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Technical Project Manager

• Netherlands
• HAPS
• On-site
• Permanent Full-Time
• Posted: 1 Dec 2025

Technical Project Manager

About the job

Are you passionate about transformation projects, leading a team, and stakeholders management?

As a Technical Project Manager at our Danone Factory in Haps where we make Early Life Nutrition, you will manage our transformation journey. Haps plays a critical role in delivering ultra-premium Infant Milk Formula (IMF) to China and other key markets. To meet evolving global regulatory requirements, we are investing in projects that will shape the future of our operations.

Your mission is to plan, lead, and deliver projects successfully ensuring that scope, quality, cost, and timelines are met while coordinating resources and mitigating risks throughout the project lifecycle.

Key accountabilities:

• Ensure project safety, quality, time to market & cost control
• Aligns with stakeholders at different levels through communication & reporting, facilitating priority setting and decision making
• Ensures project resourcing, transversality and building a community of practice while securing knowledge

Key Responsibilities:

• Define needs and project scope and transform these into technical proposals
• Will participate in requisition and management of capital authorization requests and is accountable for project spending
• Strong alignment with Start Up Leader per project, together bringing change to successful Vertical Start Up (VSU)

About you

You obtained at least a Bachelor in Process / Food Technology, Mechanical Engineering or a similar field. In addition, you have more than 5 years of experience in managing projects in a production environment, specifically food factories.

Profile

• Good communication and reporting skills in Dutch and English
• Autonomous, well-organized and structured in your approach
• Result-driven with a 'get things done' mentality
• Able to communicate with every level of the organization
• Ability to take ownership and deliver results
• Team player, pro-active/ initiative, out of the box thinking.
• Pro-active attitude

Experience, skills, knowledge

• Proficient in project management, tools and budget investment and monitoring (MS project, Excel)
• Relevant work experience within an (international) production environment
• Experience in project management preferable in Food Industry with Liquid & Powder Processing with experience in validation and hygienic equipment design
• Experience with design & installation of state-of-the-art lines

Nice to have:

• Have relevant experience in the food, FMCG or pharmaceutical industry is an important nice-to-have, to be successful in this role.
• Know your way around AutoCAD
• Speak Dutch or would be willing to learn (Fluent in English is than a must)

About Danone

At Danone we are committed to our mission "bringing health, through food to as many people as possible", and is B Corp certified. Our Supply Point in Haps is fully paperless and CO2 neutral, reflecting our commitment to sustainability. Our state-of-the-art factory in Haps is part of Danone Specialized Nutrition and is one of the world's biggest producers of baby formula, exporting to over 55 countries. The ambition of Danone Nutricia Haps is to provide the best quality food, in the right volumes, on time, through Operational Excellence.

We offer:

All Danoners receive a comprehensive benefits package. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension, 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and you will receive a monthly health care allowance. In addition, you can get discount on your gym membership, and we offer initiatives focused on nutrition, physical, and mental health. We provide continuous learning opportunities through workshops, online courses and training sessions.

We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table - the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA.

It's simple - hit the "apply" button to upload your CV and cover letter. In order to comply with GDPR we can't process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can't wait to meet you.

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