SM - Strategic Initiatives

Job Description

Strategic Initiatives Work with Functional Heads and Region Heads on key strategic assignments Conduct detailed design of initiatives, bringing in best practices and insights from internal and external sources Identify and address gaps in business process and ensure their effective implementation across the organization Drive implementation with cross-functional teams and regional teams Own the execution and delivery of all chosen transformational projects and ensure regular problem solving, tracking and de-bottlenecking Project management of large scale initiatives escalation of issues and roadblocks along with mitigating actions to relevant owners, sponsors and senior leadership team members Working with external consultants like Bain, McKinsey to drive strategic priorities Working on short-term strategic assignments for MD s office Business Planning Working closely with the Business Planning team Zonal Strategy teams during the annual operating plan preparation Leading initiatives to improve the business planning processes eg overhead budgeting process Executive communication Preparing executive presentations for Chairman, MD and Board of Directors Purpose of Interaction Internal Interface For Strategic assignments and Executive communication Solution Design, Implementation and Overall Project Management External Interface Consultants, 3P Vendors/Solution providers etc (Purpose of interaction: Business Technology Solution development implementation) Skills Required: Ability to think logically and breakdown complex business problems into manageable tasks. Self-starter with an ability to work through ambiguity. PMO skills - Project Planning Scheduling, creating project charters, Stakeholder management, Reporting documentation etc Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and business acumen Ability to present issues clearly and provide answers Strong leadership, influencing and people management skills to be able to drive cross functional assignments and decisions Strong communication skills (both written and oral) to engage with senior stakeholders and to make CEO level presentations Proficiency in MS- excel modelling, sound understanding of financial modelling High on initiative, ownership, pro-active approach and self-driven A knack for fun through innovation and out-of-box thinking and the energy to go the extra mile