Industrialization Lead

Why work with Oatly?

Are you keen to put your excellent business process management skillset to work driving a shift to a more sustainable food system? Are you passionate about developing the best way to take new products from small-scale production to large? Maybe even have some fun and develop your own skills along the way? Then you’re in the right place. Keep reading and see if it’s a match for both of us. We hope so!

Here’s what you would do:

As an Industrialization Lead, you will be responsible for executing and driving the process of industrialization, connecting Product Development with Manufacturing and secure the way of working when new or updated products are to be scaled up in the manufacturing system on our sites.
The role is reporting to Global Director Engineering PMO and is placed in Landskrona, but the team also meets up in our Malmö office and, of course, works from home- according to our hybrid working model.
This is a new role in our Global Engineering PMO-organization and you’ll have a lot of possibilities to shape and develop the role and our way of working.

As an Industrialization Lead you’ll mostly be focusing on:

Creating transparency and a unified business process model by:
Execute and drive the process of industrialization as the interface between Manufacturing and Product Development (and other cross functions), implementing products into production

Outline, implement and improve the industrialization deliverables in the overall product development projects, and product implementation when it comes to green field/brown field factory projects

Also, driving the business requirements when it comes to digitalization of the Industrialization Process, to be the global business partner to the digitalization team, ensuring alignment between Industrialization and Business Technology (IT), when it comes to ERP- and MES-systems, f ex.

Develop and implement a structure for governance and communication within the Engineering and operations-organization regarding Product Development projects, ensuring an organizational know-how on how to communicate and implement new products into the manufacturing sites

Drive the global network of regional and local Industrialization Engineers and Managers to improve knowledge sharing between regions and sites

To act as an Industrialization sub-project manager in large-scope global or complex NPD projects
This is the job today - but who knows what tomorrow brings? Oatly is still growing and transforming, so being comfortable with continuous change will really help you grow in the role.

Does this sound like you?

Here’s the kind of experience, qualities, and approach that we’re looking for in the role:

Senior experience of developing and maintaining business processes and models when it comes to scale-up of product development in a manufacturing organization.
It’s a huge bonus if you have experience from Food/Pharma or other regulated industries!

Experience of leading cross-functional and cross-company teams, for example in Product Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality etc.

Very good holistic view when it comes to understanding strategies and priorities in different parts of the organization and how these interconnects and affect each other

Strong communication and organizational skills.

Structured with demonstrated knowledge of how to measure success in quantitative as well as qualitative terms.

Self-motivated and willing to take initiatives to secure success.

Natural approach to stakeholder engagement, supporting and coaching in leading the way forward, gaining trust and providing clarity in cross-functional organizations

Comfortable with ambiguity in the process of building something lasting from the ground up.

Fluency in English both verbally and in writing is a prerequisite.

Master of Science or equivalent.

We welcome people from all backgrounds that think sustainability, health and transparency are mega important. So, send in that CV, cross your fingers, and whisper a little prayer to the powers that be. It will be fun, or at least a good time. Promise!

The Oatly Way

Oatly is a company built on the idea of change. We exist to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process. This is why we come to work every day. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, the Oatly brand is available in more than 20 countries globally.





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