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Job brief
- We are looking for a Strategic Planning Manager to define our company’s direction and develop plans to realize our business objectives. You will help us maintain our competitive advantage and allocate resources appropriately.
- Strategic thinking is the most important skill in this role. You should also be analytical with strong organizational abilities. If you also have experience in market research and business operations, we’d like to meet you.
- Ultimately, you will help our company adapt to changes and grow.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the leadership teams in defining ambition levels, setting priorities and crafting business plans, and provide recommendations on how to grow
- Identify, analyze and priorities business opportunities and initiatives including but not limited to new products, new features, new business models and new pricing.
- Develop plans to materialize strategy and analyze business proposals
- Provide support and insight into significant organizational changes (e.g. shift in strategic focus, mergers and acquisitions)
- Research competition to identify threats and opportunities
- Monitor and analyze industry trends and market changes
- Assess the company’s operational and strategic performance
- Align processes, resources-planning and department goals with overall strategy
- Work with the Strategy Execution team to ensure the clear interpretation of the targets in action items and KPIs.
- Analyze Results of strategic initiatives in order to prepare recommendations and corrective actions to expedite implementation and ensure completion.
- Establish user experience standards and guidelines to focus on improving team member efficiency and experience
Job Requirements
- BSc/BA in business, Marketing, Finance, economics or a related fields; MSc/MA/MBA is a plus.
- Minimum of 15 years’ work experience in management consulting, corporate strategic planning, corporate development, business development, investment banking or related fields
- Strong analytical capacity paired with sound problem solving skills are crucial.
- Strategic oversight but at the same time a hands-on attitude and the ability handle ambiguity
- You have work experience in high-performance environments.
- Familiarity with consumer products sales structures, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory management
- You have strong structuring and analytical skills combined with a hands-on attitude.
- Have proven leadership capabilities to lead, coach and train business analysts.
- Superior interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Perfect command of written and spoken Arabic & English
