IT Team Lead, IT Project team, Arla Foods Ingredients, Danmark Protein - Videbæk

Logistics, Sales & Operations · Supply Chain & Transport · Logistics Management · Project Management

In short

Arla Foods Ingredients is seeking an IT Team Lead to manage a team of 8 project managers responsible for strategic IT and automation projects at their Videbæk production site. The role involves people leadership, project execution, resource allocation, and stakeholder management, with a focus on continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop and support a team of IT project leaders, creating clear priorities and enabling strong collaboration.
Develop and implement operational plans for the area, including the effective allocation and deployment of resources.
Drive continuous improvement and participate in project groups within IT and cross-functional initiatives.
Ensure successful planning and execution of technology and automation projects that support the production environment and business strategy.
Manage resource allocation, stakeholder management, project governance, and continuous improvement of project practices.
Work closely with production, central IT functions, engineering teams, and external suppliers to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and according to agreed quality standards.
Plans and executes medium/high value CAPEX projects independently/high value workstreams across sites.
Contributes to quality/food safety in own area of responsibility, and quality/food safety mindset.
Contributes to department compliance with Arla standards/policies and applicable law and Health, Safety & Food safety procedures and mindset.
Partly responsible for managing the constraints of projects or development of standards, including cost, time, scope and quality of outcome.
Manages project team members in a medium/high scale project.
Supports Site Directors in assessing top line project concepts and business cases.
Defines and drive alignment across key stakeholders for key success criteria (Productivity, Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost).
Develops, aligns and executes detailed covering scope, schedule, cost, resource and risk to deliver the success criteria.
Works with Procurement, develops, aligns and executes detailed sourcing strategies.
Manages funding process, cash flows and changes through proper change management processes.
Manages communication amongst project team and key stakeholders, providing regular project updates to Project Steering committee.
Develops, aligns and manages project construction plan including clear construction safety plans.
Supports operations through project commissioning / start-up.
Manages project Close-out ensuring deliver of full project documentation package.
Supports for the site teams in execution of medium Operational CAPEX projects.

Requirements

Relevant IT degree (minimum AP Computer Science/Data Technician; ideally MSc in IT or similar).
Experience within IT project management in a larger company; manufacturing/food industry experience is an advantage.
Proven leadership experience, leading teams or projects, and a strong desire to develop within this direction.
Experience with project governance, and structured reporting to leadership.
A strong sense of quality, and the ability to prioritize and lead the team during busy periods, ensuring that support and project deliverables are executed correctly.
Fluency in Danish and English, both verbally and in writing.
University degree within Engineering (or related field) and minimum 6 years of related work experience.
Alternatively, minimum of 15 years of experience in technical / project management role with proven track record of delivering medium / large sized / complex technical projects.
CAPEX Project Management skills.
Capability to manage medium sized CAPEX projects in at least one of the following industries Food, FMCG or Pharmaceutical.
Understanding of CAPEX procurement practices and contract negotiation.
Good understanding of Supply Chain finance and on how to build a strong business case.

Desired Qualifications

IT generalist who can both run and evolve the function.
Familiarity with structured project models and the ability to manage complex stakeholder landscapes.

Benefits

Highly skilled environment where collaboration, professional knowledge and continuous learning are valued.
Opportunity to shape both project delivery and the continued development of project management practices within Production IT.
Commitment to professional development.
Creation of a positive, collaborative working culture that brings out the best in people.
Opportunity to shape your own development in a company that has achieved double-digit growth every year for a quarter of a century.
Genuine commitment to sustainability.

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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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