Project Portfolio Officer (all genders)

How would you make portfolio management smarter, faster and more data-driven? As Project Portfolio Officer, you help transform how we manage the Cheese and White Dairy innovation portfolio across European markets. You ensure reliable portfolio data and track project performance and Design-to-Value benefits, while using automation, analytics and AI to simplify processes, reduce manual work and create better decision support.

• Vacaturelocatie: Amersfoort, NLD, 3818LE
• Contract Hours: 32-40

What we ask

• HBO or university-level education in Business Administration, Data or Business Analytics, Information Management, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Commercial Economics or a related field.
• Approximately 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in portfolio management, PMO, business analytics, digital transformation, process improvement, innovation or a related environment.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn fragmented information into reliable, accessible and decision-ready portfolio data.
• Experience with dashboards, reporting solutions, workflow automation or project and portfolio management tools.
• A strong interest in applying AI, automation and new technologies to improve data collection, reporting and ways of working.
• A structured and improvement-oriented mindset. You challenge established processes constructively and take ownership of implementing better solutions.
• Experience coordinating colleagues and stakeholders across different functions. Experience in FMCG, innovation or product development is an advantage.
• Strong in business English.

What we offer

At FrieslandCampina you work on products enjoyed by millions every day, through both iconic brands such as Friso, Campina, Chocomel and Yazoo and strong private label partnerships across Europe. As a farmer-owned cooperative, we combine an international environment with a clear social and sustainable purpose.

Employment benefits:

• Salary between €3,900 and €5,250 gross per month (full-time), depending on experience and fit for the role.
• A work week of 32 to 38 hours, a 5% year-end allowance, 10% company performance-based bonus, 8% holiday allowance and a pension scheme.
• Hybrid working with flexible working hours, a train card and/or €0.23 per km (max. 30 km one way).
• 200 hours of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell up to 40 hours.
• A laptop, phone and home office equipment to support flexible working.
• Wellbeing and inclusion initiatives, such as health support, employee assistance programs and diversity initiatives.
• Extras at the head office, such as milk and cheese during lunch, fresh fruit and barista coffee.

Vacancy Description

As Project Portfolio Officer, you make the Cheese and White Dairy innovation portfolio transparent, reliable and ready for effective decision-making. Reporting to the PPM Manager Innovation & DtV, you own the quality, structure and accessibility of portfolio information across European markets.

You do more than maintain existing reports and processes. You examine how portfolio data is collected, updated, analysed and used, and identify how this can be done faster, smarter and with less manual effort. Working with project managers and operating companies, you improve data quality, automate recurring activities and develop dynamic reporting solutions that provide an accurate and current view of portfolio performance.

For example, you may redesign how project updates are collected, automate the identification of missing or inconsistent information, or use AI to compare submissions, highlight material changes and prepare portfolio summaries. In this way, you enable the PPM Manager and leadership teams to spend more time on insights, priorities and decisions.

Your main responsibilities are to:

• Ensure the quality, completeness and consistency of project and portfolio data across Principal Toolbox and other portfolio-management systems.
• Monitor project progress, milestones, risks, dependencies, resource implications and Design-to-Value benefits.
• Analyse how portfolio data is currently collected, maintained and used, and redesign inefficient or overly manual processes.
• Develop dynamic dashboards and reporting solutions that provide a clear and current view of portfolio performance, material changes and actions required.
• Apply automation and AI to streamline data collection, identify missing or inconsistent information, compare project updates and improve portfolio reporting.
• Maintain effective portfolio processes and stage-gate adherence, while simplifying governance wherever possible.
• Work with project managers, operating companies and functional teams to improve data ownership and portfolio transparency.
• Support the PPM Manager in preparing portfolio reviews and decision-support materials for leadership teams.
• Build digital and data capabilities across the project-management community through practical tools, guidance and best-practice sharing.

Your work creates the reliable data and smart portfolio solutions behind better business decisions. By combining analytical discipline with curiosity about AI, automation and new ways of working, you help us move from manual reporting towards a faster, more dynamic and future-ready approach to portfolio management.

We invest in your personal and professional development via training and education.

You join BG Europe, working across Cheese and White Dairy in European markets. You report to the PPM Manager Innovation & DtV and work closely with project managers, operating companies and functional teams across Europe. Together, you build a more transparent, data-driven and efficient approach to project and portfolio management.