Service Project Manager Distribution

Overview

Job Title:

Service Project Manager Distribution. As a Service Project Manager, you are responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing customer RMR projects from order to completion according to Vanderlande process and safety requirements. This role balances technical delivery, financial performance, and stakeholder communication to ensure each project meets scope, schedule, and quality objectives. You will work on several projects simultaneously and report to the Team Leader Service Projects for the EMEA-LATAM region.

You will align with internal project-team members (Engineering, Sales, Technology, Service) and external parties (Customers and Subcontractors).

• Lead and coordinate all phases of the assigned RMR service projects, from contract review through completion and handover.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Manage project scope, ensuring clear definition of deliverables and alignment with customer expectations.
• Monitor progress against plan, proactively identifying risks and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Responsible for health, safety and environment on site.
• Escalation and single point of contact for internal as well as external stakeholders for operational and technical issues.
• Oversee financial performance, including forecasting, invoicing, cost control, and identifying opportunities to sell additional services during the execution process to meet profitability targets.
• Facilitate coordination among engineering, procurement, and field service teams to ensure timely and quality execution.
• Preparing the STO by facilitating transfer of information from the project team to Services.
• Support continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and contributing to process standardization.

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management (or equivalent technical field).
• Around 5 years of experience in project management and logistics.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Working knowledge of project planning, risk assessment, and cross-functional coordination.
• Strong customer focus and service-oriented attitude.
• Good subcontractor management experience.
• Experience in working in matrix organizations with combined hierarchical and functional reporting lines.
• Flexibility in working with different cultures and regions with different maturity levels.
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% (short visits).

If this opportunity aligns with your expertise and ambitions, please submit your CV and cover letter. For further information, contact Stef Alferink (recruiter) or Umesh Manikandan (Hiring Manager).