Manager - Strategic Projects

  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders (CXO’s, Board Members) across Landmark concepts (e.g. Max, Homecentre, Splash etc.) and functions (e.g. HR, Finance, IT, Supply chain etc.) and establish trust-based relationships with them to drive business improvements
  • Work on a business problem, owning a distinct aspect of the project including managing the respective stakeholders
  • Use analytical and problem-solving skills to provide analysis, insights and solutions that inform strategy development and critical business decisions
  • Gather and structure relevant data - either from the internal sources or through extensive secondary research (through interviews, discussions with relevant stakeholders or industry experts, reports etc.)
  • Develop framework and build hypothesis to approach a problem in a structured manner, test hypothesis by analyzing and drawing clear conclusions from the data gathered and develop actionable and fact-based recommendations
  • Present insights and conclusions confidently and meaningfully to project lead / team, and concept/function stakeholders
  • Build and deliver high impact presentations or own specific sections within a larger presentation to communicate your findings to the stakeholders
  • Validate and drive acceptance of the recommendations, facilitate the implementation of the recommendations and support regular progress reviews, tracking and reporting of business benefits / impact delivered
  • MBA (or advance degree) from a prestigious institute
  • 1-4 years of progressive work experience either in management consulting, E-commerce, merchandizing, planning or corporate strategy (in the retail industry preferred but not mandatory)
  • Advanced excel skills
  • Proficiency in English
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Strong verbal, written and presentation skills - Ability to communicate effectively with all audiences including senior leaders in a structured manner
  • Deadline driven, organized and able to multi-task
  • Being a team player while also and being an independent thinker who contributes to the team constructively
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn continuously
  • Agility – Able to wear different thinking hats at different times and work on projects in different strategy domains as per the requirements

Personal maturity