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Project Manager
Kompak Etten-Leur
What is required?
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 3 to 5 years of work experience
- Broad packaging knowledge through relevant training (e.g. IPO, HAS, NVC) or several years of work experience
- Affinity with packaging
- Good command of the Dutch and English language, both verbally and in writing
- You have persuasiveness, leadership, curiosity, the ability to put things into perspective and are focused on improvement
- You are customer-oriented, communicative, assertive and have perseverance
What will you get?
- Market-based salary
- 40-hour working week
- 25 vacation days + 4 ATV days per year based on full-time employment
- Training and career-growth opportunities
- Phone, laptop and possiblity to work from home
What will you do?
- 5% Performing ad hoc tasks
- 35% Project planning, questions and administration
- 5% Supplier opportunities
- 15% Preparing and working out quotations
- 20% Internal consultation
- 20% Client consultation and preparation
Vacancy
As a Project Manager at Kompak, you'll be responsible for coordinating and implementing the entire process for blending and packaging new products, primarily for leading brands in the European market. From the initial briefing to the evaluation after initial production, you'll lead the project and monitor every step of the process. You'll oversee the entire process: from selecting and purchasing raw materials and packaging materials to fine-tuning production processes and ensuring a smooth and timely launch. You'll also identify bottlenecks and make adjustments where necessary, ensuring every project has a successful outcome.
In this role, you'll combine project-based precision with operational involvement. You'll work on implementing changes to recipes, packaging, and processes, and actively contribute to improvements for existing customers. In addition to project planning, you'll prepare quotations for new orders, coordinating technical possibilities and costs with colleagues in Engineering, Sales, and Processing. You'll frequently meet with clients to discuss the progress of new or ongoing projects and internally you'll collaborate closely with various departments to ensure coordination. You'll maintain an overview and ensure deadlines are met, whether this involves updating actions in the planning program or coordinating testing and validation.
You'll be working in a multidisciplinary team where collaboration is key. The team consists of a Sales Director and the CEO, both active in sales, a Business Development/Project Manager (your supervisor), two Project Managers, and a Project Support Officer. The team is characterized by an open, results-oriented culture where initiative is valued and knowledge is shared. Together, you'll ensure that projects run smoothly and clients can count on reliable and professional execution.
If you enjoy working with packaging, connecting different disciplines, and find it a challenge to organize multiple projects simultaneously and bring them to a successful conclusion under time pressure, then this is a job for you.
Working week
On a good workday, you have time in the morning to catch up with colleagues and plenty of time to work on projects and proposals. It's especially rewarding when a validation or pilot project is successful and you can celebrate the result with the team.
On a less enjoyable workday, you're constantly juggling ad-hoc tasks that demand immediate attention, and you have to fight multiple fires simultaneously. This leaves little time for structured project and planning work.
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- Short start of the day
- Resolving unexpected issues, testing or following up on validations
- Internal Project Team meeting
- Lunch
- Preparing quotations
- Client meeting
- Administrative processing
- Example weekly schedule*
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- Processing emails and brief coordination with colleagues
- Administrative processing
- Client meeting
- Lunch
- Finalizing quotations and internal coordination with Sales/Engineering
- Preparing new recipes and production planning
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- Processing emails and brief coordination with colleagues
- Problem solving or urgent project adjustments
- Short internal QA/Engineering meeting
- Lunch
- Validation guidance on the production floor
- Administrative processing
- Client meeting
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- Processing emails and reviewing schedule
- Administrative processing
- Bi-weekly meeting with supervisor
- Lunch
- Preparing quotations or implementing improvements in recipes/packaging
- Client meeting or production guidance for first batches
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- Brief coordination with colleagues
- Internal meeting
- Lunch
- Validating or testing products
- Updating actions in Monday and checking deadlines
- Administrative processing
Firsthand experience
Growth
At Kompak, the system of continuous improvement is paramount. Therefore, Kompak uses various methods to meet the training needs of its employees. These include coaching in achieving goals, peer reviews, training by mentors and managers, internal and external training, and e-learning.
Working at Kompak
WE ARE KOMPAK. WE HELP BRAND OWNERS GROW THEIR HOME & PERSONAL CARE BUSINESSES.
At Kompak, we enable premium brand home and personal care products to be developed, produced, and packaged safely, efficiently, and innovatively. From our state-of-the-art facility in Etten-Leur, we mix and package liquids and powders according to the highest standards of quality, commitment, and innovation.
Since our founding, we've grown into an enthusiastic team of 140 employees, with a modern machine park consisting of three liquid tanks, two powder tanks, and 19 filling lines (including 10 liquid lines and 9 powder lines). Our customers from all over Europe entrust their products to us completely, and we take that trust seriously.
What makes us special?
- A team that matters: passion, creativity, smart solutions, and responsibility
are at the heart of everything we do. - Complete production from start to finish: at Kompak, you can be involved
in the entire process, from development to packaging and logistics. - Innovative and modern workplace: working with advanced machinery in a
production environment where quality and safety are paramount. - Growth and development: with us, you'll have opportunities to learn new skills and help build innovative products.
At Kompak, we believe that work is more than just production. It's about collaboration, learning, challenging each other, and being proud of what you achieve together. Whether you work in production, technology, logistics, or support, you contribute to strong brands and a team that truly understands each other's capabilities.
Want to be part of our team?
Discover what it's like to work at Kompak and take the next step, for our clients and for your career.
- Head office in Etten-Leur
- 140 employees in the Netherlands
- 45% / 55%
- Avg. age 42
- Casual / workclothes
- Remote working possibilities
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Application process
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