Project Manager

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Join Bertelsmann as a Project Manager in Heijen to lead programs from award to handover, including onboarding customers and deploying Autostore and warehouse automation. You will own scope, schedule and budget, mentor a team, and provide updates to the steering committee while building stakeholder relationships under the Arvato NL Prince2 method. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s or master’s in logistics or engineering, is self driven with strong communication and interpersonal skills, and preferably has experience with large scale warehouse automation; English required, Dutch helpful. We offer a competitive package, a company car, 25 to 28 vacation days, and strong development opportunities. To apply, tailor your CV and cover letter to show project wins and automation experience, and apply on the Bertelsmann Arvato NL careers page.

Take your next career step with us as an Project Manager and develop professionally and personally with a steep learning curve. At our location in Heijen, you will further advance the Project Management organization and experience the exciting world of our international supply chain solutions, first hand. Become part of an innovative and dynamic company that sees quality and performance as key factors for success. 

We’re on it! Are you on it?

Our belief is that our company mindset should align with your personal mindset. Let’s see if we are a match. Do you dare to take the initiative, and do you always look for opportunities? Are you willing to commit & deliver to take responsibility for your job? Do you have the constant ambition to go that extra mile for your customers and colleagues? And are you a true team player, as we act as one team, one company? Four times ‘yes’? Then we are the right company for you!  

YOUR TASKS

As an Project Manager you are responsible for managing large and complex projects, such as the implementation of new won large customers and realization of large scale automation such as Autostore, shuttle and pallet highbay. Projects start after the business award and finish with the successful handover to operations.

• You are responsible for making your projects a success, meaning the project is finished within the right scope, time and budget;
• Manage the project team consisting of multiple workstream leads and support roles;
• Guide decision making by the steering committee by frequently providing a status update and by providing the steering committee with the right and fact based information;
• Developing and maintaining good relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders. Mature counterpart of the customer’s or supplier’s organization;
• Applying the Arvato NL project methodology in your daily work, which is based on Prince2;
• You will report to the Director Logistics Engineering.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Logistics, (Technical) Business Administration or (Industrial) Engineering;
• Self-driven, with a measured persistence based on a hunger to succeed and grow with your team and the customer;
• Strong communication skills;
• Interpersonal intelligence: In addition to solid communication skills, it is also of importance to possess excellent interpersonal skills to effectively inspire and lead the people you work with. From customers to stakeholders, you get others on board with your vision;
• Preferably experience with the implementation of large scale warehouse automation, like Autostore and shuttle systems;
• Ability to communicate in English language (written and oral), Dutch would be beneficial.

WE OFFER

• Between €4.004,- and €6.674,-, We top it off with 8% holiday allowance and discounted gym memberships;
• Additional we offer a perfomance bonus;
• A company car;
• 25 paid vacation days, possibility to extend these to 28 vacation days;
• Versatile working environment with creative freedom, flat hierarchies and an open corporate culture;
• Very good development opportunities at a growing logistics company.