Programme Director, MES

09/10/2026

Group CFO

DNK-Randers, Danish Crown Vej

Programme Director, MES 

Lead a business-critical transformation at Danish Crown

Do you have extensive experience leading large-scale IT programmes and a strong understanding of Factory IT? Would you like to play a key role in shaping the future production landscape at Danish Crown?

We are looking for a Programme Director to take overall responsibility for our MES programme. In this role, you will lead a complex transformation from platform selection through implementation, ensuring alignment between business strategy, IT roadmaps and operational needs across our production sites. Based on the position description, the role has overall responsibility for the MES programme, stakeholder alignment, vendor selection and programme delivery.

Your responsibilities
•    Lead the MES programme from planning to implementation
•    Take overall responsibility for scope, timelines, budget and delivery
•    Drive governance, stakeholder management and programme execution
•    Lead collaboration with business leaders, IT teams, vendors and implementation partners
•    Ensure successful system integration, data migration and testing
•    Drive change management across production sites and business units
•    Support process standardisation and optimisation

What you bring
You are an experienced programme leader with a proven track record of delivering large and complex IT programmes, preferably from a factory perspective.

We imagine that you:
•    Have extensive experience with strategic programme management
•    Have successfully led large-scale MES implementations or large-scale factory implementations
•    Preferably bring strong knowledge of MES, OT and system integration
•    Thrive in complex stakeholder environments
•    Communicate clearly and confidently across all organisational levels
•    Have a structured and results-oriented approach

What we offer
You will have the opportunity to lead one of Danish Crown's most important digital transformation programmes and help shape the future of manufacturing technology across the Group. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across IT and the business and make a visible impact on both technology and operations.

Appetite for more?
If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Elo H. Bromer, Vice President, Production IT & CSC on +45 40 28 29 30

Please submit your CV and application as soon as possible. We review applications on an ongoing basis and aim to fill the position as soon as possible.

Starting date as soon as possible.