Project Manager Supply Chain

USG Professionals Belgium; Asse; Presencial; EUR 111.000 - 185.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

USG Professionals Belgium is seeking a Project Manager to lead the mechanization workstream for a new fresh-food warehouse. The consultant will partner with the Business Track Leader and act as the primary liaison with the mechanization integrator across design, build, and maintenance contracts.

Demonstrated experience in warehouse automation projects, strong logistics knowledge, and the ability to convert business needs into technical specifications are required.

Formación

• Proven experience as a Project Manager on warehouse automation and large-scale distribution-center projects.
• Strong understanding of fresh food logistics and warehouse operations.
• Experience with warehouse automation integrators and suppliers.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear technical and functional specs.
• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects involving operations, engineering, IT, legal and procurement.
• Familiarity with Design & Build and Service & Maintenance contracts, including design, performance and acceptance criteria.
• Strong organizational, communication, facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Fluent English and either Dutch or French; multilingual is a plus.
• Availability to support the project over the next 3–4 years, starting ASAP.

Responsabilidades

• Co-lead the mechanization workstream coordination with the business track leader for design, implementation, testing, commissioning and acceptance phases.
• Plan, facilitate, and follow up on meetings with the mechanization integrator and internal stakeholders.
• Gather, document, consolidate, and validate business, operational, and technical requirements for the mechanization design.
• Ensure alignment between proposed solution, operational needs, technical standards, budget, and timeline.
• Serve as the primary contact between the mechanization integrator and Logistics, Technical, IT, Legal and Procurement teams.
• Coordinate drafting, review, and finalization of Design & Build contract.
• Coordinate drafting, review, and finalization of Service & Maintenance contract.
• Monitor project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, actions, and overall progress.
• Identify, monitor, and escalate risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and decisions.
• Prepare clear status reports for project governance bodies and senior stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Project management

Warehouse automation

Stakeholder coordination

Contract knowledge

Multilingual

Descripción del empleo

Project Manager for Mechanization Workstream in New Fresh Food Retail Warehouse

We are seeking a consultant to lead the mechanization workstream for a new fresh food retail warehouse throughout a 3-4 year project.

The consultant will work in close partnership with the Business Track Leader and act as the primary point of contact between our company and the mechanization integrator. The role will ensure that business, operational, technical, commercial, and contractual requirements are clearly defined, aligned, and delivered throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Co-lead the coordination of mechanization workstream for a new fresh-food warehouse project, in close partnership with business track leader, through design, implementation, testing, commissioning and acceptance phases.
• Plan, facilitate, and follow up on meetings with the mechanization integrator and internal stakeholders.
• Gather, document, consolidate, and validate business, operational, and technical requirements for the mechanization design.
• Ensure alignment between the proposed solution, operational needs, technical standards, budget, and project timeline.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the mechanization integrator and the Logistics, Technical, IT, Legal and Procurement teams.
• Coordinate the drafting, review, and finalization of the Design & Build contract.
• Coordinate the drafting, review, and finalization of the Service & Maintenance contract.
• Monitor project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, actions, and overall progress.
• Identify, monitor, and escalation project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and required decisions.
• Prepare clear status reporting for project governance bodies and senior stakeholders.

Profile

• Proven experience as a Project Manager on warehouse automation, mechanization, intralogistics, or large-scale distribution-center projects.
• Strong understanding of fresh food logistics and warehouse operations.
• Experience working with warehouse automation/mechanization integrators and suppliers.
• Ability to translate business and operational requirements into clear technical and functional specifications.
• Experience coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder projects involving operations, engineering, IT, legal, and procurement teams.
• Familiarity with Design & Build and Service & Maintenance contracts, including detailed design, performance requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Strong organizational, communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Proactive, structured, solution-oriented, and comfortable operating in a dynamic project environment.
• Professional fluency in English and either Dutch or French (the 3 languages being a plus).
• Availability and commitment to support the project over the next three to four years, starting as soon as possible.