Strategic Planning and Operations Manager

Responsibilities

Leading Strategic Initiatives and Business Case preparation

Analyse all aspects of strategic initiatives critically and apply business rationale to support / reject the initiatives and provide alternative rmendations, as needed

Conceptualizes all new and ongoing strategic initiatives clearly and rmends a practical and feasible delivery timeline

Lead discussions with upper management on strategic initiatives

Creates detailed financial analysis and business cases on projects (able to utilize Microsoft Excel effectively for this purpose)

Leads and responsible for all assigned strategic initiatives from approval to delivery stages

Project Management

Creates and executes project work plans and timelines and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements

Manages day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope

Effectivelymunicates and leads relevant project information to different level of stakeholders (steeringmittee, local country management team and local operation / sales team)

Works with teams in locally and regionally to meet agreed and critical milestones for initiatives

Facilitates regular status meeting with upper management and project working team (across both local teams and global teams based in Europe and APAC)

Ensures documents and major digital assets areplete, current, and stored appropriately.

Resolves and / or escalates issues in a timely fashion

Prepares the required project documentation ( project handbook, project plans, project reports) and manages the execution of thereof all the projects. This requires establishing and managing the project team and collaborating with project owner. It includesmunication around the project with internal and external stakeholders.

Follows best practices in relation to 'project management processes'

Monthly Business Review / Strategic Business Review

Supports Country Managing Director with Monthly Business Reporting by consolidating the business review deck (projects,mercial updates and controlling sections)

Supports Country Managing Director with annual / bi-annual Strategic Business review by developing the presentation that houses all strategic initiatives, financial performances and analyses for discussion with upper management

Qualifications and education requirements

• University degree or similar relevant experience
• Prior consulting experience will be an advantage
• MBA preferred but not required
• Project Management Certification (PMI, IPMA) an added advantage
• Independent and self-motivating personality
• Persistence in following processes and procedures
• Strong written and oral ability in English and Japanese

Job ID 1121235