Associate / Senior Associate - Planning

Business Associate-Strategy Overview : Strategic associates will identify business needs and solutions within the context of the overall direction of a company. They develop and implement critical business solutions through information gathering, synthesis, review, and testing. They secure and allocate resources, manage implementation schedules, and facilitate meetings. Responsibilities :

• Elicit, analyse, specify, and validate the business needs of stakeholders, be they customers or end users.
• Classifying the strategic choices for addressing a specific situation and supporting the execution of the business strategy
• Work closely with the management to design business plans, projections, project or team OKRs, MIS and Dashboard.
• External Analysis : Assess the existing opportunities and threats of the organisation’s external environment, comprising industry and environmental forces
• Internal Analysis : Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation in its internal environment including its resources and competencies
• Strategy Design : Design strategies that form and endure competitive advantage by matching the strengths and weaknesses with the opportunities and threats of the organisation
• Strategy Execution : Apply the developed strategies and monitor execution by identifying resources, processes and KPIs
• Strategic Control : Measure achievements and make adjustments in areas where the strategies are not generating the anticipated results Candidate Profile :
• 4-7 years of experience in a similar role
• MBA in Business Planning or Analysis from reputed college as must
• Proven record in business strategy—from planning to implementation
• Skilled in business planning, cost analysis, SWOT analysis and other strategic tools
• Knowledge of OKR, goal setting, BI tools and report automation
• Experience in retail or ecommerce a must
• Detail oriented, analytical and inquisitive
• Solid business acumen along with good problem solving skills
• Have excellent communication and business-facing skills, are organised and able to multitask effectively
• Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail