Senior Project Manager

Manufacturing & Production · Production & Assembly · Manufacturing Engineering

In short

Arla Foods Ingredients søger en erfaren Senior Project Manager til at lede komplekse innovations- og produktudviklingsprojekter fra start til slut. Stillingen kræver en stærk evne til at samarbejde på tværs af funktioner og niveauer, drive beslutningstagning og bidrage til udviklingen af projektledelsespraksisser. Ideelt set bosiddende i nærheden af Videbæk, Danmark, med en hybrid arbejdsmodel.

Responsibilities

Leading complex innovation and NPD projects end-to-end, ensuring progress on time-to-market and benefit realisation.
Acting as a people-oriented project leader, creating strong collaboration and engagement without formal line authority.
Navigating and aligning diverse stakeholders across functions, seniority levels and locations.
Driving decision-making through clear communication, structure and fact-based recommendations that support strategic trade-offs.
Contributing to the continuous development of project leadership practices, ways of working and collaboration in the PMO.

Requirements

Experience leading complex projects in a matrix or cross-functional organisation.
Understanding of stakeholder management and organisational dynamics.
Ability to build trust across professional disciplines and create collaboration without relying on formal authority.
Comfort working with long project horizons, uncertainty and evolving solutions.
Confident communication in English.
Experience from the pharmaceutical industry, or from a similarly regulated and quality-focused environment, would be a strong advantage.

Desired Qualifications

Formal project management certification is not required.
Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement.

Benefits

Opportunity to lead complex innovation and new product development projects.
Work with dedicated experts in a dynamic and innovative environment in a growth industry.
Influence the content of your role and create the conditions for innovation success.
Work with stakeholders across the full value chain (R&D, supply chain, commercial).
High degree of freedom within your project teams.
Chance to work with competent and dedicated colleagues who share your passion for project excellence.

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About Arla

We are more than 23,000 colleagues across 39 countries and 7,624 dairy farmer-owners in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We aim to create the future of dairy, to bring healthy and sustainable dairy products to people across the world, and to lead the transition towards sustainable dairy farming and production. We work continuously on the farms, at the dairies, and in our administration to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. We are committed to champion good food habits and inspire a healthy life. We collaborate with NGOs and…

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