Project Manager

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Volpak is a leading organization headquartered in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Spain.

As a key player in pouch-type packaging for over 40 years, we specialize in designing horizontal form-fill-seal, vertical multi-lane, and cartoning machines.

Our business portfolio encompasses a wide range of innovative solutions in consumer goods products, such as sauces & condiments, dairy, and confectionery, while extending its capabilities to meet the needs of other sectors like pet food, home care and chemicals.

We strive to continuously expand our offerings and enhance our capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

For more detailed information about Volpak and its comprehensive business landscape, please visit

Volpak is part of Coesia , a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

About the Role

As a Project Manager, you will lead and manage projects for Key Account clients looking for continuous improvements and their customer's satisfaction. You will manage multiple projects in parallel for a KA client with sites all over the world.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, facilitate communication, and establish clear objectives and act as voice of the project both internally towards leadership and externally by becoming the main contact for the customer and a crucial role for fluent and effective communication with all stakeholders.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Leading and coordinating the project team for a successful project execution, behaving as a role-model for the organization and client.
• Achieving cost, time and quality (URS) according to the order compromised with the customer.
• Managing the order from the moment in which it is issued until installation and acceptance at the customer site (SAT) is completed.
• Developing and executing communication plan inside the company and towards the client, and promoting communication regarding project status and priorities inside the organization.
• Developing and following up project schedule with the responsibility of effective resources allocation, and controlling project budgeted costs.
• Identifying and developing the project risk plan and consequence mitigation plans, including the technical risks in collaboration with engineering department.
• Monitoring performance and recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments or resource allocation to ensure on-time finalization according to specifications.

The position will be based in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Spain.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Mechanical or Industrial Engineering degree and at least 5 years of relevant working experience in project management in the machinery, automotive, aeronautics or pharmaceutical sector.
• Project Management official Training and PMI certification. PMP, Prince 2, Agile, Scrum, Kanban or Spring certifications will be a plus.
• Experience in Lean methodologies. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
• SAP knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent proficiency of Spanish, Catalan, and English. Knowledge of French is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong negotiation skills.
• Proactivity, flexibility, and result-oriented mindset, strong sense of leadership.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Availability to travel worldwide (20-25% of the time).

Our Offer

• Flexible timetable.
• Life insurance supported 100% by the company.
• Optional Medical insurance supported 50% by the company.
• Private parking.

Coesia is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and inclusion.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Project Management

Automation Machinery Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Machinery Manufacturing