects follow internal processes such as IPM and CMB, and you will prepare the required documents.
Focus brands are Campina and Optimel, and you can also expect to coordinate change management for local brands such as Friesche Vlag, Fristi, Mona, Milner, Parrano and Monchou.
You also play an important role in managing the product portfolio for Private Label. This includes product lifecycle management, optimising the portfolio (e.g. harmonization, rationalisation, cost reduction etc), developing new or improved recipes and packaging for our brands and customers, and supporting private label tender processes.
You coordinate the phase-in / phase-out plans and you are responsible for starting the article creation and artwork process.
Team Details
See all colleagues on LinkedInThis position is part of the Marketing department within the operating company Consumer Dairy Netherlands (CDNL). CDNL is one of the fighting units within the Business Group Europe organization. This Business group is responsible for selling, planning, making and delivering consumer dairy products within Europe. You will become part of the Commercial Product & Project Management (CPPM) team, which consists of four Product/project Managers and four Consumer Service officers. The team is led by the Head of CPPM who reports directly into the Marketing Director.
For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.
We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.