Job Opportunity in UAE as a Business Support Manager

Alfuttaim offers a job opportunity in UAE as a Business Support Manager. The mission of the newly created New Business, Strategy and Transformation department (NBST) is to set the future strategy of automotive division, leading transformation projects, provide a consistent process and change management framework and build the portfolio of the future by doing businesses that Al-Futtaim Automotive has not done before by exploring M&A, Joint Venture, partnership, and incubation opportunities in UAE and internationally.

• You will provide business and stakeholder management support to the GM of NBST to ensure consistent communication and execution of strategic priorities.
• You will ensure that business and project follow up, cross-functional governance, executive board management information and reports are in place and coordinate with other business leaders to support timely implementation of strategic decisions and frameworks.
• You will also play a critical role to support President and Group Transformation Office to cascade down strategic priorities as well as gathering the critical input required from other stakeholders with regards to various automotive strategic process cycles.

You must have: 

• Consultancy or transformational project management background and a strong knowledge of financial practices and reporting. 
• Business or Finance University Degree - MBA highly preferable.
• 5 year+ experience in strategy consultancy, project management or business management roles.
• Proven track record in organizing and working with multiple teams and departments cross functionally.
• Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management.
• Excellent business communication and writing skills including business correspondences, presentations and preparing business packs.
• Knowledge of the automotive industry.
• Knowledge of financial practices and reporting (balance sheets, profit & loss, budgeting).
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal, team building and negotiation skills.

About Al-Futtaim:

Al-Futtaim’s family business traces its origins back to the 1930s on the banks of the Dubai Creek, a trailblazer for innovative trading concepts designed to enrich lifestyles. Today, Al-Futtaim is present in 29 countries, represents over 200 companies spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, and it is now 42,000 people strong. Currently spanning the automotive, finance, retail, and real estate industries, Al-Futtaim’s diverse and far-reaching portfolio of brands and companies are ever-present in people’s lives, from the shores of Singapore to the sands of the UAE.

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