Strategic Planner

Full Time, Permanent

Shropshire

Competitive Salary and Bonus schemes

Immediate start available

My client, a global leader in the design and manufacture of electro-mechanical products for a range of industries are in search of a Strategic Planner to join their established, passionate team.

As the Strategic Planner you will be delivering strategic planning, analysis, and project-based activities, supporting the executive team. As well as supporting resource allocation decisions within a project portfolio management context.  

The Responsibilities

• Support and participate in the Corporation’s Strategic Planning Process, which will include significant management events such as Strategy Review, Financial Review, and Quarterly Business Reviews
• Help to develop and deliver the integrated strategic and business planning framework for our global business, including a program and portfolio approach to strategy implementation.
• Develop and analyse business case proposals for product and market development, including early-stage screening of opportunities for investments in growth programs and adjacent markets.
• Evaluate the performance of product lines and growth programs and then make portfolio recommendations to ensure that we optimize resource allocations for profitable growth.
• Create and maintain a quantitative model of our served available markets and focused markets, including market share, using both primary and secondary sources.
• Support strategic deployment and execution, including Hoshin planning and performance management in improvement initiatives and the monthly Project Review Board
• Working closely with the VP of Strategy and Planning and consults with colleagues in other functional departments, especially Finance, Marketing, R&D, and Operations
• Supports executive decision-making, especially screening and analysis of growth program opportunities for product or market development.
• Provides analytical, assurance, and investigative support for project portfolio management, including new product development, operations change, and business transformation proposals.

The Candidate

• Initiative and resourcefulness
• Conscientiousness (efficient and organized)
• Proactivity and resilience
• Nimble learning
• Business insight
• Financial acumen
• Strategic mindset
• Manages ambiguity
• Manages complexity

Essential

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with one year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, or a related technical discipline

Desirable:

• Project management experience or qualifications
• Product management or management consulting experience

If this role is of interest, apply today to EmilyD@rerecruitment.com

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