Senior Manager Strategy and Planning

Qatar Aircraft Catering Company is seeking a dedicated Strategy and Planning Leader with the primary focus on strategic decision-making processes at division level for division's strategy and business planning. The role is accountable for developing and implementing strategies, and action plans to drive the division's short, medium and long-term successes by identifying and captalizing on business opportnities, conducting thorough organizational Gaps/SWOT analysis, and creating actionable strategies and plans to achieve the overall business objectives.

In this role you will:

• Leads QACC strategy development, planning and execution processes by providing strategic direction and leadership in developing overall suite of strategies based on business objectives.
• Dissects and analyses the efficacy of existing strategies to ensure transparency and accountability for all departments carrying out the strategy.
• Constructs an overall organizational strategy framework, including but not limited to, drafting and proposing short, medium and long-term organizational strategy, formalizing the organization's strategic planning processes. 
• Esablish the department or teams objectives and priorities to align with and support business objectives. 
• Prepares regular reports and presentations for senior management to communicate business performance, trends and strategic initiatives and effectiveness with relevant employee groups.
• Leverages QACC's current and future capability such as equipment and technology to achieve optimal deliverability and strategic results. 
• Defining and scoping organizational identity that is future development centric and refining the organization's vision and mission statements to ensure QACC remains ahead of the industrial curve for years to come. 
• On behalf of QACC Management, leads the annual budgeting processes, including revenue forecasting, expense management, and resource allocation, to ensure desired positioning of QACC vis-a-vis growth perspectives and corporate forecast. 
• Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders within and outside of QACC to develop innovative concepts, automation and IT solutions, and fit-for-purpose pricing strategies driven by customer tiers.

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. Together, everything is possible.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent with minimum 10 years of job-related experience

Essential:

• Relevant College or University qualification to min bachelor's level or equivalent 
• Minimum 10 years of job-related experience required, including the most recent 6 years in a proven senior management role, specifically in Strategy Development (and Implementation), Corporate Planning, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisition etc. with a world-class organization
• Experience and complete fluency in multi-million dollar budgeting methodologies and processes
• Relevant experience from a large organization with worldwide operations

Preferred:

• Master's degree in relevant business disciplines 
• Relevant previous experience in a matrix organization 

Job Specific Skills:

• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and planning skills with the "big picture" view supported by a global vision
• Strong MS Office Skills, and sound knowledge of PowerBI 
• Excellent Communication skills
• Innovative thinking and solution orientated 
• A knack for numbers (KPI's, performance metrics, data and analytics, market intelligence, trends etc.)
• Proven ability to manage and infuence audience at various organizational levels 
• Thorough understanding of large scale, multicultural organization's dynamics 
• Proven excellent presentation skills and ability to persuade key stakeholders in a professional manner 
• Proven capabilities to "look forward" at the corporate level on a large scale 
• Not afraid of making mistakes and possesses strong capability in making timely and fit-for-purpose change of course 
• Strong knowledge of Airline economics and market conditions, theories and practices of performance management principles 
• Strong knowledge of Airline catering concepts, trends and operations
• Excellent problemsolving skills and leadership qualities 
• Working knowledge of major ERP systems and platforms
• Familiarity with market analytics and data processing tools
• Relevent knowledge of industry trends, benchmarking and advanced technology development 
• Arabic language proficiency 

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So, whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

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