Strategy Director

5 hours ago


Cambridgeshire UK, Eastern England, United Kingdom QLM Search Full time

QLM Search is partnering a market leading Global Food/Ingredients group with the hire of a Global Strategy Director. An internal promotion has created this outstanding opportunity to report to the CEO and drive Global Strategy. This is a fantastic position to support the long-term strategy of multiple business units and with a global growth agenda in a large and complex business.


Key objectives:


  • Leading strategy across 4 clear areas (3 business units and 1 Project group)
  • Lead, drive and deliver market strategies, where to play/how to win
  • Manage all frameworks, market assessments, competitor analysis and market trends
  • Target areas for value creation cross markets, sectors, and geographies
  • Support all areas of development for new markets, territories and products
  • Partner CEO and global leaders with an M&A agenda and execution thereof
  • Create global relationships with multiple Managing Directors, Executive committee, Finance and M&A


To apply, you must be a highly motivated, hands-on strategy leader with deep rooted experience across Food, Beverage or B2B (food). Your career will have likely started in strategy consultancy and transitioned into a Food or Beverage related company where you are an expert across project management, implementation and delivery. You will be experienced with M&A activity as well as be comfortable with Financial analysis, business plans and evaluation.


This is an outstanding opportunity to join an established, global, well respected, international group with career development beyond this position.


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