Manager Strategy & Value Creation

Are you an experienced professional in strategy, consulting, PMO, or value creation?
Do you enjoy turning strategic plans into measurable results and driving initiatives from analysis through execution?Would you like to contribute to regional growth within an international company focused on sustainable products and services? If so, this could be the right opportunity for you.

Region: Belux, Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden (NorthWest)
Location: Lokeren (Belgium), Den Bosch (Netherlands,) or Duisburg (Germany)
Travel: Approx. 20–30% within the region

About CWS Workwear

CWS Workwear is the market leader in the corporate workwear industry and offers clothing through a service model featuring tailor‑made, sustainable (protective) workwear. With a circular business model, CWS Workwear strives for a sustainable future, operating in 15 countries with a dedicated team of more than 5,300 professionals across over 100 locations. CWS Workwear serves more than 35,000 customers and provides clothing to 1.5 million people every day.

Your role

As Strategy & Value Creation Manager for the Northwest Region, you will play a key role in supporting and shaping the regional and local strategic agenda across Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Sweden. You will be responsible for tracking, coordinating, and developing the regional value creation plan, ensuring execution discipline, transparency, and measurable financial impact across CWS Workwear.

This position combines strategic analysis, project leadership, and hands-on implementation, with close collaboration with regional leadership, country teams, and central functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Track, develop, and coordinate the regional value creation plan for the Northwest region, ensuring transparency on initiatives, progress, risks, and outcomes

• Act as PMO for strategic and value creation initiatives, including structured follow-up with relevant stakeholders

• Monitor and assess the financial impact of initiatives, including business case tracking and contribution to P&L improvement

• Support the development and execution of regional and local strategy in close collaboration with central, regional, and country leadership teams

• Lead selected strategic projects and drive the implementation of defined measures

• Coordinate cross-functional and cross-country alignment to ensure consistent execution of strategic priorities

• Prepare decision-making materials, analyses, and presentations for management and key stakeholders

Your profile

• Completed university degree, preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a comparable field

• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in strategy, consulting, PMO, transformation, value creation, or similar environments

• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset with solid financial acumen (business cases, P&L mechanics)

• Proven ability to structure complex topics, manage multiple workstreams, and drive implementation in a pragmatic way

• Strong project management skills and experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders across countries

• High level of ownership, hands-on mentality, and execution focus

• Confident communicator, comfortable working with senior stakeholders

• Fluency in English is required; German, Dutch, French, or Swedish are an advantage but not mandatory

• Very good MS Office skills, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Power BI

• Willingness to travel within the region (approximately 20–30%)

What we offer

• A strategically relevant role with direct exposure to regional strategy and value creation

• The opportunity to actively shape development across multiple countries in the Northwest region

• Close collaboration with regional leadership, local management teams, and cross-functional stakeholders

• High degree of autonomy, responsibility, and ownership of initiatives and projects

• An international and dynamic working environment with strong strategic impact

• Flexible location within Belgium, the Netherlands, or Duisburg (Germany)

• The opportunity to work across different markets and cultures while contributing to sustainable business success