Project Manager PMO - Manufacturing Strategy

Trivium Packaging; Schiphol; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Start-up mindset

Sustainability

Global environment

Collaborative team

Creative freedom

Impactful work

Career growth

Job summary

Trivium Packaging is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex strategic, operational and transformation initiatives within its manufacturing network. You will manage cross-functional programs, align with capital investments, and ensure on-time, within-budget execution across European facilities.

The role requires deep project management experience, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while driving continuous improvement and value realization

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant work experience covering project management and manufacturing.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong financial acumen with ability to develop and challenge business cases.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions.
• Analytical and systematic approach to complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead allocated projects using the PMO toolbox and governance.
• Manage cross-functional transformation programs including footprint optimization.
• Own complex business challenges and structure them into executable programs.
• Set up project teams, define plans, track progress, and manage risks.
• Build budgets and business cases; ensure tracking and CAR preparations.
• Engage stakeholders via Steering committees and regular updates.
• Forecast and manage capital spending related to project execution.

Skills

Project management

Manufacturing

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Change management

Analytical skills

Education

MBA or related degree

Job description

The Opportunity

Trivium Business System aims for Best-In-Class execution of fundamental business processes, including Project management. With standardized tools, defined processes, and systematic training we target to improve Trivium’s capabilities and a common operating language. The Manufacturing strategy department oversees the end game vision for Trivium manufacturing network, defines objectives and identifies key initiatives to get to the desired outcome. It holds the oversight of the Capital allocation process and capital budget, for a large set of industrial projects such as: Equipment investments (CAPEX (capital expenditure)), to increase productivity, deliver quality gains, and support our plants in some of the most challenging technical issues.

The Project Management Office (PMO) Oversee business projects and ensure on time, in full and within budget completion. They also ensure all team members uphold the company standards throughout each project’s development and execution. The Project Manager (PM) is the leader of key strategic projects (technology focus, customer initiatives, or organizational improvements), with full accountability for all aspects of project management. Many of these initiatives involve major capital investment up to several million Euros in the European manufacturing facilities as well as customer-related projects and commercial supply transitions.

The PM must view projects not only from a technical perspective but also with customer, financial, operational and sales objectives in mind.

The primary focus will be leading complex strategic, operational and transformation projects, ranging from manufacturing network optimization and supply transitions to major CAPEX and cross-functional organizational initiatives. In addition to these, the development and execution of company operation focused initiatives, improvements, workforce skills development, and best practice initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead allocated projects by leveraging the PMO toolbox and ways of working to achieve agreed objectives.
• Lead complex cross-functional transformation programs, including manufacturing footprint optimization, production transfers, organizational change and strategic operational initiatives
• Take ownership of complex and initially ambiguous business challenges, structure them into executable programs, establish governance and drive the organization toward clear decisions and outcomes.
• Set up, organize & lead project teams to collectively:
  • Kick off and lead project definition.
  • Define the project plan, ensure accountability of tasks and track progress.
  • Run detailed risks analysis and build mitigation and contingency plans.
  • Lead appropriate Stakeholder management, including Steering committee and regular updates.
  • Build project budget and Business case, and ensure tracking. This includes CAR preparations.

• With a can-do mindset, the project leader will navigate the project to success, seeking to lift roadblocks:
  • Presents multiple solutions when presenting project options (Scenario thinking)
  • Manage and forecast of associated project capital spending compared to budgeted costs.
  • Lead implementation, start-up and commissioning of new technology, equipment, and manufacturing processes within Trivium facilities.

Project Management TBS

• Be a proactive force and propose continuous improvements in ways of working.
• Shape and implement Trivium Business System (TBS) concerning project management
• Support and drive best practice initiatives across operations.
• Deliver in-house Project management training

Education And Experience

• 10 years of relevant work experience covering:
• Project management.
• Manufacturing.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Good written and verbal communication skills .
• Fluent in English language.
• Team player with the ability to remove obstacles and get things done by working collaboratively and successfully across all levels of the organization.
• Strong attention to details and technicalities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders, reconcile competing functional priorities and drive timely decisions in complex environments.
• Strong financial acumen, with the ability to develop and challenge business cases, assess investment alternatives, quantify benefits and risks, and track value realization throughout execution
• Excellent organizational and technical skills.
• Proven ability to design and execute projects in a complex environment.
• Convincing interpersonal impact and personal credibility.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to plan, think strategically and work independently.
• Ability to devise and lead change effectively.
• Analytical and systematic approach.

What We Offer

• Start-up mentality with over 100 years of experience.
• A company where sustainability matters.
• Global working environment.
• Lean team with knowledgeable and supportive colleagues.
• Room to be creative, try new things, and push the envelope.
• Make a real impact and shape Trivium’s manufacturing network.
• Contribution to increase the organization maturity level on Project Management.

BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK

At Trivium, we believe that people perform at their best when they can bring their true selves to work. That’s why we hire diverse talent at every level and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome colleagues of every background, identity and perspective, because our people like our customers come from all over the world. Creating an environment where everyone feels respected, supported and able to thrive isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s business critical. When our people belong, they deliver their best work, and together we achieve more.