Manager - Strategic Initiatives
About The Position
The Manager, Strategic Initiatives drives execution of Komline’s highest-priority cross-functional initiatives, with a particular focus on acquisition integration and large, complex enterprise projects. The role translates strategic priorities into structured execution plans, coordinates work across businesses and functions, manages interdependencies and risks, and gives leadership clear visibility into progress, decisions, and benefits. It works directly with acquired businesses, Business Unit leaders, Plant Managers, and functional teams. This is an execution-oriented leadership role for someone with strong manufacturing and business acumen who can move between strategy and execution, bring structure to ambiguity, coordinate senior stakeholders, and drive complex initiatives to completion without unnecessary bureaucracy. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer within Enterprise Operations, the position is based in Washington, DC and supports enterprise strategic initiatives and acquisition integration.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
- 7–12 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, program management, acquisition integration, business transformation, or related roles.
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders.
- Experience developing and managing integrated project plans, risks and governance, budgets, and executive updates.
- Ability to influence and drive accountability without direct reporting authority.
- Strong analytical, financial, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
- Comfort operating in both plant-floor and executive environments and working through ambiguity.
- Ability to travel approximately 50%, depending on acquisition and project activity.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, or post-acquisition integration.
- Experience with plant consolidations, manufacturing transfers, facility expansions, ERP/systems integration, or footprint projects.
- Background in industrial manufacturing, engineered products, capital equipment, or multi-site operations.
- PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or other relevant project/process improvement certification.
- MBA or advanced degree.
Responsibilities
- Lead program management for acquisition integrations, including integration plans, workstreams, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and executive governance; drive delivery against milestones and synergy commitments.
- Coordinate large enterprise initiatives, including plant consolidations, manufacturing transfers, facility expansions, major re-layouts, footprint optimization, and other CEO- or COO-sponsored projects, ensuring delivery on time and within approved scope and budget.
- Translate strategic priorities into project charters, workplans, timelines, resource needs, decision points, and measurable outcomes.
- Establish project governance, including steering-team cadence, action tracking, risk escalation, decision logs, and executive reporting.
- Coordinate across Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, IT, EHS, Engineering, Commercial, continuous improvement teams, and Business Unit General Managers to align execution and resolve cross-functional dependencies.
- Track project budgets, capital requirements, synergy targets, savings, milestones, and benefits realization with Finance and project owners.
- Identify execution risks early, facilitate issue resolution, and escalate decisions requiring COO or executive leadership intervention.
- Support integration of acquired businesses into Komline operating processes, systems, reporting routines, and functional standards.
- Maintain an enterprise view of major strategic initiatives and help prioritize resources when competing projects create capacity constraints.
- Prepare concise, decision-oriented updates for the COO, executive leadership, and steering committees.
- Improve Komline’s major-project execution approach by standardizing practical tools, templates, and governance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
