About Valmet
Valmet is a global leader providing cutting-edge solutions for the pulp, paper, and energy industries. With a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability, we are continuously growing and looking for talented individuals to join our dynamic team.
We are looking for a Junior Project Manager to join our R&D Project Management Team on a 1-year temporary contract. The successful candidate will collaborate in overseeing our R&D projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and meet specifications. Additionally, the Junior Project Manager will collaborate with many internal stakeholders such as Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Industrial Engineering and work with the Strategic Market team on competitive analysis and portfolio positioning, managing and analyzing competitor data to provide valuable insights and to drive strategic decisions.
Key Responsibilities
1. Work with R&D, Product Management and Sales to ensure R&D projects meet timelines, specifications and costs in line with corporate strategy and market trends
2. Review and promote adherence to project timelines and costs
3. Collaborate with Product Management and R&D to manage the Project Roadmap
4. Analyze and process competitor data to provide insights for strategic decision-making
To Succeed In This Role, You Should Have
1. Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Management Engineering, Economics, Statistics or similar
2. Strong technical skills, in managing all project lifecycle stages in manufacturing and innovation oriented contexts
3. Proven data-driven attitude and attention to details
4. Excellent knowledge of Italian and English language
5. Proficiency with MS Office and especially with MS Excel and MS Power Point; proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint is highly appreciated
6. Team worker and collaboration facilitator
7. Result oriented
8. Customer orientation and business mind approach
9. Bonus points for SAP and Power BI knowledge
10. Minimum 1 and maximum 3 years’ experience in a similar role is highly preferred
What We Offer
1. Work in a global organization with international customers and colleagues, dynamic and modern work environment
2. Be part of an organization committed to innovation and excellence
3. Onboarding plan
4. Internal canteen free of charge
5. Training opportunities
If you are interested in becoming part of the Valmet team in Lucca, please send your application as soon as possible but the latest by April 17, 2025 - we are eagerly waiting for your application! We will begin reviewing applications as we receive them.
Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.
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