Strategy Leader - Retail/eCommerce/Consumer Industry - IIM/IIT

Summary : We are looking for a leader who will drive and manage new initiatives and build frameworks.

The leader will be responsible for :

- Long term Retail strategy

- Study all global and Indian relevant models and feed insights into our strategy

- Competitive understanding

- New Initiatives

- Retail business Analytics

- Long term strategy & differentiation

- Develop the business model : Go deep, understand where opportunities are and create a viable business model to service the opportunities

- Know the market : Stay on top of trends in an ever-changing landscape, find opportunities and prioritize based on size, internal capabilities, etc.

- Know the customer : Understand connected customer behavior, develop new customer insights

- Know the competition : Understand on-line and off-line players. React as and when necessary in an appropriate manner

- Influence the leadership : Convert strategies into action by liaising with cross-functional leadership and drive the changes required

- Hands On: Understand & build business right from scratch & build something on his own.

People leadership :

- Build, create strong team of high performance leaders/business experts/ world class business strategists.

- Set goals, define KPIs and ensure team tracks effectively towards goals

Desired background :

- 14 years exp, with 10+ years in top strategy firms (Preferably from McKinsey, Bain, AT Kearney, Booz )

- Expertise in solving complex strategic problems.

- Experience/deep understanding of global retail/eCommerce/consumer industry

- Experience in identifying new businesses and growth opportunities.

- Demonstrated ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems. In particular, identifying customer needs and inventing new ways to meet those needs.

- Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment. High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities in the heat of battle.

Desired Competencies :

- Superior analytical skills, including strong ability to identify and solve highly ambiguous problems.

- Desire and ability to think like the customer

- Ability to translate strategies into execution plans and take them to completion

- Very high influencing power

- Excellent verbal and written communication with interpersonal skills

- Strong understanding of technology and business

- Must be willing to learn

- Ability to connect with people across teams & levels

- MBA graduates from IIT/IIM preferred (Looking for 2008 - 2010 Passouts)