You will lead projects, in close cooperation with our Equipment and Material Suppliers, to enable innovative solutions for future Patterning, Memory, Compute and System applications.What you will do- As an Equipment and Material Supplier Project Leader, you will be leading teams to enable innovative solutions for future Patterning, Memory, Compute and System applications, by leveraging our supplier ecosystem. Your goal will be to demonstrate the technology in agreement with our external customer roadmap and IMEC's strategy. You will align with the expert teams, resource, and FAB managers to best define and implement your plan.- You will be responsible for leading the team operationally, promoting interactions and innovations to solve technical challenges. Your open communication, enthusiasm and drive will be key to create a strong team and reach your project goals.- Together with the operational managers, you will monitor the performance and resources of your project and ensure to stay within agreed boundaries. You will proactively manage changes, drive the acceleration of your project activities when require, escalate showstoppers or issues within the organization and to the customer, and help provide solutions.- Interacting with our customers will be an important part of your activities. From project definition until project closure, you will be in close contact with them. You will regularly report to the customer team, help keep a strong link with them and answer their specific requests. Your ability to receive, assess and respond efficiently will be key.- You will seek constant improvements in both the quality and learning speed of your project. We will count on you to bring new ideas and help implementing them.