Strategic Project Manager
Global – Any Location
Supply Chain
Permanent

About Us:

We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry. We supply high quality edible films and coatings to over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, delivering our purpose of Creating the Added Layer of Value’. Used by customers in the production of a wide variety of sausage and meat products, our aspirations reach beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do.

As a global organisation, we currently employ around 2,000 people spanning the Americas, UK/EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer careers in research and development, science and food technology, manufacturing and supply chain operations, engineering, sales, and a range of other business support functions. We are always seeking talented people to join the amazing colleagues we have, to keep growing our business.

Our mission is to sustainably utilize technology and biomaterial science-based solutions, to delight our customers. We are a business committed to the pursuit of better. The constant pursuit of what’s next, what’s needed, what’s possible.

About the Role:

The Strategic Project Manager is a global role responsible for leading key projects that deliver the company’s Supply Chain strategy. This involves turning strategic priorities into clear plans, managing their delivery, and making sure they achieve real, measurable results across multiple sites and regions.

Working closely with teams across engineering, operations, procurement, and finance, the role brings people together, creates clarity on what needs to be done, and ensures accountability. The focus is on delivering lasting improvements in cost, performance, and capability across Devro.

Note: This role involves global travel.

Responsibilities:

• Lead global, cross-functional projects from start to finish, driving safe, sustainable and cost effective solutions, and ensuring they deliver against the Supply Chain strategy and agreed targets.
• Turn strategy into clear, practical plans with defined milestones, ownership, and measurable outcomes.
• Bring together teams across engineering, operations, procurement, and finance to agree priorities and deliver solutions that work across all regions.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and keep everyone aligned, informed, and accountable for delivery.
• Identify and address technical limitations across the sites impacting Safety, Quality, Sustainability and Cost and support the transfer and sharing of knowledge across the Engineering Community.
• Use structured problem-solving and data to understand issues and implement lasting solutions.
• Track progress using clear metrics, manage risks, and step in early to keep projects on track.
• Support and lead change by helping teams adopt new ways of working and ensuring improvements are embedded.
• Promote collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement across all project teams.
• Build Engineering and Project Management knowledge and competencies around the group, supporting, coaching and mentoring as required.
• Work towards a zero accident community, and ensure all work is delivered safely, meets quality standards, and follows company processes.

About You:

Skills

• Excellent project leadership skills with a track record of delivering cross functional operational improvements.
• Strong problem solving skills and familiarity with structured improvement methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma, Kepner-Tregoe, root cause analysis)
• Ability to influence across global teams and functions at all levels (engineering, production, procurement, quality, GBD, R&D).
• Demonstrate ability to support Team Development of Skills and Capabilities
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to carry out data collection, validation, analysis and distil information for presentation and discussion

Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• A recognised management qualification would be desirable
• Track record of Delivery on Projects across a range of disciplines.

Experience

• Demonstrated ability to deliver multi site or cross functional operational improvement projects
• Significant Supply Chain operational experience and awareness of different supply execution processes.
• Ability to work across different cultures.
• Excellent people skills.

What’s Next:

If this sounds like a role that you would be interested in, then we would love to hear from you. Apply with a copy of your CV to stephen.mcnaughton@saria-foodpharma.com

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Devro.
Applications from agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Closing Date: 13^th August 2026

*Please note, closing dates are subject to change and, at time of high volume of applications, this may be brought forward.

Equality and diversity at Devro:

We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive working environment in which all employees are respected and supported regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or social background. We expressly welcome applications from people with a wide range of perspectives and experiences. Our goal is to ensure equal opportunities and actively combat discrimination – both in the application process and in everyday working life.