Executive Assistant To CEO & Lead - Business Strategy - Polymer Resins Firm

Job Type - Permanent

Description - To provide executive, administrative, development and strategic support to the CEO and the leadership team through driving various programs, processes, projects on behalf of the CEO

- To drive key strategic initiatives within the organization to drive organizational growth while closely interacting with key business leaders to chart out the organizational strategy

Client Details :

The client is one of India's most respected and leading companies in the field of polymer resins technology with an established presence in the industry. The Company, with its focus on innovation and value addition, has earned itself respect and goodwill among a long list of customers from varied industrial segments.

The client has carved its own unique niche in the world of composites and polymer resin technology through its focus on providing value through innovation and customisation. What has also taken the Company to its present respected position is its innate simplicity and honesty in the business of resins.

Description:

Executive Support:

- Assist in preparing itineraries and driving the calendar of planning and governance of various responsibilities of the CEO

- Assist the CEO with the daily administrative duties and complete a broad variety of administrative tasks that include managing the calendar of appointments, completing expense report, composing, and preparing correspondence, arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries and agendas

- Program Management

- Ensure various programs being run by the CEO are well tracked, governed, and driven
- Participate and lead few programs actively

- Business Strategic Planning & Governance

- Accountable to develop and drive the Strategic Business Planning and Annual Operating Plan process along with the governance, monitoring, and review mechanism

- Tracking the business decisions by managing competing priorities, allocating critical tasks and solving for multiple stakeholders

- Highlighting progress, delays, share regular progress updates with CEO and the leadership team

- Communication and Coordination

- Drive communication on behalf of the CEO, coordinated activities with various senior stakeholders

- Coordinate various meetings (internal/external), the senior leadership team meetings as per plans and at regular intervals

- Act as a Management Liaison, participate as an adjunct member of the senior leadership team and assist in scheduling, attending meetings. Represent the CEO in designated meetings as required.

- Assists in coordinating the agenda of senior management team meetings. Prepares an account of the meetings and designates and follows up on assigned action items.

- Research & Reporting

- To regularly monitor news and trends through various sources including media, reports, industry forums, platforms in the sector, competition, suppliers and providing regular updates, summary notes to the CEO. Create a newsfeed to ensure that information is well assimilated at the company level.

- To regularly study competition and market, product trends and provide insights, information and analysis to the CEO

- Research for upcoming trends in the product, strategy, etc for strengthening the CEO role and his preparedness to take strategic and tactical decision

- Business Performance

- Regularly collate, analyse the business performance by evaluating current performance against business plan, projections, tracking the relevant performance metrics, etc. Analyse and highlight the key focus areas

- Liaise with other departments for information and insights

- Participate in devising a strategy and implementation plan for new business models. Provide inputs backed by market research

- MIS & Data Analytics, Monitoring business and its activities

- Create dashboards/score cards/presentations to drive key strategic insights

- Work with CEO in organizing review meeting calendars at the start of the month/week

- Design comprehensive trackers review mechanism and track key tracker items

- Reviewing business/department performance on a periodic basis and presenting recommendations to the CEO, Implementation of CEO's directives across various businesses/departments.

- Provide strategic support and data analysis in key functions to the CEO's Office

Profile :

Technical:

- Engineering Graduates with a Management Degree from (MBA) from a premier/reputed management institute (Tier 1 or 2 business school preferred)

- Around 3+years post-MBA experience in a similar role in the chemical industry

Functional:

- Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability

- Demonstrated ability to drive Program Management & Project Management

- Strong organizational skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks, seamlessly with excellent attention to detail, high organising skills

- Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, especially with senior leadership

- Expert-level skills in written and verbal communication

- Emotional maturity

- Highly resourceful team player, with the ability to also be extremely effective while working on independent assignments

- Excellent competency in Excel, Powerpoint, ERP

Job Offer :

- Opportunity to drive key strategic initiatives across the board for the organization

- Develop keen insights, organizational experience, and strategic mindset while interacting with senior leadership within the organization

- Opportunity to lead a function in the organization in time

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