Project Manager Packaging

Boxmeer
6000.00 - 7000.00
40 hours
Project duration at least a year
Bachelor degree

Client

Our client is a leading Project Management and Engineering company serving the pharmaceuticals industry around the world.

Requirements

Strong verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational skills. MS Project or other project management tools. Consensus building skills.

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (Packaging systems, Material Science)
Extensive experience and strong knowledge in packaging and packaging material technology
Knowledge of the packaging technology business (major players in the business, trends & innovations, major technologies);
Capable to understand the relation between materials, their performance, related methods, and technologies
Excellent Project Management skills
Good knowledge of regulatory guidance including FDA and EMA
Strong knowledge of GMP requirements
Strong scientific understanding
Demonstrated problem solving skills, and effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to collaborate effectively across functional boundaries, to align stakeholders and sponsors on strategies.
Travel requirement: willing to travel to the different production locations (up to 30 % of the time)
Language requirements:
i. English (fluent)
ii. Other languages are an asset, especially Spanish

What do you get?

Pension entitlement (15.9% employer contribution, 7.5% employee contribution)
Collective WGA / WIA insurance
NBBU collective labour agreement through equal remuneration
25 holidays days
8% holiday allowance
100% payment in case of illness in the first year
Travel allowance per kilometer or through public transport

Duties

Responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing and finalizing projects according to the specifications and deadlines, all while keeping the project within budget. Creates and reports project status and allocates resources as needed. Defines project governance policies and manages the financial concerns. Communicates and interfaces with all levels and across organizational lines, including the business units. May partner with external vendors based on the nature of the project. Minimal work direction needed, highly skilled and knowledgeable to the position.

Reporting to the Director of Packaging Technology & Support based in Boxmeer, the project manager assumes responsibility for the complete life cycle of packaging solutions, including development, validation, and implementation, with a specific focus on our manufacturing sites in Europe. This encompasses projects involving new packaging, issue resolution, and enhancement initiatives. You steer projects to successful completion, evaluating the impact of implementing packaging standards. You provide oversight to the ongoing implementation projects and initiate new projects aligned with the packaging strategy. Close collaboration is essential, involving coordination with R&D Product Development, Global supply chain, Global Engineering Services, Marketing, Global Supplier Management, as well as external suppliers of packaging materials and equipment.

This role is preferably based in Boxmeer (Netherlands) and is a temporary role to cover the leave of absence of one of the team members based in Salamanca (Spain). Close collaboration with the Spanish site will be a key aspect of the role.

Main responsibilities / assignments:
Supporting internal and external global production sites to implement new packaging standards, including modifications to filling and packaging processes.
Acting as a coach to increase awareness and knowledge regarding packaging for production and engineering staff.
Leading project teams to success by solid project management.
Identifying, initiating, supporting and following up of projects for continuous improvement of packaging processes with target to improve efficiancy at our manufacturing sites.
Review packaging material specifications, assess impact and define opportunities to improve cost and quality.
Support or lead investigation teams established to solve major packaging related quality issues occurring with our animal health products.
Set up of communication between and function as interface for manufacturing sites and other global departments such as Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Procurement, Quality and Marketing on packaging topics.
Facilitating of communication and function as interface for manufacturing sites to other global departments such as Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs and R&D Product Development.