Freelance Projectmananger (ZZP)

• CV screening will take place on October 8.

• Interviews will be held that week and the following week.

• Ideally, the candidate can start as soon as possible — the project will run for 1 year.

• Working hours: 28–32 hours per week.

• Experience in FMCG is a must, with proven, measurable results.

• Work setup: 2 days in the office, 3 days from home.

• Reason for the request: Additional capacity needed for this project.

• Big plus: Experience in product development and processes.

• English is a must, Dutch is a plus.

• Add a short motivation based on the requirements

We are looking for a Project Manager within the Supply Chain Commercialisation team of FrieslandCampina, for the period of 1 year, starting period as soon as possible.

Within this team you will act as a Project Manager White Dairy, focusing on Design to Value projects. The aim of this program is to maximize value and minimize product costs, by bridging the commercial needs with internal or external production capabilities. In order to do this, you’ll work intensively together with and are the linking pin between many disciplines like R&D, QA, Finance, Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain. As Project Management is a specific capability, the project manager acts as full expert throughout the whole process, ensuring good quality of project documentation and implementation.

You will work with different commercial business units, mainly in Europe but partly outside. These business units develop, produce and commercialize a wide range of dairy products within cheese, fresh and ambient dairy business, targeted at key retailers.

As a Project Manager White Dairy you are leading in big DtV / renovation by delivering projects in line with project objective, requirements, budget and planning via well-organized Project Management, including management of uncertainties. CAPEX requests could be part of project realization as well, including preparation of the necessary Business Case together with your expert team members.

You are leading and coordinating all steps of a project: 1) Project initiation and orientation, 2) Project design and planning, 3) Project execution, 4) Stakeholder Management and 5) Project team lead.

In this position, you will be responsible for:

•    OTIF project execution (Realization of project deliverables within agreed timing and according to budget and requirements)

•    Compliance of project updates in Principal Toolbox

•    Agreed number of projects

To be a successful in this position, you have/ are:

•    MSc / MA / MBA Degree

•    Minimum of 7-10 years of work experience in the FMCG industry, with demonstrated record of achievement and project know-how

•    Understanding of new product/packaging development process

•    Understanding of (customer) supply chain within the total (internal & external) network of RFC

•    Demonstrated business planning and implementation skills

•    Demonstrated stakeholder management skills

•    Excellent communication & presentation skills (English)

•    Coaching skills

•    Knowledge of Marketing & Supply Chain;

•    Basic knowledge of Financial Management

•    High self-responsibility and accountability mindset

•    Pragmatic and flexible

•    Dynamic/energetic

•    Entrepreneurial ‘Can Do’ Mentality