Project Manager, Manufacturing Excellence

Drive operational performance improvements
Are you ready to support and steer manufacturing excellence programs within a dynamic and global company? As a Project Manager for Manufacturing Excellence Programs, you will play a crucial role in planning, executing, tracking, and steering initiatives that enhance operational performance. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the green transition and be part of a collaborative team driving sustainable growth. Do you want to join a globally expanding team?

Manage manufacturing excellence initiatives
Your responsibility will be to:

• Create and manage program plans, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery with maximum outcomes
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice programs, policies, and processes to improve operational performance
• Support the creation of project identification and planning documentation for various workstreams
• Manage stakeholder relationships and follow up on various workstreams within the manufacturing excellence program
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and discussions.
• Track progress and generate reports for relevant stakeholders
• Lead internal documentation of the projects

You will collaborate with various functions and stakeholders at NKT manufacturing sites and key members of the COO function. This position can be based at any of our European sites, with flexibility to travel as required by the business.

Experienced Project Manager With a Structured Approach
We are looking for a person who is a strong, clear, and structured communicator and organizer across all levels of seniority. You are determined by results and have a "gets the job done" attitude. You thrive in an agile and flexible environment and have a structured approach to problem-solving. You are sociable and open to new experiences and cultures, and you value feedback.

You also have:

• An academic background in Technical or Sciences
• Min. 5 years of project management experience in business projects (e.g., business development, strategy) in industry, consulting, or start-up)
• Relevant experience from the manufacturing/engineering industry
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, especially PowerPoint (Slidewriting and Storylining) and Excel (Analysis and Business Case calculation)
• Fluency in English

Join a dynamic team driving excellence
NKT is committed to fostering a diverse organization and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and are inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work.

Read more about our offer and listen to some voices of NKT Connectors here

We will review applications continuously, but we recommend you apply no later than February 4th, 2026. Be aware that personality and cognitive tests might be included in the recruitment process. For inquiries about the recruitment process, please reach out to Kevin Strack. Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.

Be a Connector of the green tomorrow
About NKT
NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 6,000 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.3 billion in 2024. We connect a greener world.