Senior Manager – Operations Transformation

Opdrachtinformatie

• Startdatum: 02-11-2026
• Duur: tot 01-05-2027
• 5 dagen per week, 40 uur per week
• Werkdagen: maandag t/m vrijdag

We need one external resource to support the Future of Sorting (Digital Roadmap).

This resource will help coordinate all the initiatives and stakeholders, but will also deep dive into the content and prepare the required documents for the different Stage Gates.

Functieprofiel

Project Manager

Functiebeschrijving

• Shape, challenge and support the execution of the long-term digitalisation and automation roadmap, ensuring alignment with operational and strategic priorities.
• Bring structure and senior oversight to the project portfolio, strengthening governance, prioritisation and the consolidated view of progress, risks, dependencies and key decisions.
• Act as a sparring partner to project leads and younger team members, coaching them in structuring projects, solving complex problems, preparing recommendations and effectively engaging stakeholders.
• Support and challenge strategic digital and automation projects from concept and business case through key decision gates, implementation and delivery.
• Structure and review business cases, project dossiers, steering committee materials, management presentations and stage gate reviews, ensuring management discussions are focused on the relevant facts, trade-offs and decisions.
• Translate complex operational, technological and organisational topics into structured analyses, clear recommendations and actionable roadmaps for senior management.
• Manage and facilitate alignment across senior stakeholders from Operations, IT and other relevant functions, proactively identifying areas of disagreement, dependencies and decisions required.
• Prepare and facilitate key governance and decision-making forums, ensuring effective follow-up of decisions and actions.
• Identify and assess opportunities to improve operational performance through technologies such as Warehouse Control Systems (WCS), AI-powered data capture, operational data platforms and future operational digital solutions and integrations.
• Support multidisciplinary teams in defining solutions and ensuring effective integration between operational technologies and other IT systems.
• Provide senior guidance on RFI, RFP and RFQ processes, vendor evaluations, technology choices and investment decisions.
• Challenge project plans, business cases, KPIs, risks and delivery approaches, helping teams anticipate issues and remove roadblocks before they impact delivery.
• Strengthen project management capabilities and ways of working across the team by introducing fit-for-purpose methodologies, templates, governance practices and decision-making frameworks.
• Coach and develop team members through hands-on support, regular feedback and knowledge sharing, progressively increasing their autonomy and ability to manage complex projects and stakeholders.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement by bringing an external perspective and challenging existing approaches, with particular attention to emerging technologies such as Digital Twins, advanced automation, AI and robotics.

Beoordelingscriteria

• De kandidaat beschikt over de gevraagde competenties (hard en soft skills) en heeft een cultural fit met de missie en visie van de klant.
  Le candidat possède les compétences requises (hard skills et soft skills) et présente une adéquation culturelle avec la mission et la vision du client.
• De kandidaat heeft hetzelfde type opdracht/project reeds elders uitgevoerd.
  Le candidat a déjà réalisé le même type de mission/projet ailleurs.
• De kandidaat heeft reeds eerdere ervaring bij publieke klanten.
  Le candidat a une expérience préalable dans le secteur public.
• De kandidaat is snel up-and-running door eerdere ervaring bij de klant.
  Le candidat est rapidement opérationnel car il a déjà acquis une expérience préalable chez le client.
• De kandidaat spreekt en schrijft de twee landstalen (business level).
  Le candidat parle et écrit les deux langues nationales (niveau affaires).