Description:

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Reports To: COO

Experience: 6-9 years (Consulting / Strategy / Analytics / Business Operations)

Industry: Personal Care & Beauty / D2C / Consumer Products

About the Organization:

A dynamic, high-growth personal care and beauty brand specializing in science-backed, clean, and high-efficacy formulations for skincare, haircare, and body care. The organization thrives in fast-paced environments, emphasizing entrepreneurial spirit, consumer obsession, and collaborative teamwork.

Role Objective:

Act as the CEOs right hand and execution engine, driving strategic initiatives, business reviews, and cross-functional prioritieswhile building the central Business Analytics & Performance Management capability.

This role serves as second-in-command to the CEO and is a critical leadership position.

Key Responsibilities:

1. CEO Agenda & Strategic Execution:

- Own and drive CEO-led strategic projects, new growth initiatives, and channel/product/cost programs.

- Track and ensure execution across Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance.

- Convert strategy into weekly, monthly, and quarterly execution plans.

2. Business Performance & Reviews:

- Run weekly business reviews, monthly performance meetings, and quarterly operating plans.

- Build a single source of truth for revenue, profitability, channel performance, inventory, and working capital.

- Highlight risks, slippages, and opportunities to the CEO.

3. Build & Lead the Analytics Engine:

- Build the central analytics team.

- Own dashboards, reporting systems, and performance scorecards.

- Ensure every leadership decision is data-backed, ROI-driven, and actionable.

4. Cross-Functional Problem Solving:

- Act as the connector between Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance.

- Drive resolution of bottlenecks, conflicts, and execution gaps.

5. Leadership Pipeline & CEO Support:

- Be deeply involved in goal setting and performance management.

- Represent the CEO in internal forums when required.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Experience & Background:

- 69 years in business analytics, strategy, founders office, high-growth startups, or FMCG.

- Strong exposure to data-driven decision making, cross-functional leadership, and business planning.

Skills & Attributes:

- Extremely high business intelligence and structured thinking.

- Strong ownership and accountability mindset.

- Comfortable operating with ambiguity, speed, and high-stakes decisions.

- Natural leader who can influence without authority.

- Entrepreneurial and ambitious.

Educational & Professional Credentials:

- MBA from top B-School.

- Strong grounding in analytics, finance, and strategy.

What Makes This Role Stand Out:

- This is not a staff rolethis is a future CEO/GM track position.

- Run the heartbeat of a high-growth consumer products company.

- Build the analytics brain of the organization.

- Position yourself as a front-runner for future CEO roles.