Project Director Job in Veghel, Netherlands

A challenging role with Vanderlande will help you to develop your career and satisfy your ambitions. We are the global leaders for value-added logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market, as well as a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses. Our systems are operational at more than 600 airports – including 14 of the world’s top 20 – the world’s leading parcel companies, and 12 of Europe’s top 20 e-commerce companies.

Established in 1949, Vanderlande employs more than 4,500 people in more than 100 countries, all committed to moving our customers’ businesses forward. Our unique capabilities include integrating hardware, software and services into tailor-made solutions. The result is a distinctive track record in innovation, reliability and partnership. Our global presence provides an unrivalled 100 site-based teams, who ensure that our customers enjoy an optimum level of performance, 24/7.

Through building strong relationships – as well as enjoying our work and a more varied social life – the focus at Vanderlande is on the freedom to express ourselves while being trusted to deliver on every level. This is one of the key criteria on which Vanderlande has been assessed to become the number one Best Employer in The Netherlands for 2016.

If you’re ambitious and would like your career path to lead you to the fast-moving world of Vanderlande, then please contact us to set these challenges in motion.

Vanderlande – challenges in motion

Project Director Job Description

Do you have an entrepreneurial background and an in depth understanding for concepting and executing of major material handling systems (projects > 20 Mio Euro) in a comparable environment? Do you have a high degree of acceptance with your customers and colleagues because of your personality and competences? Do you have an understanding of customers’ business? Your references of major projects which you have executed successful in the last 10 years will be an essential factor for applying to this position. Due to the continued expansion of the CC DPP international, we are looking to recruit a Senior Project Director. The key accountabilities of this role are to deliver large/ complex material handling projects within the global distribution and parcel and postal industries.

Key Activities

• Lead a multi-disciplined team and sub-contractors; manage conflict, establish priorities, coordinate many concurrent and sequencing activities, develop the people associated with the team, promote effective interactions among many departments and provide the project team with leadership;
• Project financial and budgetary control, including the initial project budget breakdown and cash flow management;
• Project planning, including integration of the project plan with the Customer’s overall planning;
• Quality control and risk management;
• Management of the customer relationship and customer expectations;
• Management reporting, ensuring the identification and escalation of issues and risks;
• Understanding contract terms and conditions and maintaining a clear document trail;
• Selection of third party suppliers, including contract negotiation.

Project Director Job Requirements

Critical Competencies and Experience

• A natural leader with excellent communication and motivational skills;
• Top player in execution of complex projects in a multi-disciplinary environment. Experience with projects exceeding Euro 20 Mio;
• High technically, commercial and contractual competencies with good commercial acumen;
• Dynamic problem solver with drive, determination and resilience to deliver challenging projects;
• Structured and organized approach to project management with flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing project environment; 
  Technical masters degree;
• Understanding of control systems hierarchy and implementation;
• Customer focus is of the highest importance;
• You enjoy the challenge of working abroad, for this role 30% travel is required;
• Fluency in speaking, reading and writing English.

Project Director Application Information

Our offer

Are you a talent that fits with our unique systems and are you seeking the next step in your career? Then we offer potential for you to shape your career.
Next to the primary and secondary employment conditions at Vanderlande Industries we offer the chance to join a growing global organization.
Once you join Vanderlande Industries you will work at a company that has been chosen as ‘Top Employer’ for 7 years in a row and ‘Best Employer’ for 6 years in a row.

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