Job Opportunity in UAE as a Group Head of Corporate Strategy & Growth

Chalhoub Group provides a job opportunity in UAE as a group head of corporate strategy & growth. You will be responsible for leading an expert team in translating market data and insights into group strategy. You will not only envision strategies to keep Chalhoub Group at the forefront of delivering customer excellence but also drive, implement and deliver these strategies across the organization. As an action-oriented corporate strategist with experience in transformation in the retail space, you will find it natural to keep the customer at the heart of each recommendation, decision and initiative deployed.

Eligibility:

You must have:

• Experience in corporate strategy.
• Excellent leadership and managerial skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally with different platforms to create a cohesive growth plan.
• Exceptional communication skills as well as the ability to communicate effectively both internally and externally at all levels of an organization and with individuals and groups from different disciplines and industries.
• Working experience in retail and operations.
• It's preferred to have working experience in the Middle East.
• Good knowledge of technology and human capital.

Your Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for:

1. Define the strategic planning framework for the group.
2. Lead the process to define the group’s short/mid/long term vision, corporate strategy and positioning.
3. Translate the vision and corporate strategy into a set of growth targets.
4. Develop insights on markets and customers, and identify industry opportunities to support the leadership team in developing strategic objectives for BUs and countries.
5. Regularly monitor and evaluate the execution of the strategic plan, pivot or preserve with the plan.
6. Co-design the vision for growth (of business and impact) with the leadership team.
7. Create strategic growth plans and financial roadmaps.
8. Develop and lead revenue generation and business development strategy and efforts.
9. Market, intelligence, and research.
10. Assess macro-economic and key industry trends, competitive landscape, existing markets and ancillary markets.
11. Research and analyze new markets for growth opportunities.
12. Work in close relationship with internal stakeholders on ad-hoc projects consolidating key information as support for business intelligence, decision-making and/or execution of projects.
13. Provide regular proactive analysis and operational perspectives on markets and industry trends for the business.
14. Identify opportunities and gaps in the current set of capabilities and in its business model and build and execute plans to close gaps and strengthen the group’s value proposition.
15. Drive the development of capabilities to support the group’s competitive advantage and value proposition.
16. Strategic initiatives, partnerships and M&A support.
17. Support in identifying key capital projects, joint ventures opportunities, potential M&A targets and other strategic partnership opportunities to strengthen the group’s value proposition and achieve strategic inorganic growth and capabilities acquisitions.
18. Identify key strategic topics and growth opportunities to build the relevant business cases when appropriate for the group to help with decision-making and execution.
19. Lead key projects on an ad-hoc basis.
20. Support post-M&A integration.
21. Set and ensure achievement of goals and highest standard of performance.
22. Participate as a key member of the leadership team in creating a culture of innovation within the organization, promoting open innovation and introducing group tools and processes that encourage creative thinking.

Benefits:

If you are accepted at this opportunity, you will have:

• The company will help you to shape your journey in it through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility.
• The group offers the opportunity to support careers that may span different teams, different job roles, different categories and even different countries.  
• The company offers diverse career paths for those who show drive and passion as well as the desire to learn and grow.

About Chalhoub Group:

Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East and an expert in retail, distribution and communication. With a growing workforce of more than 12,000 people and a network of over 650 retail stores, the Group's success is attributed to its highly skilled and dedicated teams. 

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