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
The Project Manager Product Relocation is responsible to project manage the relocation projects of Vanderlande products from one supply chain to another based on the product relocation strategy set by Global Supply Chain’s management and agreed with the Vanderlande Board. The reasoning to relocate a product is often driven by the desire to either increase Vanderlande’s global supply capacity or to better support our projects and customers with shorter lead-times through local production.
Global Supply Chain
Vanderlande’s Global Supply Chain department is responsible for the manufacturing and supply of Vanderlande proprietary products to our customer sites worldwide. Global Supply Chain (GSC) is divided in three separate organizational entities; Supply Chain Center North America, Supply Chain Center Europe, and Supply Chain Center Asia Pacific. The Supply Chain Centers are supported by two global supply chain departments; Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Development. The Project Manager Product Relocation reports to the Manager of Supply Chain Development.
Core Tasks
In this role, it is your responsibility to deliver a smooth running multi-tier supply chain to the local Supply Chain Centers. This supply chain must meet the targets set in the business case and project plan and your main focus areas are product cost, quality assurance, supply lead-time and supply capacity.You will start your project with writing a high-level Project Plan including high level scope, planning, deliverables or targets, required project team and an updated business case of cost and benefits.
Once your project plan is approved you become responsible to manage your team through the different stages of the relocation project and doing so within the agreed planning and budget constraints.Depending on the characteristics of the project your team consists of representatives from Research & Development, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Sourcing, Cost Engineering, Manufacturing, and Suppliers.
You yourself represent the supply chain management function within the team.In addition to project managing product relocations you will also represent Global Supply Chain in multi-disciplinary Product Teams chaired by Vanderlande’s Product Management.
Your profile
• Bacherlor or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering.
• Proven experience in successfully managing projects in an international and technical environment.
• Experience in Supply Chain Management, Sourcing or Quality Assurance is preferred.
• A natural leader with excellent communication, influencing and motivational skills.
• A strong focus on the overall project status but with a desire and interest in knowing the details.
• A team player with good communication, negotiation and social skills that can influence without power.
• Assertive, result-oriented, and pro-active.
What we offer
In the challenging and responsible position of Project Manager Product Relocation you’ll have the chance to make a significant contribution to the growth and profitability of Vanderlande Industries. Our organisation has been named for several years in a row as ‘Top Employer’ and ‘Best Employer’. We offer a full-time position in an informal and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development.
As well as your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:
• 27 days vacation & 13 ADV (working hours reduction) days
• Flexible working hours
• Training facilities
• Travel expenses
• Collective pension scheme and insurance facilities for healthcare, car etc.
Contact
If the challenging profile appeals to you, apply now by filling in the application form and uploading your CV and cover letter. For more information about this vacancy, please contact Dave Coppen, Senior Recruiter – 0413-495288.
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| Education Backgrounds: |
Business Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
| Specialties: |
Process Management Project Management Purchase Supply Chain |
| Education Level: |
Undergraduate (Bachelors) Postgraduate (Masters) |
| Experience: |
0 - 2 years 2 - 5 years 5 - 10 Years |
| Languages spoken: |
English |
| Job Location: | Veghel, Netherlands |
Type: Job
Deadline: 1st August 2019
Job reference (ID): 12447
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