Senior Project Manager, Nijmegen

About the Company Mead Johnson Nutrition is a long‑standing multinational brand specialising in infant and child nutrition. Our vision is to become the world’s leading provider of scientifically backed child nutrition and specialised food products and services. With over 450 employees, our Nijmegen factory produces super‑premium child nutrition for the largest market in the world, Greater China. Quality, reliability, innovation, and ethics are core values at Mead Johnson.

Our Global PMO&Transformation department is looking for a Senior Project Manager based in Nijmegen, Netherlands to lead complex, high‑impact initiatives across the organisation.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead complex, cross‑functional projects across regions and act as a key support to the Head of PMO&GMI on transformation, portfolio optimisation, and supply‑chain strategic topics.

The role combines strong execution ownership with exposure to broader PMO priorities, including profitability initiatives, portfolio governance, and value delivery. You will work closely with both technical and commercial senior leaders, contributing to structured decision‑making and driving alignment across functions.

This position requires strong leadership, business acumen, and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, international environment.

What will you do?

Partner with project initiators and sponsors, define project scope, lead feasibility assessments, and drive execution of complex initiatives.

Lead complex cross‑functional projects, ensuring alignment with business priorities and timely delivery.

Develop and manage integrated project plans, identifying interdependencies, critical paths, and key risks across functions.

Act as a central integrator across functions (R&D, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Commercial, etc.), ensuring alignment and driving decision‑making.

Support the Head of PMO&GMI in transformation initiatives, including portfolio optimisation and supply‑chain strategy.

Contribute to profitability and value delivery initiatives, including cost optimisation, sourcing‑related projects, and portfolio rationalisation.

Proactively identify, assess and manage risks and issues, driving mitigation plans and ensuring successful project delivery.

Prepare structured reports and recommendations to support decision‑making on priorities, trade‑offs, and resource allocation.

Ensure strong execution discipline through stage‑gate governance, performance tracking and continuous improvement.

Measure and communicate results against defined success criteria, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions.

Support portfolio‑level topics, including prioritisation, integration and alignment with business strategy.

Archive key project documentation and capture lessons learned to support continuous improvement across the PMO.

Who are you?

Bachelor’s (Master’s preferred) degree in Business, Engineering, Science or Supply Chain Management.

8+ years of experience in project or programme management within pharmaceutical, consumer or similar industries.

Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives in international environments.

Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across functions such as Marketing, R&D, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Finance and Supply Services.

Strong influencing skills with the ability to drive alignment and results across senior stakeholders.

Proven leadership and stakeholder management capabilities, including exposure to senior management level.

Solid understanding of project and portfolio management, preferably within Infant Nutrition, Pharmaceutical or Consumer industries.

Strong business acumen with exposure to operations, supply chain or strategic topics.

Excellent command of written and spoken English; Dutch is an advantage.

Recognised Project Management accreditation is desirable.

What do we offer? An inspiring and innovative work environment where you can develop your career and sharpen your skills in a dedicated and professional team. A full‑time contract with excellent working conditions and a competitive salary (82,500-124,000) depending on knowledge and experience. Mead Johnson has a 40‑hour working week with 25 vacation days. We also offer a good pension plan, a bonus scheme, collective health insurance and opportunities for professional development.

Applying for a VOG may be part of the recruitment process.

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