Project Manager, Arla Foods Ingredients, Danmark Protein

Are you passionate about project management and ready to put your skills to the test in a high tech development environment at Danmark Protein? And are you ready to facilitate cross functional projects in Supply Chain ? If so, this position as Project Manager in Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) could be your next step.

How will you make an impact

As a Project Manager in PTD (Production, Technology & Development) you will be reporting to the Associate PTD Director, you will be working with the planning and execution of projects working cross functional together with all departments at Danmark Protein. The main project type will be within improvement and development by executing activities from the Danmark Protein business plan. You will have contact to all parts of AFI as well as external stakeholders. You will achieve success as you secure the implementation of improvement projects according to the agreed specifications, i.e. cost, time and quality.

Key responsibilities in this job will be:

• Execute end-to-end project management within larger Danmark Protein projects
• Identify and drive improvement initiatives within production and technology development
• Applying the Stage-Gate model as an active toolbox for planning, risks, decisions and progress.
• Process and product lead in CAPEX projects

While the role is primarily based at Danmark Protein, you should expect to work at other locations when required (e.g., Viby) to build relationships and keep projects moving.

What will make you successful

A successful candidate for this position will have acquired project management skills from a project management education or certification. You either have documented experience in handling end-to-end projects or having participated actively in projects. Having previous experience with the Stage-Gate model or other project management tools, will be seen as an advantage. Ideally you have worked in an production environment with international scope, while engineering or scientific knowledge on dairy/food/chemistry or biotechnology, will also be seen as an advantage.

Further we except that you:

• Are a skillful communicator, comfortable navigating among multiple stakeholders and having a sense of urgency to secure timely and consistent communication to everyone involved in the projects.
• Work with high structure and follow-up, balancing detail with forward drive and visible progress.
• Thrive on ensuring fact-based recommendations to management for decision-making, showing initiative and power.
• Have an enthusiastic approach to your work and surroundings.
• Are proficient in written and spoken English.

What do we offer

A position in a department with committed people where collaboration is the key word for a good working day with high well-being. You will be onboarded through a detailed 3 monthly plan where building up your tool box and relations is in focus.

Would you like to join us?

If you want to seize this exciting opportunity, please send your application as soon as possible as we will process application on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found. Please provide both your CV and Cover letter in English.

For additional information, please call Associate PTD Director, Lene Bjerg Jacobsen at +45 91 31 56 15.

About Arla Foods Ingredients

Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) is an independent company within the Arla Foods Group, consisting of a little over 1700 colleagues globally.

Our headquarters is located in Aarhus, Denmark. However, we have a global presence with subsidiaries and regional sales offices spanning South America, Asia, Europe, and Northern America.

We are the global leader in improving premium nutrition and our purpose is clear: Together we discover and deliver powerful nutrition for a stronger tomorrow. Together with our customers, research partners, suppliers, NGO´s and others, we discover and deliver ingredients and products that can advance lifelong nutrition for the benefit of consumers around the world.

By joining us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to shape your own development in a company that has achieved double-digit growth every year for a quarter of a century. While our factories may be packed with shiny steel vats, our labs look like something from the space program and our offices are awash in spreadsheets, we are a fundamentally human company with a genuine commitment to sustainability.

Read more about what it means to work with Arla Foods Ingredients: https://www.arlafoodsingredients.com/about/career/#career