Assistant Manager - Strategic Projects

Job description / Role

- Assistant Manager - Corporate Strategy
What will you do:

- 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, f acilitate the implementation of the recommendations and support regular progress reviews, tracking and reporting of business benefits / impact delivered


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Requirements

What we seek:

- 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

Relevant attributes:

- 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

About the Company

Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, the Landmark Group has successfully grown into one of the largest and most successful retail organizations in the Middle East. An international, diversified retail conglomerate that encourages entrepreneurship to consistently deliver exceptional value, the Group operates over 900 stores encompassing a retail presence of over 13 million sq. ft. across Middle East, India, Egypt, Turkey, Yemen and Pakistan (franchise operation). The Group employs around 31,000 employees.