Senior Project Manager
VELUX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Gniezno • 🇵🇱 Poland
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Senior
About the role
- Lead global strategic projects on behalf of the Operations & Supply Leadership Team.
- Turn ideas into action by transforming project opportunities into well-defined initiatives with clear goals, resources, timelines, and risk assessments.
- Focus on transformation areas such as digitalization, productivity, and operational efficiency.
- Contribute to our strategic foundation, helping to shape the evolving Strategy & PMO function and its offerings.
- Supporting the selection and roll-out of a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) across all sites.
- Facilitating a program to increase automation on existing machinery and production lines across our global supply chain.
- Overseeing the global implementation of a standard training room concept, ensuring continuous learning and operational excellence across all factories.
Requirements
- Solid experience in leading complex global projects within manufacturing or supply chain environments with experience from consulting or a global project management office
- A project management toolkit, including scope definition, planning, budgeting, and execution.
- Skilled in analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to structure and execute large-scale initiatives.
- A natural ability to engage with senior leaders, while collaborating with colleagues across all levels—from shop floor to executive level.
- A collaborative and inclusive mindset, motivated to contribute to a supportive team culture.
- Experience managing cross-functional and geographically distributed teams (e.g. production, quality, IT).
- Financial acumen to develop and present compelling business cases.
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
- A relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
- A valid project management certification (e.g. IPMA D/C, PRINCE2).
Benefits
- Benefits may vary depending on the country of employment. More details will be shared during the recruitment process.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project managementscope definitionplanningbudgetingexecutionanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsautomationManufacturing Execution System (MES)operational efficiency
Soft skills
collaborationinclusive mindsetengagement with senior leadersteam culture contributioncross-functional team managementcommunicationsupportive teamworkleadershipmotivationadaptability
Certifications
IPMA D/CPRINCE2