Project Director - North Western Europe

  • Full-time
  • Job Function: Project Management
  • Department: Operations

Company Description

🚚 Founded in 2014, Shippeo is a French SaaS company leading the European market in helping shippers and logistics companies track their freight shipments in real-time to improve visibility throughout their end-to-end supply chains.

Relied on by global brands including Carrefour, Total, Schneider Electric, Faurecia, ThyssenKrupp, Saint-Gobain, Renault and Eckes Granini, Shippeo's platform helps customers track more than 10 million shipments per year across 70 countries.

Having already raised €71 million in funding, Shippeo is growing rapidly. The team has more than tripled in size to 200 within 2020 and the scaling is continuing throughout 2021. Our team of Shippians comprises 27 different nationalities, speaking a total of 29 languages.

Job Description

Shippeo is looking for a Project Director for North Western Europe to lead the implementation of Shippeo in our NWE customer organizations.

Reporting to the VP Operations, as the Project Director for NWE, your responsibilities will include: 

  • Oversee the implementation of Shippeo for NWE customers and own responsibility for the success of the project implementation by the deadlines through project reviews, goals setting, risk management and budget monitoring

  • Actively support the launch phase of large projects – lead the kickoff meeting, supervise the technical setup and subsequent project streams, contribute to steering committees to review goals, progress, risks, and opportunities.

  • Own forecasting, hiring and staffing of NWE projects pipe alongside managing and growing talents in your team

  • Lead reporting by ensuring project management tools are correctly fed with project summaries, status updates, follow-up tasks, key metrics

  • Own implementation methodology and continuous improvement process

  • Collaborate closely with NWE sales team by actively supporting on selected opportunities: lead workshops, present Shippeo's implementation methodology, design Implementation Plans and Statement of Works, define setup budget 

  • Work closely with our Customer Success team to ensure project management delivery is aligned with customer needs and priorities

Qualifications

  • Excellent ability to multi-task and prioritise workload

  • Good judgment, strong problem solving and pragmatic approach

  • 7 years + of experience in consulting or SaaS software implementation

  • Prior successful experience in team lead / people management is a plus

  • Traveling for key meetings will be required, this may vary based on internal and client requirements.

  • Fluent in Dutch and English

Additional Information

🏆 We have 4 values at Shippeo that are embodied by each Shippian:

  • Ambition – Do not give up any challenge for Shippeo to become a global leader
  • Commitment – To be demanding in order to achieve exceptional customer satisfaction
  • Team Spirit – Foster teamwork with respect in a relaxed atmosphere
  • Simplicity – Stay simple in our behavior and solutions
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