Executive Assistant - Strategy - Automobile/Chemicals

Must have- BE ( Chemical) + MBA ( Tier1/2)

The candidate needs business acumen and basic understanding of manufacturing sector as this role involves projects and work across various different parts of Chemicals industry.

- The candidate must be able to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced professional work environment that demands problem solving skills, business acumen, and strong organizational skills. The candidate is expected to formulate and execute strategic tasks and assume full ownership.

- Diversity of operations across

a) different parts & segments of entire Chemicals value-chains and

b) operations across countries with global supply chain footprint

- Understanding of Life-cycle stages of different businesses

- Understanding dynamics of various business function areas, company dynamics and a good mix of cross functional knowledge is required.

Accountabilities :

1) Provide real-time insights & recommendations to Business Head through data & logic-driven analysis, including P&L, cash flow, industry & market trend analysis, etc.

2) Provide inputs to the finance team for preparing key CFI sector reports to facilitate effective delivery without losing the level of detail

3) Provide the right organizational metrics & visibility of internal resources/capabilities to central teams, especially strategy & HR team

Governance :

1) MBR: Design, organize & aid in conducting the monthly business review; act as POC for SBUs for all review related queries

2) Facilitate other functional reviews on a monthly or fortnightly fashion depending on requirement

3) Facilitate project stage-gate approvals & CREC approvals

4) P&B cycle: pre-P&B note preparation, liaising with BRC members, pre-P&B discussions & follow-ups, validating budgeting assumptions

5) Facilitate spend approvals for various businesses

Strategy 1) Actively participate in long-term strategic planning of SBUs, especially VFY

2) Assist business head with dipstick analyses of new products, customer segments, etc.

3) Assist strategy function in creating investment proposals, financial modeling, trade analysis, etc.

4) Liaise with corporate functions & facilitate One-ABG synergies, wherever possible

Sales, Marketing, Branding :

1) Define key sales & marketing metrics for each SBU depending on challenges & strategic goals

2) Ideate and co-design the CFI corporate presentation & other branding collaterals

3) Assist refining of the CFI corporate & product branding guidelines

4) Provide continuous inputs for improving the content & design of communication on website, newsletters, articles, social media posts, etc.

Events & Programs:

1) Lead the planning for CFI corporate events

2) Assist in various CFI representations, including conferences, awards, meets, etc.

3) Explore strategies for various avenues to meet stakeholders