Senior Manager Strategy and Planning – Qatar Aircraft Catering Company

Qatar Aircraft Catering Company

213937

Closing Date:29-10-2024

Qualification & Experience:

• 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

Roles and Responsibilities:

• 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.