Senior Program Manager – IE&T Digital Tool Chain

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Veghel; Hybrid; EUR 73,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 vacation days

Hybrid workplace

Lease car/allowance

Health & Wellbeing budget

Commuting allowance

Home office allowance

Pension scheme

On-site health centres

Company restaurant & coffee bar

Job summary

Vanderlande is looking for a Senior Program Manager to lead the transformation and adoption of the End-to-End Digital Tool Chain across IE&T. This strategic role connects engineering, technology, product development, and business transformation, ensuring alignment and execution across multiple stakeholder groups.

You will drive the digital tool chain roadmap, connecting processes, systems, governance, and people across the engineering value chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of experience in program, transformation, or technology leadership.
• Proven success leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
• Exceptionally strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience translating strategy into execution and delivering business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Digital Tool Chain transformation roadmap.
• Lead complex, cross-functional programs and governance structures.
• Align and influence senior stakeholders across the organization.
• Drive adoption of new tools, processes, and ways of working.
• Provide executive reporting, risk management, and decision support.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Strategy execution

Influencing skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

PLM

ALM

MBSE

Digital Thread

Job description

Vanderlande is looking for a Senior Program Manager to lead the transformation and adoption of the End-to-End Digital Tool Chain across IE&T. This strategic role connects engineering, technology, product development, and business transformation, ensuring alignment and execution across multiple stakeholder groups.

You will drive the digital tool chain roadmap, connecting processes, systems, governance, and people across the engineering value chain. Success requires strong stakeholder management, influencing skills, and the ability to deliver results in a complex environment.

What would you be doing?

• Define and execute the Digital Tool Chain transformation roadmap.
• Lead complex, cross-functional programs and governance structures.
• Align and influence senior stakeholders across the organization.
• Drive adoption of new tools, processes, and ways of working.
• Provide executive reporting, risk management, and decision support.

What should you bring (qualifications and expertise)

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of experience in program, transformation, or technology leadership.
• Proven success leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
• Exceptionally strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience translating strategy into execution and delivering business outcomes.

What do we ask from you?

• Engineering Tool Chains, PLM, ALM, MBSE, or Digital Thread initiatives.
• Industrial automation, high-tech manufacturing, logistics automation, or similar industries.
• Experience working in matrix organizations and with executive leadership teams.

What we offer

In this challenging and responsible position, you willhave the chance to make a significant contribution to industry-leading projects and be connected to ourdedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development. By joiningour profitable and growing companyyou willbe able to reach your goals and focus on your future.

This position offers a competitive salary range of € 6535,49 to € 8869,60 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

On top of your fixedsalaryyou’llreceive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• Lease car/allowance
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Background screening

For this position it is possible that a background screening will be conducted. This screening can include checks such as verification of identity, qualifications or other relevant records, which may include criminal background or sanctions list checks, in accordance with our internal policies and applicable laws. Any job offer may be extended under the condition that the screening does not give reason to reconsider the hiring decision. Candidates will always be informed about the process and their rights before any screening is initiated.