AkzoNobel is hiring a Project Scheduler Amsterdam

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About the company
AkzoNobel is a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, with leading market positions and brands in countries around the world. We operate in a number of important market segments ranging from buildings and infrastructure to transport, industrial and consumer goods. We’re also the sector leader in sustainability and are number one in the renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In practical terms, that means our sustainable solutions are in your lives, and those of your friends and family, every day. We’re the people that make it possible for you to do what you need to do.

Responsibility
Support and guide key Global Business Services projects

AkzoNobel operates a forward thinking global Global Business Services (GBS) organization. GBS is committed to recruiting, retaining and developing the talent that will drive our business success. Our GBS organization comprises 5 Regional Delivery Departments, 4 Global Process Owners and a Customer, Demand and Supply (CD&S) unit. The Project Management Office is part of CD&S and supports all project activities for GBS.

Within this context, your mission as Project Management Officer (PMO), also called Project Scheduler, is to support and guide key global projects. The scope consists of a couple dozen projects, mainly in the HR or Finance space with a total spend of several millions. You will enable transparency on project progress, both on the planning as financially, giving the leadership the opportunity to optimize the project portfolio in the best possible way. This role would give you the opportunity to further develop your PM skills and grow into a role as Junior PM.

Is this a challenge that matches your skills and ambitions? Are you a proactive scheduler who can track progress while liaising with others across our matrix organization? Can you provide project guidance on the use of global change and communications materials? Above all, do you have what it takes to make a real difference within our dynamic, multicultural and multinational business environment?

If you offer all this and more, we invite you to apply for the position of
Project Scheduler, GBS Projects

The role and its responsibilities
Working from our global headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, you provide overall project support to GBS projects that are part of the global GBS Project Portfolio.

Thus you prepare and facilitate Board and Steerco meetings (actions, minutes). You also monitor project progress and address and escalate issues and delays. This includes tracking and reporting on spend versus budget and addressing (potential) issues.

Further, you ensure that the project follows the minimum standards for project management, including templates, and you support with all the administrative activities that enable the project to run in structured way towards project success. You also support the development and maintenance of sharepoint folders for projects.

Job requirements / Candidate profile
Candidate profile
- To apply for this position you must possess the following attributes:
- Master’s degree and 3-5 years working experience (not necessarily in GBS);
- Project experience and PM(O) certification is required;
- Demonstrable analytical skills and financial reporting experience;
Excellent Excel and MS project skills;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal and influencing skills including a high level of written and spoken English.

Application details
For further information, please contact Ashna Badal, Talent Resourcing Partner, +31 (0)88-010 6789, option 2. Only online applications will be accepted, please go to www.akzonobel.nl/careers, reference 170000FF or use the ‘apply’ link. A pre-employment screening may form part of the selection process.

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