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Digital Product Owner

Share our taste for life!

Together with you we want to empower you to achieve this mission with us. We value you as a person and actively support you on your professional journey, while caring for your future. Join our big little family and let’s make products for you and the world to love. 

Do you share our taste for life? We invite you to join our big little family! 

Your key responsibilities?

As a Digital Product Owner at Vandemoortele, you play a key role in shaping the digital future of Customer-Centric Service across the different business units, including Bakery Products and Plant Based Food Solutions. Operating at the intersection of business, technology, and user experience, you are responsible for developing, implementing, and maximizing the value of the new Customer Portal, ensuring that all digital solutions deliver the expected business value and align with the company’s strategic objectives.

In this role, you collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, the IT development team, and external partners to identify growth opportunities, establish an effective operating framework with business functions, and foster a digital and data-driven mindset throughout the organization. You act as the driving force behind a customer-centric roadmap, translating business needs into impactful digital products and solutions that enhance customer experience and support commercial growth.

You are also responsible for developing and executing digital products that contribute to Vandemoortele’s overall business goals, including sales excellence through tailored cross-sell and upsell opportunities, customer delivery track & trace, AI-driven customer interactions, and collaborative document sharing.

Translate business needs, driven by the overall business strategy, into impactful Data & Digital solutions and products.
Create, maintain, and prioritize the product roadmap, ensuring a clear vision for growth and continuous value creation.
Lead complex digital projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from ideation to implementation, while ensuring delivery within budget, timing, quality standards, and user satisfaction.
Prepare detailed project scoping and business cases through workshops, design sprints, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technical requirements, and the broader digital landscape.
Collaborate closely with key stakeholders, including global and local business owners, internal and external IT partners, and country project teams.
Engage, coordinate, and lead cross-functional project teams consisting of dedicated and part-time resources.
Drive change management and user adoption of digital products, while measuring, tracking, and reporting on relevant KPIs.
Champion operational excellence principles by promoting simplicity, efficiency, and a strong user-centric mindset.
Prepare and lead program and project status reporting for steering committees and senior management.
Identify, manage, and escalate risks when necessary to ensure timely and successful project delivery.

What’s in it for you? 

You will join our big little family: Our associates are the beating heart of our company – they bring the flavour to our organisation. We cherish each member, prioritising their well-being and supporting their professional journey. As a global family business, we foster a human-centric approach where everyone feels welcome and valued.

We value you as a person: At Vandemoortele, we value each one of our associates and recognise their unique contributions to team successes. We place great importance on giving our associates the freedom to shape their own professional journey. You will have flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 50% of the time. We also invite you to join our sports and wellbeing activities!

We care for your future, and we support your professional journey: We believe in the power of our associates and the value of their actions and we support their career aspirations by offering internal mobility and promotional opportunities. We embrace individual ambitions and encourage our associates to create a successful professional journey and entrust them to take ownership.

We make products for you to love: We are a team of passionate food enthusiasts. In our mission to shape a tasty future, we strive to create a wide range of food solutions that connect people, cultures and traditions. You can enjoy tasty food in our company restaurant. In our cosy coffee corners, you will find healthy fruit baskets to enjoy your break to the fullest.

Are you the one we're looking for?

You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics, computer science, engineering, or a related field. (Not essential if you have related experience or aptitude).
You have a minimum of 8 years of experience in Digital Transformation or Commercial Enablement within a B2B and/or B2C environment, with exposure to Business Administration, Digital Product Management, Customer Success Operations, IT, or related domains.
You have proven experience in product ownership, including defining product vision, prioritizing features, and maximizing business value.
You have hands-on experience in organizational change management and in driving the adoption of Agile ways of working.
You are a strong leader who can inspire and motivate teams, foster collaboration, and drive successful project delivery.
You have excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, enabling you to engage business process owners and cross-functional stakeholders, understand their needs, and align teams around shared objectives.
You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with a continuous improvement mindset and a strong focus on delivering value to users and customers while maintaining a critical perspective.
You have a solid understanding of technical concepts and digital infrastructure, allowing you to collaborate effectively with development and IT teams without getting lost in technical jargon.
You are proactive, adaptable, and able to respond quickly to changing priorities, requirements, and business environments.
You have an enthusiastic and positive mindset and know how to energize and engage colleagues and teams.
You can structure processes and translate complex challenges into clear, practical, and understandable solutions.
You are a strong communicator and a true team player, both internally and in collaboration with external partners.
You are fluent in English; knowledge of additional European languages is considered a plus.

Join us in making sweet memories!

We look forward to welcoming you to our delicious journey! Submit your updated CV and compelling cover letter (optional) highlighting your relevant experience and motivation.

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