Operational Excellence Manager Service

In4Matic; Brussel; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

In4Matic is seeking an experienced Operational Excellence Manager to shape and strengthen Grid Development performance. The role focuses on creating a structured center of excellence, improving planning and reporting, and driving initiatives for more efficient, aligned teams.

The candidate will lead improvements from idea to implementation, establish standard guidelines, and align PMO activities to avoid duplication.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in engineering, economics or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in operational excellence or continuous improvement.
• Basic knowledge of energy sector and grid-related activities.
• Ability to turn opportunities into concrete results with rigor and timeliness.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic roadmap into an operational excellence plan and execute it.
• Coordinate quarterly planning and resource planning across teams.
• Define KPIs, create monthly dashboards, and report insights.
• Design and implement a robust document management approach with traceability.
• Introduce and maintain continuous improvement framework focused on processes, tools and ways of working.

Skills

KPIs & dashboards

Power BI

Process optimization

Documentation

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in economics

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Operational Excellence Manager to help shape and strengthen the operational performance of its Grid Development organization. In this role, you will support the creation of a structured center of excellence, improve planning and reporting processes, and help drive initiatives that make teams more efficient, aligned, and effective.

Responsibilities

• Translate the strategic roadmap into a structural operational excellence plan and support its execution.
• Drive the quarterly planning and reprioritization cycle, including coordination of resource planning across multiple teams.
• Define key performance indicators, create a monthly dashboard, and facilitate operational follow-up based on data and insights.
• Design and implement a document management approach for key documents, ensuring traceability and transparent reporting.
• Introduce and maintain a continuous improvement framework focused on processes, tools, and ways of working, while measuring the impact of changes.
• Set up a center of excellence with shared guidelines, tools, and best practices, and align related PMO activities to avoid duplication.
• Lead selected improvement projects from idea to implementation and ensure sustainable adoption of the changes.

Technical Skills

• Experience defining KPIs and building dashboards, for example in Power BI.
• Strong process optimization and document management capabilities.
• Ability to work with performance data and translate it into practical actions.

Profile

• Master’s degree in engineering, economics, or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in operational excellence.
• Basic knowledge of the energy sector and grid-related activities.
• Strong focus on improvement, with the ability to turn opportunities into concrete results in a rigorous and timely way.
• Stakeholder-oriented mindset with the ability to engage teams and support collaboration across functions.
• Autonomous, flexible, and able to prioritize effectively while communicating clearly with management.
• Hands-on, pragmatic, and able to deliver tangible results even in evolving or ambiguous situations.
• Assertive and an excellent communicator.

Practical Information

This opportunity is based in Brussels, with a default expectation of 3 days per week on site.

Language requirements: good knowledge of English, plus fluency in French or Dutch and at least a good understanding of the other language.

For non-EU candidates, a valid work permit and residence permit for Belgium are required.

This is a long-term consulting opportunity.

Contactperson & Reference

• Reference #: INW28715
• Geert Roete
• [e-mail]