Acre is proud to work with the European Recycling Platform Netherlands to build their team in Amsterdam. They are driving sustainability and circularity in the textile supply chain through deep partnerships. A key role for the team is an experienced process manager, who will drive further efficiency and effectiveness in the organisation.
About the Role
Since January 1, 2025, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles has been in effect. At European Recycling Platform Netherlands (ERP NL), we are tackling this challenge head-on, partnering with major international textile producers and local networks to drive true sustainability from collection to recycling.
As ERP NL is the pioneer entity implementing textile producer responsibility within the Landbell Group, this role acts as the operational flagship. The incoming Process Manager will optimise our local processes and IT applications to build the scalable standard for other European countries adopting textile EPR.
Why ERP NL?
- High-Impact Team: A compact, powerful team in Amsterdam coordinating local and global activities.
- Global Network: Backed by Landbell Group, an international leader in circular economy and environmental innovation with 490+ colleagues across 20 countries.
- Meaningful Work: Direct contribution to measurable environmental impact by pairing domain expertise with data-driven solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Process Management & Design
- Analyse organisational, customer, and supplier needs to develop a strategic vision for smarter, faster, and digitally supported workflows.
- Map current ("as-is") and desired ("to-be") operational processes, creating clear visual blueprints to drive alignment.
- Collaborate with management, international colleagues, and stakeholders to define business requirements and design practical improvement projects.
- Prioritise initiatives with general management, ensuring solutions balance technical capability with daily operational realities.
Project Management & Implementation
- Manage end-to-end improvement projects with strong business acumen, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
- Coordinate scoping and feature alignment with Product Owners, internal/external developers, and solution providers.
- Oversee system configurations, support sales, challenge business cases, and drive change management until new methods are successfully adopted.
- Conduct post-project evaluations and provide regular progress updates to teammates and management.
International Collaboration
- Build strong cross-functional relationships with international teams across finance, IT/development, purchasing, and account management.
- Support other European countries in adopting the operational improvements and frameworks developed in the Netherlands.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience in process management, workflow optimisation and structured change management
- Strong background working in Agile/Scrum environments with experience driving cross-functional IT/business projects
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to turn change resistance into constructive collaboration
- A team player, ensuring colleagues understand and are bought in to the changes proposed
- Excellent command of written and spoken English (C1 or higher).
- Residing in the Netherlands.
- Willingness to travel (inter)nationally occasionally.
Desirable
- Certification or practical knowledge in LEAN / Six Sigma
- Knowledge of ITIL 3 and/or 4
- Knowledge of and experience of implementing quality management systems.
Interested?
Acre is supporting ERP on this search – if you are interested please apply online or reach out to Peter Vos (peter.vos@acresearch.com).
