Job opportunity
IT Project Manager
GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.
Job information
Reference Number
JR-0032589
Job function
IT
Position type
Full time
Site
Sneeuwhaas 25, 5236 NX 's-Hertogenbosch
Your responsibilities and tasks:
As IT Project Manager work in a structured manner, drive projects toward agreed milestones, and tackle challenges with a positive attitude, whether theoretical or hands-on. Experience with Agile methodology is a plus, and you support others in understanding and applying it.
Effective execution, coordination, and organization of multiple IT projects
Develop, refine, and manage project plans to ensure on time and on budget delivery
Arrange and manage the right resources required for the project within GEA IT organization and, depending on the project, also resources from external IT service providers
Proper reporting of project status to the project boards, service delivery management, to the service owner(s) and to other stakeholders
Identify and manage risks to ensure successful delivery
Keep track on pending issues and escalate where necessary
Change management activities that are related to the project deliverables
Excellent, timely and effective communication about the project to all stakeholders.
Your profile and qualifications:
We expect you to have proven experiences (at least 10 years) in IT project management
The following educational background, knowledge, skills, and competencies are relevant for this role:
Masters’s degree or relevant experience
Experience with large SAP projects
Experience with project management frameworks, particularly Prince 2 (certification preferred)
Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban (certification preferred)
Ability to understand business processes, interdependencies and complexity
Result driven – focused on targets and project plans
Strong stakeholder management
Experience as program manager / multi project manager desirable
Proven ability to manage an international team of experts
As this role is in an international environment, English language skills are a must. Both verbally as in writing. German language skills would be very welcome. When you master any other languages that is considered a plus.
In addition, being a strong communicator, you will preferably regard yourself as a passionate person who is always willing to cooperate not thinking about problems but about their solutions.
The main project location being Duesseldorf, presence in Duesseldorf office is expected on a frequent basis.
Our offer to you:
Competitive salary + 8% holiday allowance.
Company car or Travel allowance.
27 holidays + 13 ADV days based on full-time.
Participation in pension fund (PME).
Home working allowance if applicable.
Possibility of collective health insurance.
Contribution to your sports subscription.
What happens once your application is submitted?
You will receive an email when your application has been processed.
One of our TA Partners will review and verify if the application meets the qualifications of the role.
If your application has been successfully verified, you will be invited to a first interview either virtually or face-to-face.
Usually after the second/third interview round we will make a decision.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to our team at any stage of your application.
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GEA’s heritage stretches back more than 140 years. Today, we operate in resilient customer industries with a dedicated workforce of more than 18,000 employees and conduct business with more than 150 countries.
