Principle Project Lead Expansion & CapEx (fmd) 12Mio+ Food Industry
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Job Summary
Do you want to make a delicious difference
Planet A Foods is for people who want to change the future of food.
We are reinventing how the world produces food ingredients replacing scarce and unsustainable raw materials with scalable clean and delicious alternatives. Our first product a cocoa-free chocolate is just the beginning. Our ambition is to build a new global champion in food ingredients.
At Planet A Foods youll join a bold highly committed international team of scientists engineers operators and industry experts united by one goal: creating real measurable planetary impact.
A Taste of What to Expect
- You will lead the end-to-end industrial scaling of production from 2000 to 15000 tons and driving the transition from the initial site to a fully automated high-performance manufacturing operation across multiple sites in the future (including international expansion).
- Manage large-scale capital investments with a strict focus on ROI IRR and TCO. Act as the primary interface for the Management and investors by synthesizing complex data into executive dashboards ensuring transparent updates on milestones and financial health.
- Act as the primary interface for construction companies technology suppliers and political stakeholders; negotiate favorable terms and foster partnerships that prioritize the companys long-term growth.
- Own the full lifecycle of complex facility construction and commissioning ensuring production systems are delivered on time within budget and fully operational (including adherence to ATEX and safety standards).
- Lead and mentor a lean engineering team aligning internal resources (R&D Supply Chain Quality Finance) and making data-driven go/no-go decisions on capital projects to maximize company value.
- Establish standardized repeatable engineering processes and lean methodologies to create a scalable expansion model that can be deployed across new factory locations globally.
The Perfect Recipe of Skills & Experience
- You have done it before and bring extensive Project Management experience in the Food Ingredients or Pharma industry.
- You likely started in Engineering but have evolved into a project leader with deep Financial Acumen (ROI IRR CapEx Planning).
- You treat company investments as if they were your own money and act with a true ownership mentality while being demanding and resolute to reach the goals.
- You have a strong presence in our Headquarters in Munich as well as at our site in Pilsen and the location of the new production facility.
- You are fluent in English with the confidence to adapt messaging for international audiences and diverse stakeholders. Germany and Czech would be a big advantage.
A Sweet Package
- Full autonomy to build experiment and shape how a trillion-dollar industry communicates
- A very competitive compensation and opportunity to grow
- Collaborate with a passionate international team working at the edge of whats possible
- Work in one of the rare food startups that truly scales and operates a 24/7 4-shift production system
- Stuff that other startups do as well (30 days vacation tasty lunches snacks drinks vouchers gym ...)
- PLUS: Chocolate. Every. Single. Day.
About us
We are on a constant journey of discovery and driving meaningful impact. Through collaboration and shared success we empower our team to take bold action and make a difference. Every role is designed with purpose where together ideas flourish opportunities expand and boundaries are pushed. Joining our team is a step toward to protecting the planet we love.
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Senior IC
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About Company
We produce all-natural cocoa-free innovations without compromising on taste, quality, and sustainability to preserve the Earth for our children.We are on a constant journey of discovery and driving meaningful impact. Through collaboration and shared success, we empower our team to tak ... View more
