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Project Manager

Project Manager

Your role at Bugaboo

Join us on our mission to help empower parents and children to discover the world together! Bugaboo is a premium Dutch parental company that reinvented the stroller 20 years ago. We continue to bring a pioneering mindset and an obsession with quality to everything we do and we’re looking for entrepreneurial and passionate people to join us. With design and innovation led in-house, production in our own factory in Xiamen and a global footprint we are proud of our creativity and cultural inclusion.

About us

Bugaboo has been pioneering parenting products since 1999. We design for the future and bring a mindset of innovation, curiosity, and creativity to everything we do. We also pride ourselves on the unrivaled engineering of our award-winning products, which are built to last and crafted to help simplify everyday life for families. 

At the core of our business, we believe in doing the right thing and taking responsibility. For our planet, we’ve pledged to reduce our CO2 emissions to net zero by 2035. Our B Corp Certification also reflects our commitment to accountability, transparency, and making products with a smaller impact. For our people, we focus on diversity and creating an environment where everyone feels heard, safe, included and valued. This commitment to our company culture spans our global teams, from our HQ in Amsterdam to our own factory in Xiamen, China.

We’re passionate about unlocking potential, and we’re driven to revolutionize our industry again and again. Together, we’re shaping a new future --- do you want to join us for the journey? 

The role 

The Project Manager facilitates and manages projects in line with the corporate strategy. You support and coach the Bugaboo cross-functional team(s) to achieve their project goals within the agreed time, budget and quality with the aim to launch products/projects within the agreed timelines/scope and within the agreed budget. 

You are part of the Innovation Process team (5 people) and report to the Innovation Process Manager. With this team you support our product development projects in collaboration with Design, Product Management, Engineering, Quality & Compliance and Sourcing. You guide the project teams through the processes and have a role in continuous improvement.

What will you do? 

  • Manage the overall direction, coordination and execution of the assigned project(s). 
  • Facilitate the overall direction, coordination and execution of the assigned project(s). Ensure that key metrics and decisions are transparently managed and communicated to stakeholders and decision making takes place. 
  • Stimulate effective teamwork. Coach team members adhering to the internal processes. Facilitate the team to act as the center of excellence of the specific project. 
  • Responsible for project progress, planning, opportunities, costs, risk, analysis, mitigation plans and quality in order to meet project objectives. Inform/address the stakeholders with critical issues, key opportunities/risks and necessary actions in a timely manner. 
  • Ensure adequate staffing of project team in cooperation with department heads to execute the projects. 
  • Coordinate reports, escalations and progress meetings for the team and Management team and implement assigned improvements. Ensure timely escalation of project risks, time, costs and quality to innovation team and or other stakeholders.
  • Support the development of Bugaboo’s standard project management methodology. 

    • What you will bring to the table 

    You are an enthusiastic forward-thinking individual with general knowledge of processes within, product development, production, supply chain, product marketing and global sales channels. Your educational background is preverbally in Industrial Design, Engineering or Business Management.

    You have a very good knowledge of project management tools and product development processes.

    You are a Project Management Professional with excellent analytical and problem solving skills. You have strong interpersonal skills and are extremely resourceful. 

    You have fluent English language skills as Bugaboo is an international company.

    What we offer 

  • An enthusiastic team of friendly, driven colleagues with love for our mission and brand; 
  • An inspirational, inclusive, fast-growing international work environment in which you can make a difference and develop yourself further; 
  • Access to OpenUp (wellness hub) - monthly wellbeing webinars, individual coaching and an Employee Assistance
  • Program with free access to Mental Health Professionals for when times are tough; 
  • Holiday swap (you are free to exchange a public holiday for another day that is more important to you); 
  • Bicycle lease plan - a monthly contribution up to EUR 50 to support you in leasing a bicycle; 
  • Eligible to participate in Bugaboo’s bonus plan; 
  • Flexible and hybrid working and the opportunity to work from anywhere in the world 8 weeks of the year; 
  • A Bugaboo stroller when expecting a baby & Bugaboo friends & family of 20% discount; 
  • Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers (based on eligibility); 
  • Day off on your Birthday & Day off for volunteering activities:
  • 25 holiday days per calendar year and an additional day for every year of service (up to 5 years); 
  • Commuting reimbursement (Bugaboo refunds 100% of the public transport costs or 0,21EUR per km travelling by car/bike/scooter-motor) . 
  • Work from home allowance plus home-office set up budget;
  • A solid pension plan, disability insurance and discount on your supplemental healthcare insurance. 

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    Project Manager

    Bedrijf:
    Bugaboo
    Gemeente:
    Amsterdam
    Contracttype: 
    Vast contract, Voltijds
    Categorieën: 
    Project Manager
    Carriereniveau: 
    Manager
    Gepubliceerd:
    01.03.2024
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