Strategic Planning Specialist

3 months ago


Telford, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Job Title: Strategic Planning Specialist

Salary: £45,000 - £52,000

Benefits: Yearly Bonuses, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection + more

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Telford

Job Start date: ASAP

Shift Pattern: Monday to Thursday 8:15am to 5pm, Friday 8:15am to 12:15pm

We’re supporting our client, a leading global electronics company based in Telford, who are looking for a Strategic Planning Specialist to join their growing team. The successful Strategic Planning Specialist will have highly demonstrable commercial acumen and analytical skills.

Position Overview: As a Strategic Planning Specialist, you'll be a leading player in the design, development and iteration of the company’s business strategy and mid-term planning. Your primary focus will be on being a key driver of business management activities to achieve the company’s goals and objectives.

Responsibilities for Strategic Planning Specialist:

* Leading and facilitating workshops to define the company’s strategic plans.

* Facilitate, and be a key contributor, to the creation of key initiative plans, covering multiple time horizons, to meet the company’s short and long-term objectives.

* Monitor the business’ achievement of its mid-term strategy, reporting to the Senior Leadership Team and intervene/take action in areas of under-achievement or risk.

* Lead project groups and activities as required to design the optimum physical and financial routing for new lines of business and negotiate the successful implementation into operational business.

* To oversee the reporting, understanding and interpretation of the company business plan results and financial results to the Senior Leadership team and wider company stakeholders.

* To make recommendations and intervene in areas of under-achievement or risk to ensure the business plan can be realised.

* Ensure data integrity and clarity of business information reported to senior stakeholders is accurate and representative of the actual business performance.

* Identify opportunities for improvement in financial reporting, analysis and visualisation by each business unit in scope to meet stakeholder expectations and facilitate improved decision making.

* Identify, development and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

* Inform strategic planning and business design, regularly scan competitor activity and the market horizon for industry developments and changes which could present opportunity or risk to the business’ success.

About You:

* Must have a broad mindset with the ability to view the big picture as well as taking direct action against individual issues, projects or objectives.

* Excellent communication skills and attention to detail with a proven ability in negotiating and analysing.

* Highly proactive and able to work with significant initiative

* Able to self-manage and prioritise

* Demonstrate excellent discretion due to the highly sensitive nature of certain business information

* Demonstrate skills in the development of strategic models and plans

* Must be resilient as the role involves managing and developing work in uncertain/ volatile environments.

* Able to travel

* Degree or equivalent in business management, strategic management, international business or similar

* High degree of commercial capability

Job Application:

If you would like to be considered for the role of Strategic Planning Specialist, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.

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