Moment Professionals is recruiting on behalf of FPRT a Strategic Projects & Business Operations Manager based in Vojens, Denmark. We are looking for a project manager with a consultant's or project developer's mindset, who takes ownership of cross-functional business projects, takes the first step in understanding and structuring an issue and brings the CEO clear recommendations. The role suits you if you want to build structure in a company that is being built right now, with pragmatic, lightweight project management appropriate for a greenfield environment.
Your everyday at FPRT
You report to the CEO and take over the project management of FPRT's business and corporate projects, which the CHRO carries today alongside HR. The role has no direct reports to begin with, and you work across most of the company, with the Chief Production Officer, the process engineers, production, data, finance, HR and supply chain, as well as external implementation partners and advisers. The CEO communicates briefly and precisely, often on chat, takes challenge well and builds the collaboration on trust. Your mandate grows as that trust grows.
In the first months the SAP implementation is the largest task. An external partner implements the system, and you are FPRT's internal business project lead for the implementation: you keep track of progress and next steps, translate operational needs into clear requirements together with the functional owners and drive the solution into daily use across production planning, stock management, logistics and the integration of the systems FPRT selects in this period. Next come warehouse and logistics, selected governance and cross-functional operating processes, and business cases, for example for a new factory. Along the way you coordinate grant applications, public funding submissions and bank and investor material with internal owners and external partners.
You take the first step in understanding and structuring an issue, identify what information and expertise are needed, and then involve the right people. When a financing partner sends a long list of questions with a 48-hour deadline, you draft the answers from the documents that exist, mark how certain each answer is and bring them to the CEO and the right colleagues for a short validation. You prepare decisions as options, risks, advantages and price on one page with a clear recommendation, and you escalate delays and unresolved risks with a recommendation of your own.
The role is based in Vojens. You have the flexibility to work from home when a task needs focus, and in intense project periods you are on site every day, sometimes for a month or more. English is used a lot in daily work, and Danish is preferred, since FPRT is building a company in Denmark. If your Danish is not fluent yet, the right competencies count most.
And then there are the benefits:
A central role close to the CEO with direct influence on how a new company is built, ownership of business systems, processes, funding and business cases from day one, a mandate that grows with the trust you build, a culture where challenge with facts is welcome, and flexibility to work from home when focus requires it.
To succeed in the role…
…you do not need to have carried the title project manager or to come from defence. What matters is that you take ownership of cross-functional business projects, structure an issue before you involve the right people, and give a firm recommendation with the reasoning behind it. You also take pride in:
challenging the CEO and colleagues with arguments and keeping the dialogue constructive.
finding the information yourself and knowing when to escalate.
keeping project management agile, with the minimum structure that makes it work.
working with a risk until it is reduced, once you have identified it.
involving busy colleagues firmly and kindly, so they like working with you.
What you need to bring:
Either a relevant degree in business administration, finance, economics, engineering management or a related field, or equivalent experience, and at least five years of relevant experience or a strong track record of cross-functional business projects.
Basic project management skills, including stakeholder management and risk assessment, gained through education or practice.
Experience as business project lead or coordinator on an ERP or other business-system implementation. Method and implementation experience matter more than specialist system knowledge.
Executive-level communication in English, written and spoken: short, clear and decision-oriented.
The possibility to be on site in Vojens every day in intense periods.
It is an advantage if you:
come from management consulting or advisory, for example an audit and advisory firm such as the Big 4, or from business transformation, corporate development or strategy and operations in a scale-up.
have worked with grant applications, public funding, or bank and investor material.
have prepared business cases and cost-benefit analyses for executive decisions.
speak Danish.
Do you want to join the team at FPRT?
Moment Professionals manages the recruitment process on behalf of FPRT. We review applications continuously and close the process when the right candidate has been found.
The process may include interviews with Moment Professionals and FPRT, a case, relevant tests and reference checks.
Due to the sensitive defense-tech nature of FPRT's projects and operations, all potential employees are subject to a police and intelligence background check as part of FPRT's standard recruitment process. Continued employment is conditional upon obtaining and maintaining the necessary security clearance.
If you are interested, you are very welcome to apply via the application link, and we will assess your application as soon as possible. If you have questions that can help you decide whether the position is right for you, you are welcome to contact Moment Professionals by phone on +45 70 20 18 35 or by email at info@moment.dk. All enquiries are treated confidentially.
