Program Manager-PLM

RED Global; Randstad; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

RED Global is seeking an experienced Program Manager / Deployment Lead to support a large-scale PLM transformation and deployment programme within an international FMCG environment.

The role focuses on preparing multiple business units for deployment, driving fit-gap activities, coordinating data readiness and change management, and ensuring risks, dependencies and business requirements are effectively managed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within PLM / Product Lifecycle Management programmes.
• Experience within FMCG, Consumer Goods or Manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of R&D/RI, Quality, Manufacturing and Product processes.
• Experience with large-scale, multi-country transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder, governance, risk and issue management skills.
• Exposure to data readiness, change management and deployment planning.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• SAP / S/4HANA transformation experience is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate deployment preparation across multiple business units/countries
• Organise and drive fit gap / micro-change workshops
• Capture, consolidate and track functional gaps and business requirements
• Manage deployment risks, issues, dependencies and readiness
• Coordinate with business, data, change and functional teams
• Support data preparation and change management activities
• Run regular stakeholder and business-unit governance meetings
• Escalate key decisions and recommendations to global programme leadership
• Ensure alignment between local business needs and the global solution

Skills

PLM programmes

FMCG experience

Gx/RI processes

Change management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Multi-country transformation

Communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

Program Manager – PLM-Contract role-Netherlands

RED is currently looking for an experienced Program Manager / Deployment Lead to support a large-scale global PLM transformation and deployment programme within an international FMCG environment.

The role will focus on preparing multiple business units for deployment, driving fit-gap activities, coordinating data and change readiness, and ensuring risks, dependencies and business requirements are effectively managed.

This project starts from January 2027, duration is 1 year but it’s an initial 6-month contract, rolling/extendable, also its hybrid role with 2 days per week in office (Central Netherlands).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate deployment preparation across multiple business units/countries
• Organise and drive fit gap / micro-change workshops
• Capture, consolidate and track functional gaps and business requirements
• Manage deployment risks, issues, dependencies and readiness
• Coordinate with business, data, change and functional teams
• Support data preparation and change management activities
• Run regular stakeholder and business-unit governance meetings
• Escalate key decisions and recommendations to global programme leadership
• Ensure alignment between local business needs and the global solution

Key Requirements

• Proven experience within PLM / Product Lifecycle Management programmes
• Experience within FMCG, Consumer Goods or Manufacturing
• Strong understanding of R&D/R&I, Quality, Manufacturing and Product processes
• Experience with large-scale, multi-country transformation programmes
• Strong stakeholder, governance, risk and issue management skills
• Exposure to data readiness, change management and deployment planning
• Excellent communication and cross-functional coordination skills
• SAP / S/4HANA transformation experience is highly advantageous