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As Commercialisation Project Manager, you'll lead innovation and renovation projects across Business Group Europe's White Dairy portfolio, ensuring they deliver on objectives, requirements, budget, and timeline through disciplined gates-based project management.
You will:
• manage end-to-end project lifecycle through structured gates from initiation to launch, coordinating across R&D, QA, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain;
• lead diverse project types: new product development, new production line implementation, harmonization initiatives, supplier transitions, and new packaging concepts;
• bridge commercial needs with internal and external production capabilities, translating business requirements into executable plans that work in real production environments;
• develop business cases for CAPEX investments together with technical experts and finance teams, connecting operational improvements to business impact;
• ensure on-time, in-full project delivery while managing scope, budget, and quality requirements through the gates framework;
• maintain project documentation and updates in Principal Toolbox, ensuring full transparency and compliance across all initiatives;
• identify and manage project risks and uncertainties at each gate, escalating when necessary and finding creative solutions to keep projects moving;
• drive stakeholder alignment across multiple European countries and production sites;
• contribute to customer performance and P&L through effective project execution aligned with 12Q plans and Fighting Unit strategies.
You will report to the Manager Project Management and work closely with an international team across Europe.
Team Details
The Customer Supply Chain Commercialisation team acts as the expertise center for managing and implementing innovation for Business Groups Europe and Retail & Americas. The international team of approximately 10 professionals specializes in project management for White Dairy products, creating a customer-oriented supply chain footprint that connects production to in-store delivery.
You'll be based at our headquarters in Amersfoort, working within an international team spanning Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and UK. This is where strategy meets execution—you'll collaborate daily with commercial teams dreaming up the next innovation and production teams making it happen across our European network. Our team sees every aspect of the business: from R&D labs to factory floors, from finance meetings to customer presentations.
About the team and office:
• international, multidisciplinary team — highly skilled professionals across multiple markets, focused on collaboration;
• friendly environment — with wonderful cafeteria, free milk, cheese and Lattiz coffee, and subsidized lunches, drinks and events;
• easily accessible — close to central station and with private parking spaces.
The team culture combines entrepreneurial spirit with operational discipline. We're pragmatic problem-solvers who understand that successful innovation requires both creative thinking and rigorous execution through our gates framework. You'll work alongside professionals who are passionate about bringing better nutrition to consumers across Europe, operating with an informal yet professional approach where collaboration and knowledge-sharing are at the heart of everything we do.
Requierements:
Academic background (MSc, MA, or MBA) demonstrating structured problem-solving and sharp business insight.
Minimum 4 to 6 years of solid project management experience within an FMCG or production-driven environment.
Proven expertise in Stage-Gate methodology, new product and packaging development, and CAPEX business cases.
Full professional fluency in English (mandatory for all project documentation) and practical proficiency in Dutch (strongly preferred for factory floor communication).
Valid category B driver's license for on-site visits to various production facilities.