Manager Strategic Planning

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Support & drive GCA strategy development through data synthesis, decision-support analysis and planning processes

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning process

• Contribute to the global and local Strategic Business Planning (SBP) process (e.g., document development, global submissions, communication packages)
• Drive and facilitate the GCA long-term financial planning (top-line and P&L) and develop key initiatives
• Support other regular and ad-hoc strategic planning activities (e.g., commercial projects, market visits, workshops, individual briefings)
  
  Market / competitor data
• Assist in the development of data sources and central data repository of market and competitor intelligence
• Assist in the creation and distribution of regular market & business reports to senior management
• Identify key markets developments and ensure implications are considered in planning and decision-making
   
  Data analysis and decision support
• Develop financial and quantitative models relevant to strategy planning (e.g., business simulation, revenue projection, market share development)
• Synthesize data and prepare analysis to support senior management decision-making on priority topics (typically working cross-functionally)
   
  Strategic document development

• Develop strategic presentations and business planning documents
• Drive or assist in the development of executive level presentations and reports

External research

• Participate in selected research/strategy projects, to ensure quality outcomes and applicability to the business

Company performance management

• Assist in company and functional KPI setting
• Organize and facilitate commercial performance reviews across departments

KPI:

• Proper management of strategic planning process and deliverables
• Quality of strategic documents
• Quality of market and competitor data reporting
• Quality of data analysis
   

Competencies:

• Solid business sense and critical-thinking ability – able to solve problems using both conventional judgment and ad-hoc analysis
• Advanced analytic skills – both quantitative (e.g., financial modeling, data analysis) and qualitative (e.g., market trends, competitor analysis)
• Very strong communication skills – written and spoken English
• Expert MS Excel users – advanced excel user trained and experienced in complex modeling of financials (i.e. P&L, bottom up revenue forecasts)
• Expert MS PowerPoint user – advanced PowerPoint & ThinkCell user with high level story telling abilities 
• Mature and credible interpersonal skills– able to quickly build trust and act as an influencer across the organization
• Entrepreneurial – proactively defines goals and attacks them with creativity
• Willingness to learn – a drive to learn about all aspects of the business and develop general management competency
   

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 5-7 years of general business experience (ideally in more than one business function); equivalent experience in leading management consulting firm with strategic planning experience
• Experience with a global apparel / consumer goods brand or retailer is preferred
• Experience in working closely with middle and senior leaders across functions
• University degree or above
• Expert Power Point & ThinkCell user
• Advanced Excel modelling ability
• Basic statistics knowledge
• communication skills
• Fluent written and spoken English