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Project Manager Spare Parts

Walloon BrabantHybrid40 hours/week<3months

A subsidiary of a leading international player in the production, sales, and servicing of machinery for the beverage & liquid food industry worldwide.

  • The organization has decided to invest locally to build a strong team by combining spare parts expertise with the existing local spare parts & maintenance organization.
  • The aim is to improve responsiveness, enhance customer satisfaction, and better support business growth.
  • This strategic change will help prepare for future market challenges, including increasing Life Cycle Service (LCS) competition and the evolving impact of AI.
  • The Life Cycle Service Sales department is responsible for all sales activities to customers in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the DomTom.
  • Spare parts represent the biggest share of the LCS business, and this team provides quotation handling, order handling, and sales consulting to customers.

What you do

  • Manage and coordinate spare parts projects and customer requests from quotation phase through order execution, ensuring timely delivery and customer satisfaction.
  • Independently create and process simple and complex inquiries, quotations, and orders within the system landscape, taking into account customer and country-specific requirements.
  • Gather and coordinate all necessary information from customers, sales, and technical experts to develop accurate and tailored solutions.
  • Act as the central point of contact between customers, the parent company, and internal stakeholders throughout the execution of assigned projects and orders.
  • Coordinate closely with the parent company's business units to ensure smooth order execution, technical alignment, and efficient customer support.
  • Collect customer documentation and purchase orders to prepare and launch customer projects and orders.
  • Monitor project progress, priorities, and lead times, proactively identifying potential risks or bottlenecks and coordinating corrective actions where needed.
  • Maintain accurate data and documentation in SAP workflows to support offer, order, and project execution processes.
  • Process and analyze technical clarifications and overhauls, ensuring customer requirements are translated into effective solutions.
  • Take ownership of all spare parts activities for the assigned customer portfolio, ensuring effective coordination across the entire process chain.
  • Verify customer orders against quotations and ensure accurate order entry and follow-up within SAP.
  • Build and maintain strong customer relationships through regular communication and proactive support.
  • Work closely with the technical clarification team to provide customers with relevant technical information and tailored proposals.
  • Identify business opportunities and lead customer discussions to support the proactive growth of spare parts sales.
  • Create and manage opportunities within the CRM system and contribute to the development of future business.
  • Maintain and continuously improve Standard Operating Procedures related to LCS Sales activities.

What they ask

  • Hold a Graduate, Bachelor's, or Master's degree in a technical field, preferably in Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanics, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Gained initial experience (3-5 years) in industrial project management, spare parts management, technical customer support, or a manufacturing environment.
  • Possess a solid understanding of industrial equipment, technical components, and spare parts processes within a technical or industrial setting.
  • Comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders, managing priorities, and driving projects and customer requests through to successful completion.
  • Combine technical insight with strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Fluent in either Dutch, French, and English OR German, French, and English.
  • Computer literate and used to juggling between different systems.
  • Good knowledge of MS Office is a must; practical knowledge with SAP or similar systems would be practical.
  • Enjoy working with numbers, have an analytical mindset, and proactively reach out when noticing discrepancies in data, understanding the financial implication of data.
  • Eager to learn and to share with others whilst also working autonomously.
  • Like to work in environments with predefined processes.
  • A fine team player, collaborative, enthusiastic, and willing to continuously seek how things can be done better.

Practical

  • Full-time contract.
  • Homeworking 2 days per week.
  • Flexible working hours, leading to a nice work-life balance.
  • In-house training plus close follow-up and support.
  • Enjoy an attractive salary package, with numerous fringe benefits: variable bonus, company car, mobile phone, group, and hospitalization insurance.
  • Fully supported: IT tools/connection, laptop.
  • You will be part of a bigger team of about 15 people (Area Sales Managers, Project Managers, and Spare Part officers).

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