Tasks and responsibilities:

You will help manage and execute projects within the AI Launch Program. Typical projects include:

• Supporting business teams (e.g. Sales, Customer Service, Back Office, warehouse admin) in setting up and running AI pilots
• Coordinating the rollout of new AI tools (e.g. copilots, automations) across sites and teams
• Organising AI-related activities such as awareness sessions, trainings, and innovation bootcamps

As Junior Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Initiating AI-related projects
  • Clarifying objectives, scope and expected business outcomes
  • Identifying key stakeholders (IT/Data, business owners, HR/L&D, site management)
  • Documenting the problem statement and success criteria together with the business owner
• Developing and monitoring a project plan
  • Building realistic timelines for pilots, rollouts and training waves
  • Coordinating tasks across central functions and local sites
  • Managing dependencies (e.g. data availability, tooling, peak seasons)
• Supporting the business case and tracking benefits
  • Helping to estimate potential impact (e.g. time saved, error reduction, service level improvement)
  • Tracking basic costs (licenses, training time, set-up effort)
  • Following up on pilot KPIs and summarising results
• Coordinating project teams
  • Assembling small cross-functional teams (operations, support functions, IT/Data, AI champions)
  • Ensuring tasks are completed on time and with the agreed quality
  • Preparing and following up on project meetings and workshops
• Monitoring and reporting progress
  • Maintaining action logs, risk/issue lists and status reports for each pilot or workstream
  • Preparing clear, concise updates for the AI Program Lead, project sponsors and Steering Committee
  • Escalating risks or blockers in a timely and structured way
• Supporting AI awareness and innovation activities
  • Helping organise AI trainings, demos and communication (in coordination with HR/L&D and Comms)
  • Coordinating the AI Innovation Bootcamp and other ideation activities (collecting ideas, preparing materials, following up actions)
  • Supporting the AI Champions network (regular calls, sharing templates, gathering feedback)
• Delivering project results
  • Ensuring that agreed deliverables (pilot outcomes, documentation, process changes) are produced
  • Supporting the handover of successful pilots into “business as usual” (SOPs, ownership, KPIs)

Profile:

We are looking for a junior project manager with a strong interest in logistics and digital/AI innovation, who enjoys working with different teams and turning ideas into concrete actions.

• You have a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree (e.g. Business, IT, Logistics Management, or similar)
• Around 2-3 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a project, operations, or consulting role
• You are interested in AI and digital tools and are motivated to learn how they can improve processes (no deep technical AI expertise required)
• You have strong analytical skills and can structure problems, plans and reports clearly
• You are eager to learn and open to developing yourself in project management and AI-related topics
• You are a team player who can also work independently and take ownership of your tasks
• You are well-organised, follow up on actions and keep stakeholders informed
• You are flexible and willing to travel between different sites when needed
• You are determined and persistent, and you can keep momentum in projects even when things get complex
• You speak Dutch and English fluently and have a good command of Spanish