2052 Strategic Planning jobs in Dubai

Well established and highly successful organization in Abu Dhabi, competing on an international scale.

• Lead the strategic planning process, facilitating dialogues across business units to align objectives with the company's vision.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive strategic roadmap, identifying growth opportunities and assessing risks.
• Oversee the development of business cases supporting strategic investments, ensuring thorough financial and operational analysis.
• Establish and drive a performance management framework, including KPIs, targets, and monitoring mechanisms.
• Lead and mentor the strategic planning and performance management team, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, and other stakeholders to ensure strategic and operational alignment.
• Present strategic plans and performance reports to executive leadership and the board.

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Proven success in an international consulting firm within the Middle East, with both consulting and in-house strategic planning experience.
• Sector experience in utilities, with a strong understanding of its dynamics.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills.
• Proactive, hands-on approach with experience in strategy development and implementation.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with storytelling expertise for influencing senior leadership.

As the Business Excellence Lead for the Middle East and Africa (MEA), you will establish and drive the Business Excellence function, identifying key priorities to support strategic focus. This role demands effective resource allocation to enhance sales pricing strategy, customer engagement, commercial analytics, and salesforce training to maintain a competitive advantage. You will also be responsible for sharing best practices and developing team capabilities.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the General Manager (GM) for Middle East and Africa, you will:

• Serve as a key member of the MEA Leadership Team driving and supporting strategic business decisions.
• Lead Regional and Country Business Excellence teams across MEA to ensure well-informed strategies are developed and executed.
• Align IMCO and area-level initiatives with regional priorities to achieve affiliate business objectives.
• Identify and execute sales force effectiveness (SFE) priorities for the region.
• Drive CRM and customer engagement strategies including omnichannel engagement across affiliates.
• Develop and implement commercial sales training programs tailored to team needs, collaborating with training managers and international teams.
• Lead commercial analytics and market research initiatives to deliver timely insights.
• Oversee the pricing strategy, commercial policies, and governance in the region.

Team Structure

You will manage a team consisting of:

• Regional Training Manager
• Regional Pricing Analyst
• Regional Commercial and CRM Analysts
• Country Business Excellence leads (dotted line) for three countries/affiliates

Business Excellence Key Duties

Strategic Partnership and Leadership

• Drive and support key strategic business decisions within the MEA Leadership Team, identifying projects to advance organizational objectives.
• Serve as a Business Excellence expert for cross-functional strategies and solutions, working closely with the GM on co-creation workshops and leadership team meetings.
• Assist the Regional GM & Finance Head with strategic planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), regional brand plans, and budget planning through analytics and insights.
• Develop key strategic projects with regional business impact, establish a performance management framework, and monitor KPIs.

Commercial Analytics and Market Insights

• Lead IMK reporting and data management across MEA, consolidating distributor data to reflect true in-market performance.
• Guide regional business analysts in delivering tailored brand and market analysis to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Ensure visibility of IMK data through a centralized platform accessible to all commercial leads in MEA.

Sales Force Effectiveness

• Implement initiatives to enhance performance and productivity of sales teams, aligning them with organizational goals.
• Provide guidance on sales incentive plans, governance, and regional visibility of SFE metrics.
• Collaborate with country teams on go-to-market models, sales team sizing, and optimize operational models.

Commercial Training and Development

• Conduct needs assessments and develop tailored training programs for commercial teams.
• Implement annual training programs focused on key business priorities, ensuring training managers are equipped for effective delivery.
• Establish metrics to evaluate training effectiveness and continuously improve training content.

CRM and Customer Engagement

• Lead CRM strategy development and ensure alignment with cross-functional needs.
• Drive CRM adoption and change management across the organization, optimizing engagement processes.

Operational Pricing and Commercial Policy

• Formulate and implement competitive pricing strategies while ensuring policy compliance.
• Conduct market assessments to optimize pricing decisions and achieve revenue goals.
• Monitor competitive intelligence to inform pricing strategies effectively.

Minimum Requirements

• University or technical college degree in economics, science, or pharmaceuticals.
• At least 8 years of experience in Business Analytics, CRM, Strategic Project Management, or Finance.
• Experience in Sales Force Effectiveness, project management, and process improvement, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong project management and resource planning skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority within a matrix organization.
• Excellent analytical skills, strategic thinking, and presentation skills in English.

Impact

At Allergan Aesthetics, we seek individuals who are passionate about making a difference by putting patients and customers at the center of what we do. Join us in fostering an open corporate culture and embodying the AbbVie ways of work. From day one, you'll have the opportunity to contribute and make a meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• Completed university or technical college studies in the field of economics, science, or pharmaceuticals.
• At least 8 years of experience in the areas of Business Analytics, CRM, Strategic project management, and/or Finance.
• Experience in Sales Force Effectiveness, Project Management, and Process improvement, preferably in the pharmaceutical market environment.
• Strong project management skills and resource planning.
• Proactivity and accountability to deliver according to plan.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization and collaborate across departments.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic thinking.
• Strong presentation skills; exceptionally good oral and written English skills.

Additional Information

For you, working at Allergan Aesthetics should not just be a job but a passion. We are looking for people who really want to be effective and who want to join us in putting patients and customers at the center of what we do. We want to create teams who make things happen, who cultivate an open corporate culture, and embed the AbbVie ways of work. At AA, you have the opportunity from day one to get involved, contribute, and really have an impact.

COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY

You will be responsible for conducting your activities on behalf of the company consistent with a high standard of business ethics and in compliance with the laws and regulations that govern our activities (subject to local law/requirement).

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie's policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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Employment Type: Full-time

This role involves leading the development and execution of comprehensive media plans across various platforms.

• Develop and manage media strategies that integrate all aspects of media, including TV, Print, Radio, Outdoor, Interactive, and Emerging Technologies.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure high-quality media planning and seamless execution.
• Liaise with the investment team to ensure buying commitments are achieved.
• Supervise and manage junior team members of the planning team.
• Provide recommendations and analysis on targeting, geography, scheduling, support level, and budget.
• Execute campaigns on a timely basis and prepare campaign summaries and analysis.

• A bachelor's degree in marketing, media, communications, or a related field.
• A minimum of 4-5 years of experience in media planning or strategy, with a focus on both digital and traditional media.
• Strong proficiency in media planning and research tools.
• Experience in developing and presenting media strategies and reports to clients and internal teams.
• Strong communication and client management skills.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving and campaign optimization.

At our organization, we value diversity and inclusion. We provide an inclusive environment where talent can thrive and grow.

Only shortlisted candidates who meet our requirements will be contacted.

We are a dynamic and innovative company that values collaboration and teamwork.

Our employees are our greatest asset, and we foster a culture of excellence and continuous learning.