Strategy Analyst - Management Consulting

Position Summary

Help business units in evaluating short- & long-term strategic options and value creation initiatives in-line with the company's vision & growth plans, support the development and execution of the Market Diversification Plan.

Responsible for:

- Building the go-to-market strategy and business case to bring new product(s) or service(s) to market for existing BUs

- In-line with the company's vision & growth plans, support the development and execution of the Market Diversification

Plan, which includes the following:

- Identify new industries / products / markets for Business Diversification, preferably in the domain of Industry 4.0

- Build market maps, conduct gap analysis, understand competitive landscape, determine investment requirement, and assess the financial & commercial feasibility of manufacturing in the emirate.

- Carry out Secondary & Primary Research to gather information and data, and connect with Industry experts to validate the same

- Develop a strategic market approach and build a detailed Business Plan, including Financial Projections and RoI calculations

- Support cross-functional strategic projects: market analyses, peer reviews, assessment of business opportunity potential, business strategic reviews, etc.

- Identify companies globally, which are into niche products (preferably Industry 4.0 & Healthcare), and assess if/how we can partner with them

- Identify opportunities for inorganic growth, both for existing BUs and for new business diversification

- Identify and attend industry events/conferences/seminars, network with PE/VC funds and connect with growth stage start-ups to identify inorganic growth opportunities

- Conduct research and due diligence into strategic and tactical opportunities, and build a detailed Business Case & Plan for selected opportunities

- Work on Strategic Projects with other companies affiliated with the Group

Educational Qualification: Master in Business Administration premier institute

Experience:

- Must have minimum of 5 to 7 year of consulting experience in at least one stage of the merger & acquisition life cycle, or with a PE/VC firm

- Must have minimum of 3 years of experience participating in Management Consulting

- Must have experience in Business Research, Strategy Development (Market-entry, Growth & Diversification Strategy) and Due-diligence

- Must have experience in managing or analyzing P&L statements, Conducting Valuation and Financial Modelling

Job Specific Skills:

1. Ambitious, disciplined self-starter - Can connect discrete data points to develop strategy

2. Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

3. Ability to pick up new industries/products and build knowledge in them quickly

4. Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills

5. Experience working with diverse teams

6. Ability to develop Business cases, Business plans and Executive-level Presentations

7. Some knowledge and experience working with Mergers and Acquisitions