EU remote
Customer Project Excellence Manager*
About this role
As Customer Project Excellence Manager, your core mission is to enable and support our decentralized Country CPMs through technical expertise, streamline Engineering-to-Order (ETO) projects, and drive continuous process improvement and lessons learned across the EMEA region. Role and Responsibilities: Managing internal tracking of inquiries/projects for Engineered-to-Order (ETO) business Ensuring/conducting structured post-project reviews (technical, commercial, and procedural) Develop and foster a culture of lessons learned and continuous improvement.
Supporting country teams with complex projects Providing coaching and mentoring for country CPMs Handling prototype projects Proofreading technical documentation, including drawings Managing HQ interfaces to relieve the workload of country CPMs Serving as secondary CPM for special projects Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a comparable technical qualification. 3-5+ years of hands-on experience in technical project management within special machinery, plant construction or the CAPEX equipment sector.
Proven experience in root cause analysis, lessons learned activities, and continuous improvement initiatives. Solid understanding of business fundamentals, project profitability, and experience working with ERP systems. Excellent communication skills, strong relationship-building abilities, and a high level of customer focus. Fluent in English for international collaboration. German language skills are a plus. Willingness to travel within the EMEA region (approx.
20–30%). What makes this role unique? This role is not a traditional Customer Project Manager position. You will not primarily manage your own customer projects. Instead, you will act as: Advisor for Country CPMs across EMEA Owner of Lessons Learned and project improvement initiatives Technical escalation partner for complex projects ETO and prototype project expert Driver of project excellence and best practice sharing Success in this role is measured by: Reduction of recurring project issues Improved project execution across EMEA Successful support of Country CPMs Increased knowledge reuse and standardization What we Offer 30 days of annual leave Employer contribution to the company pension scheme Employer-funded group accident insurance Employee share purchase program with preferential conditions for TOMRA shares.