Project Manager
Do you thrive in managing international customer projects while building strong long-term relationships with global key accounts?
At Caljan, we are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the commercial, contractual, and operational execution of large and strategic customer projects and project portfolios.
About Caljan
Caljan is an international industrial company specializing in automation solutions for loose cargo handling within logistics, e-commerce, distribution, and production. The company is headquartered in Hasselager and operates globally across Europe and North America.
Caljan is known for advanced technologies that improve efficiency, enhance working environments, and reduce costs throughout the supply chain. As part of the Latour Group, Caljan has a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and long-term partnerships.
About the Role
As Project Manager, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of complex customer projects from sales handover through final project completion. You will act as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle and play a key role in coordinating collaboration between customers, system integrators, and internal stakeholders.
You will work closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and project teams across the organization, while also serving as a senior sparring partner and escalation point internally.
This role combines project leadership, stakeholder management, commercial understanding, and technical insight in an international and highly collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial & Contractual Responsibility
Ensure professional commercial and contractual execution of projects and project portfolios
Review and interpret customer contracts and project-specific agreements
Proactively manage project risks, changes, and claims
Act as the primary escalation and decision point towards customers and system integrators
Project Planning & Execution
Establish and maintain structured project plans
Coordinate cross-functional project execution across Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Production, Automation, Shipping, and Installation
Monitor project progress, quality, delivery timelines, and financial performance
Drive lessons learned and continuous improvements for complex project execution
Stakeholder & Customer Management
Build and develop long-term relationships with selected key customers
Lead customer meetings regarding planning, progress, risks, and commercial matters
Ensure clear communication and expectation alignment across stakeholders
Represent the voice of the customer internally throughout project execution
Strategic Contribution
Act as sparring partner to the Director of Projects on strategic initiatives
Contribute to the development of project governance, processes, and execution models
Support and mentor project managers handling larger or more complex projects
We imagine that you:
Have extensive experience managing projects in a technical, engineering, or production environment
Have strong commercial and contractual project management experience
Thrive in complex international project environments with multiple stakeholders
Are structured, proactive, and able to maintain overview in complex situations
Possess strong communication and relationship-building skills
Have sufficient technical understanding to engage confidently with customers and specialists
Furthermore, we prefer that you:
Hold a relevant technical or commercial degree
Have experience working with international customers and/or system integrators
Have formal project management certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, IPMA, or similar
Are fluent in English, both written and spoken
Fluency in Danish and/or German is an advantage
Have experience within material handling or logistics solutions (considered an advantage, not a requirement)
Technically proficient – able to understand, explain and justify Caljan’s technical solutions in detail, including why a solution is designed as it is, and why alternative approaches may not meet functional, commercial or risk-related requirements.
Ability to access and navigate 3D models (Inventor), drawings and BOM’s will be an advantage.
We Offer
A key role in an international company delivering complex and exciting projects
The opportunity to work with global key accounts and strategic initiatives
A strong professional environment with high responsibility and influence
Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development
A dynamic and collaborative workplace with cross-functional cooperation
Travel activity of approximately 30 working days per year should be expected.
- Department
- R&D & Projects
- Locations
- Caljan A/S (Denmark)