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.
Chúng tôi cần
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.
Chúng tôi có
- 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.
Mô tả vị trí tuyển dụng
As performance manager business group ingredients, you own the Performance+ agenda across our five production sites. You lead, track, and drive a portfolio of improvement initiatives that strengthen financial and operational performance.
Your key responsibilities:
Performance Governance & Transparency
- implement robust tracking and dashboards that link activities to financial impact;
- ensure accountability against plan, targets, and savings;
- provide insights that drive decision-making.
Standard-Setting & Roadmap Development
- define Ingredients OpEx best practices;
- develop clear, ambitious improvement roadmaps;
- support sites in translating targets into actionable pathways.
Process Control Excellence
- partner with technical experts to elevate process control maturity;
- identify process gaps and deploy best-practice improvements;
- strengthen quality, efficiency, and reliability across all production sites.
Program Leadership
- orchestrate collaboration between SC Director, plant leaders, OpEx leads, and finance;
- ensure momentum, remove roadblocks, and align priorities;
- coordinate a structured program approach across sites, escalating when needed.
Value Identification & Business Case Development
- analyze performance data to identify opportunities;
- build credible business cases backed by operational and financial insight;
- shape initiatives that deliver real and lasting impact.
Execution & Financial Translation
- ensure execution excellence and timely delivery of critical initiatives;
- translate operational improvements into financial outcomes that resonate with leadership.
Culture & Mindset
- promote FrieslandCampina's OpEx framework;
- build capability and drive a performance culture across sites;
- foster continuous improvement that endures.
You will report to the Director Innovation & Programs and work closely with the Ingredients Supply Chain leadership team.
Chi tiết bộ phận
Xem tất cả đồng nghiệp của bạn trên 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.