Project Manager Operations

Introduction

Van de Velde is an ambitious and international company with over 100 years of experience in designing and producing premium lingerie brands such as Marie Jo, Primadonna, and Sarda. Join a passionate and professional team of more than 1,500 colleagues across the globe. As a publicly listed company for over 25 years, Van de Velde continues to grow and innovate in the world of premium lingerie.

Our mission: We ignite the power in women.

At Van de Velde, our people have always been at the heart of everything we do. We strongly believe in the strength and potential of individuals, and in the power of women in particular. This belief is reflected in the way we engage with our employees, our consumers, and women in society.

We are driven by Passion | We breathe Quality | We are Authentic | We focus on Consumers and Customers | We are Entrepreneurial | Together we are Stronger.

We are looking for a colleague who can help us grow, shares our values, and is eager to build strong relationships with our customers. Are you ready to make a positive impact? Take the next step in your career and join Van de Velde Lingerie!

Your Function

Ready to turn a complex supply chain transformation into a success?

At Van de Velde, we're preparing our operations for future growth. As part of this journey, we are looking for an experienced Project Manager Operations to lead large-scale transformation projects within our supply chain and distribution environment.

Your initial focus will be a strategic, multi-year program linked to the future development of our distribution center in Wichelen. You'll bring structure to complexity, align stakeholders across the business and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and with lasting impact.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys driving change from strategy through to implementation.

Your role

As Project Manager Operations, you take end-to-end ownership of complex cross-functional projects. You translate business needs into clear project plans, coordinate stakeholders across Operations, Supply Chain and IT, and ensure successful delivery from start to finish.

You create structure, manage risks, monitor progress and keep teams aligned towards shared objectives. While you don't need to be the technical expert, you understand logistics processes and systems well enough to challenge, facilitate and support decision-making.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate complex operations and supply chain transformation projects.

• Define project scope, governance, planning, milestones and deliverables.

• Manage timelines, risks, budgets, dependencies and stakeholder expectations.

• Facilitate collaboration between business teams, IT, process owners and external partners.

• Structure and coordinate large projects into manageable workstreams and phases.

• Monitor project progress and provide clear reporting to management and steering committees.

• Drive user adoption by supporting testing, communication, training and change management activities.

• Escalate issues when needed and ensure project objectives remain on track.

Your Profile

• A minimum of 10 years of proven experience managing complex transformation, implementation or operational projects.

• Strong understanding of supply chain, logistics or distribution environments.

• Experience working on system implementations and business process improvements.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Strong project planning, governance and risk management capabilities.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, create structure and maintain momentum.

• Hands-on, pragmatic and result-driven mindset.

• Fluent in Dutch and English.

  Who are you?

  You are someone who thrives in complex environments and naturally brings clarity, ownership and structure.

  You are:

  • Analytical and solution-oriented.

  • Diplomatic but able to challenge when necessary.

  • Strong in stakeholder management at all levels.

  • Pragmatic and action-focused.

  • Comfortable working in an environment where not everything is defined yet.

  • Motivated by delivering tangible results and lasting impact.

Our Offer

• A permanent full-time contract.

• A competitive salary package tailored to your experience.

• Company car with fuel or charging card.

• Meal vouchers (€10/day).

• 20 vacation days + 9 ADV days.

• Hybrid working model with homeworking possibilities.

• Group insurance and hospitalization insurance.

• Net expense allowance.

• The opportunity to shape one of Van de Velde's most strategic operational transformation projects.

• Significant impact, autonomy and growth opportunities within a transforming international organization.

Ready to build the future of our operations? We'd love to hear from you.