At Caldic we are continually developing our capabilities and we strive to become better every day, with the goal to build long-term relationships. To add value to our company, and to our inspiring solutions we are currently looking to add to our team. Are you a natural leader with a proven track record in the industrial market? Do you have the drive to succeed in a moving fast forward company? Then we are looking for you!
Position Function:
Drives the end-to-end delivery of assigned cross-functional transformation initiatives across Caldic North America. Reporting to the Director, Business Transformation & Excellence, translates priorities into practical project plans, coordinates stakeholders and dependencies, and manages risks, issues and decisions. Connects Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Care and enabling functions to ensure improvements deliver measurable outcomes, are adopted and are transferred to accountable business owners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate transformation priorities into project objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones and success measures with sponsors and functional owners
- Manage integrated project plans, coordinate workstreams and dependencies, and follow through on actions with clear owners and deadlines
- Lead delivery of assigned process redesign, system implementation and integration projects across Caldic’s manufacturing and distribution activities, within approved scope and governance
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment across Sales, Customer Care, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Finance and IT to resolve handoff gaps and delivery barriers
- Maintain practical PMO standards, risk and issue logs, decision records and dashboards; consolidate portfolio milestones, dependencies and resource constraints for the Director
- Coordinate implementation readiness, testing, communication and training with functional owners to support adoption and sustainable ways of working
- Identify risks and issues early, facilitate corrective actions, and escalate unresolved scope, resource, timing or priority trade-offs with options and business impacts
- Prepare concise status updates and decision requests; track agreed costs and benefits with Finance and business owners, distinguishing expected benefits from validated results
- Confirm deliverable acceptance, capture lessons learned, and hand over processes, controls, measures and outstanding actions to accountable business owners
Key Skills & Competencies:
- Hands-on project management: translating business objectives into achievable plans, defined deliverables and measurable outcomes
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder communication; ability to influence and secure commitments without direct authority
- PMO discipline in scheduling, dependency management, risk and issue tracking, governance and portfolio reporting
- Understanding of B2B ingredients manufacturing and distribution, including commercial processes, customer service, supply chain and quality/regulatory interfaces
- Practical process mapping, continuous improvement and change implementation skills, including readiness, adoption and handover
- Analytical problem solving; ability to synthesize operational and financial data into clear recommendations and benefit tracking
- Strong organization and follow-through across concurrent projects; proficiency with project planning, collaboration and reporting tools
Credentials / Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field required
- PMP, Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), or Prosci change management certification preferred
Experience:
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in project management, business transformation, commercial operations, supply chain or management consulting, including delivery of cross-functional projects
- Experience in food & beverage, ingredients, or industrial B2B manufacturing and distribution strongly preferred
- Demonstrated delivery of process improvement or system implementation projects, from planning through adoption and business handover
Decision-Making & Problem Solving skills:
Independently manages day-to-day project delivery within scope, timelines and governance. Facilitates problem solving and recommends corrective actions; escalates changes to priorities, funding, resources, policy or scope to the Director or designated sponsor. The Director retains transformation strategy and portfolio prioritization. Functional leaders retain process ownership, operational decisions and acceptance of implemented solutions; this role does not replace functional accountability.
Key Interfaces / Internal & External Contacts:
Works closely with the Director, Business Transformation & Excellence, project sponsors and functional owners across Sales, Customer Care, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Finance and IT. Coordinates project teams and provides decision-ready updates for leadership reviews. Engages consultants, technology providers and external partners as required for Caldic projects.
About us:
At Caldic we value our team spirit, built on strong relationships and open communication. You will be part of a community where you can always get support from experienced colleagues. At the same time we encourage an entrepreneurial mindset:
Every day hundreds of thousands of people around the world are in touch with a food, pharma, personal care or industrial product that has been handled with care by Caldic. At Caldic we are the linking pin, connecting people, products and solutions for a better world. But we go beyond connecting to ensure we deliver on our business partners' requirements for added-value R&D, manufacturing and packaging solutions, while minimizing the environmental impact. This makes Caldic the partner of choice in innovative and sustainable solutions in life science and specialty chemicals. Our tagline ‘Because we care' underlines our commitment to our people, our business partners and our planet. On a daily basis around 1200 Caldic employees go the extra mile to deliver value-add solutions. Caldic is present in 19 countries in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.caldic.com.
Caldic Canada Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon: Age, Citizenship, Colour, Family Status, Gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), Gender Identity or Expression, Marriage and Civil Partnerships, Physical and/ or Mental Disabilities, Political Belief, Race, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Accommodations are available upon request for any candidate and/ or employee.
