Bum Food Belgium

**Job Information**

Industry
**Food & Beverages**

City
**Nívelles**

State/Province
**Wallonie**

Country
**Belgium**

Zip/Postal Code
**1400**

Group-IPS is looking for a Business Unit Manager to lead the Project Management team in the Food & Beverages Industry in Belgium. We are continuously growing and tend to hire highly motivated professionals in order to cover more geographical and industrial fields around the globe. A powerful combination of 30 years of project-management expertise, engineering, and architecture allows us to generate promising paths to the future, even when faced with complex challenges.
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Your Challenge: *
- Assure the **Belgian** **Business Unit´s profitability, **by:

- Being responsible for the Business Unit turnover;
- Being responsible for business development and contracting;
- Reporting the monthly business unit progress to the IBUM.
- Lead the **Business Development** for Chemicals by:

- Analyzing the market analysis (stakeholders, top customers, locations, trends, competitors);
- Turning the yearly objectives by the CEO into an action plan;
- Defining the Business Development strategy of the Business Unit;
- Being the central contact person for marketing activities;
- Ensuring the profitability and quality of **projects** related to his Industry;
- Performing when needed Project Management or Project mentoring (called piloting in IPS);
- Implementing coaching/corrective practices, to align his staff with the company goals.
- Lead, centralize, enlarge and spread **technical Industry-related knowledge,** methods, and tools within the industry;
- Being the single point of contact for the Industry Knowledge in the company;
- Analyzing which knowledge is missing and proposes corrective measures;
- Being the key person to be contacted when a technical need arises in a project;
- Organizing related trainings.
- Lead the **Human Resources** within his industry in coordination with the HR department by:

- Analyzing which resources are missing and proposes corrective measures;
- Being responsible for the industry-related recruitment strategy;
- Delivering feedback to the management on the technical development of the staff;
- Being responsible for the career planning of the Country Industry Managers staff.

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Requirements*
**Education**:

- Master’s degree in Mechanical engineering or similar or Bio engineer. MBA is an asset.
- Technical knowledge is required: from starting projects to giving support to the project team, depending on the structure and capabilities of each country.

**Experience**:
Experience: 10 - 15 years in Food sector, either inside the Engineering department of a Food company or under a Service provider company:
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Previous International experience in elaborating quotations/proposals and reach agreements with customers;
- Project Management experience, either in client or in assessment company;
- Experience in coordinate with different specialities: utilities, piping, civil, or automation;
- Experienced in a wide range of projects, either new constructions / extensions or renovations;
- Experienced in feasibility Studies and Master planning.

**Skills**:

- Proactive and strong leadership skills.
- Creative, high flexibility while working, team working but also with high autonomy
- Extensive skills in management, effective communication, and problem-solving.
- Customer-oriented and presentation skills

**Languages**:
Professional English and Dutch/French, knowledge of other languages is an asset.
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Other: *

AutoCAD and/or MS Project is an asset;
Driver license B;
Geographical mobility based on project needs: living in Belgium but mobility presence on the project site.

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Benefits*
IPS offers you a challenging job in a dynamic and international environment with professional growth potential. Quality and professionalism are our hallmark. As a member of our team, we are able to offer you a full-time employment with group insurance, laptop, GSM as well as other fringe benefits.