Strategic Initiatives Manager

Join Barco as a Strategic Initiatives Manager and drive global performance breakthroughs in key focus areas such as operational excellence, innovation, and sustainability. Collaborate with business counterparts to design and implement performance improvements that are seamlessly integrated into our organization, processes, and tools, ensuring impactful results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Implement Breakthroughs: Work with business counterparts to design performance breakthroughs and define implementation tracks.
• Project Management: Scope problems, build project plans and timelines, and lead analysis through extensive research.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate workshops with large stakeholder groups and align interests to solve pain points.
• Communication: Build effective presentations for EVP or excom audiences and lead regular project progress meetings.
• Risk Management: Anticipate and mitigate risks to ensure successful project delivery.
• Team Leadership: Drive international project teams to results, leveraging strong communication and presentation skills.
• Continuous Improvement: Support and participate in sustainability strategy execution and embrace new domains and areas.

Required Competencies:

• Educational Background: Holds a Master’s Degree and is eager to broaden their horizons at Barco.
• Analytical Skills: Excels in active listening, analytical skills, and tools. Able to absorb massive data and translate it into project scope and deliverables.
• Workshop Facilitation: Comfortable facilitating workshops with large stakeholder groups.
• Effective Communication: Focus on impactful communication in presentations for EVP or excom audiences.
• Project Management: Strong project and time management skills, driving projects to success.
• Team Player: A great team player who lives the Barco values.
• Positive Mindset: Has a positive “think possible and can do” mentality and is passionate about continuous improvement.
• Sustainability Focus: Supports and participates in building and executing long-term sustainability strategies.
• Adaptability: Eager to learn, grow, and take on new responsibilities in a continuously changing environment.
• Inspiration and Motivation: Ability to inspire and motivate stakeholders in projects.
• Forward-Thinking: Actively seeks opportunities to improve processes and contribute fresh ideas.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Problem Scoping: Scope problems, build project plans, and timelines.
• Project Coordination: Plan, coordinate, and lead analysis for new projects.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work with business sponsors and stakeholders to deliver agreed value.
• Issue Resolution: Facilitate and resolve day-to-day project issues with a consulting mindset.
• Task Management: Assign tasks to project team members and ensure timely, quality completion.
• Leadership Cooperation: Drive Business and IT leadership to cooperate towards common goals.

Join us at Barco and be a part of a team that is passionate about driving global performance breakthroughs and making a positive impact!