Role summary

The Programmes & Projects Assistant Manager will be essential to delivery of GS1’s future strategy. The successful candidate will collaborate with GS1’s 120 national Member Organisations and GS1 Global Office’s business stakeholders to administer and execute activities to support awareness and uptake of GS1 identifiers, next generation (2D) barcodes and other advanced GS1 data carriers across industries and geographies.

Responsibilities include the following:

Engagement

• Collaborate with team members and the GS1 community to drive uptake of GS1 identifiers and data carriers.
• Track implementation progress, report on this and provide guidance to ensure an orderly and coordinated global migration to 2D.
• Coordinate monthly MO meetings and other collaborative activities
• Work with a range of GS1 cross-functional teams (e.g., Training, Marketing, etc) to influence and support delivery of resources.

Planning and management

• Following the GS1 Project Management Methodology, define and manage relevant annual programme planning activities.
• Monitor progress against agreed programme objectives.

Communication

• Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, providing updates on project status, milestones, and potential roadblocks.

Data reporting

• Using pre-defined methodologies, report about 2D migration implementation, trends and developments.
• Provide senior management reporting, including KPI monitoring.

Build strong relationships

• Both within GS1 Global Office and within the GS1 MOs to become a trusted support for 2D migration activities.

Other tasks as deemed necessary.

Education/experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience in administering/coordinating strategic programmes, or an operational role within a global organisation.
• Familiarity with stakeholder engagement methodologies, planning cycles, and performance tracking and reporting.
• Understanding of programme/project management principles.

Skills

• Must be fluent in English, oral and written. Fluency in other languages is helpful.
• Excellent organisational, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, multi-time-zone environment.
• Diplomatic communicator with experience working across cultures and with stakeholders across all business functions and levels.
• Detail-oriented, with strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive and problem-solving mindset.
• Operates in a manner that demonstrates honesty; keeps promises and honours commitments; behaves in a consistent manner.
• Self-motivated, energetic, and passionate about making a meaningful impact.
• Customer-focused and results-driven approach.

This job may require up to 5% global travel.

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GS1 Overview

GS1 develops and maintains the most widely used supply chain standards that are fundamental to numerous enterprises around the world. The best-known symbol of GS1 standards is the barcode, named by the BBC as one of “the 50 things that made the world economy”. Five decades ago, we started by helping food retailers do business more efficiently and reduce consumer prices. Today, GS1 standards improve the efficiency, safety, and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels in 25 sectors, including retail omnichannel and e-commerce, healthcare, transport and logistics, food service, technical industries, and humanitarian logistics. Our scale and reach – local Member Organisations (MO) in 120 countries, 2 million user companies, and 10 billion transactions every day – help ensure that GS1 standards create a common language that supports systems and processes across the globe.

GS1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will never unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, age, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, or political opinions.