Project Manager, Arla IT - Viby

Interested in spearheading IT projects vital to advancing Arla dairies in their digitalization and automation journey? Well then. Why don’t you join Arla IT as an integral part of our delivery team, where you get to collaborate closely with fellow project managers?

“As an Project Manager, you navigate through a landscape of many interesting challenges and technologies together with talented (and awesome) colleagues. Working on projects that directly impact the production in the dairies is highly motivating and rewarding for me since I can easily see the value and synergies that IT and automation bring to daily operations.” – Frederik Schmidt Sander, Project Manager

And with projects varying in size and complexity, we can both match your capabilities and make room for you to grow.

How you will make an impact

In essence you will be to leading various IT CAPEX projects at our dairies worldwide, aiming at getting all Arla dairies up to the Arla IT Group standards.

Success in this role hinges on delivering projects to our dairies with precision, on time, and within budget. To achieve this, you will work closely with the CAPEX manager, consultants, solution architects, other project team members, and key stakeholders at our dairies.

In addition to managing projects, you will maintain relationships with regional production leaders, serving as their strategic partner, providing regular updates and addressing issues.

Furthermore, you can look forward to:

• Taking financial responsibility for the IT delivery within the CAPEX projects
• Coaching and developing the project team to deliver to their best via Arla’s leadership behaviours
• Collaborating on the creation and updating of roadmaps with the project team
• Building strong partnerships with engineering, technology, and Dairy teams
• Ensuring close collaboration with product owners and scrum masters from Dairy IT

This position is located in Viby, but anticipate approx. 30-40 days of travel each year to visit dairies worldwide.

How you will be successful

Being a true people leader, you relish the opportunity to develop and coach teams.  You will interact with a diverse stakeholder environment that spans various cultures, so exceptional facilitation and communication skills are essential, as is your ability to engage with individuals from various backgrounds. In addition to that, you :
 

• Have a minimum of 3-5 years' experience as an IT project manager

• Have strong IT acumen or experience from IT production environment
• Are proficient in spoken and written English

What do we offer

At this opportunity, you will collaborate with a motivated and skilled team of project managers, fostering mutual support. Beyond project delivery, you will actively contribute to shaping our framework by initiating process improvements and enhancing the project model. Additionally, you'll have the flexibility to work from home, from the offices or the dairies as needed.

Would you like to join us?

If you want to seize this exciting opportunity, please apply as soon as possible. We will screen applications and invite candidates into process on an ongoing basis. For additional information, please call Senior IT Manager Supply Chain IT Michael Hjorth Hansen on +45 91312616.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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