Job Title: Head Strategy and Planning
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employer: Chams Plc
Job description:
1)Provides up to date research to the leadership of the company in the following areas;
• Keeps management updated on information of external environmental trends such as; information on political, social, economic, technological and industry trends which may impact the organization.
• Updates on business trends which includes information on strategies adopted by global competitors which may include benchmarking or best practices
• Updates on changing customer needs and expectations which may consist of formal research outsourced to market research companies.
• Analyzes the industry trend and updates on new alliances, new market entrants, new products and services and changes to distribution channels
• Updates on customer analysis and informs on how existing customers view the organization through; the monitoring of social networks and platforms created for customer complaints. Survey on existing customers to determine their perception of the company’s strength and weaknesses.
• Executes competitor research by tracking competitor strategies and compiling information on their; finances, marketing ,human resources ,production, distribution, promotion, culture, structure, alliances and technologies
• Keeps up to date with new techniques and creative ways of executing strategy. And even when balancing the I.Q (intelligence quotient), E.Q(emotional quotient), and S.Q(spiritual quotient), he maintains excitement and inspiration in the people when they develop new powerful strategies.
2)Education in strategic learning and thinking
• Organizes monthly education sessions for management and in each month he gets a guest speaker to present information on new trends which may impact the organization.
• Circulates newsletters and interesting articles to SBU and subsidiary heads, HOD’S on strategy implementation and related strategy topics
• Speaking at retreats organized by different departments in the organization and organizing in-house retreats
• Send key strategic staff on external training courses where the need arises
3)Provider of strategic tools
• Provides the MD, Heads of; SBUS, subsidiaries and overall management with tools designed to make it easier for them to develop strategic plans together with their teams
4)Facilitator of strategy sessions
• Organizes the strategy review session and ensures that SBUs and subsidiaries develop strategy plans aligned to the organization’s new strategic plans. The following results will be achieved;
• Management team to think outside the box
• Organization to develop strategic plan
• The plan to be communicated to the rest of the staff
• SBUs and subsidiaries to develop their plans aligned with the organization’s plan and to communicate it.
• Identify and manage the changes needed to support the new strategic plan
• Recommends objective external facilitators to facilitate these sessions where necessary
• Uses the same workshop tools to facilitate the strategy sessions at the SBU and subsidiary levels in order to promote alignment between the SBU, subsidiaries and corporate strategic plans
5)Systems integrator and coordinator
• Ensures that the organization’s systems, structure and culture are all aligned with the organization’s strategic plan and values
• Works closely with the finance, performance management and human resource departments to ensure that all planning and measurement systems use the same language and terminology
• Analyses all the strategic plans in the organization to ensure no duplication occurs between departments and subsidiaries
• Ensures that all new projects are designed and implemented in a way that supports the organization’s strategies and values
6)Monitoring of strategy
• Works with change management professionals to ensure that both the content and spirit of the strategic plan are being implemented.
• Works with teams to ensure barriers to the plan are removed.
7)Muse to the MD or Chairman
• Does one-off researches and feasibility studies for the MD into areas outside of the mandate of the subsidiaries to help the MD make confidential strategic decisions
• May act sometimes as high-level personal assistant to the MD on strategic matters
• May act as internal consultant to the HODs in the different departments and subsidiaries
Desired Skills and Experience:
• A good first degree in any business related field or the social sciences
• Must have a wide range of knowledge and experience in 3-4 different areas of the organization
• A formal business qualification such as an MBA is an added advantage
• A two year post-graduate experience in a similar or related function
• An ACCA will be an added advantage
• Must be a master at team playing. Ability to work with teams of people within and outside the organization, across all departments and with external alliance partners
• Passion for innovation and new ways of doing things
• A good sense of humor and fun-loving.
• Credible and trustworthy in working at all levels of the organization
• Must be self-confident yet humble
• Should be able to manage people and pressure.
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Strong rational, emotional and spiritual intelligence
• A learning culture with a willingness and desire to continuously acquire new knowledge and techniques
Candidates willing to apply should quote job title as reference. All applications close two weeks from date of post.
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