Senior Manager- Strategic Planning

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  • Gurgaon, Haryana
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
ROLE OVERVIEWThe Senior Manager- Strategic Planning will drive enterprise-wide growth and transformation through market share analytics, value efficiency initiatives, and strategic project governance. This role is critical in shaping data-driven decisions, unlocking cost and growth opportunities, and ensuring disciplined execution across cross-functional priorities in a dynamic business environment.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES1. Market Share TrackingAnalyze and report PRI’s market share performance to leadership, including segment-wise value growth vs. industry, market share trends, and dipstick analysis for key deviations; continuously evolve reporting in line with business needs.Identify growth opportunities and provide early warning signals.Drive gamification of market share metrics for enterprise-wide adoption and engagement.2. Value Efficiency LeadLead enterprise-wide ideation to build a robust cost and cash efficiency funnel.Assess feasibility, validate impact and effort, and prioritize initiatives.Drive cross-functional collaboration, governance, and execution in line with agreed timelines.Track realization of efficiencies and report progress to leadership through structured reviews.Foster a culture of continuous improvement by institutionalizing ideation as an ongoing enterprise practice.3. New Product Launch (NPD)Assess opportunities by estimating addressable market, industry sizing, growth trends, & market share projections.Align pricing with marketing strategy, considering global benchmarks, competition, and price laddering.Develop business cases, including cost cards, capex requirement, P&L, cash flow, and ROCE analysis.Aligning top-down estimates with bottom-up sales inputs.Identify key risks and define mitigation strategies.Track performance and capture learnings for future replication.4. Project Management Office (PMO)Build and operationalize a structured PMO framework (milestones, timelines, RACI, escalation protocols)Drive periodic cross-functional reviews to track progress and ensure on-time delivery.Maintain a dashboard with real-time visibility on status, risks, issues, and interdependencies for leadership.Proactively assess risks, flag deviations, and drive corrective actions with stakeholders.KEY INTERFACE
  • Strategy & Transformation Team (primary team)
  • Finance Team – for value efficiency tracking, cost analytics and budget governance
  • Integrated Operations leadership & Team – Integrated operations initiatives execution and reporting
  • Senior Leadership– BTM reporting, dashboards
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREDStrategic & Business AcumenStrong understanding of market share dynamicsKnowledge of Alcobev / FMCG / Pharma industryStrategic thinking with ability to identify early signals of market shiftsStrong problem-solving skills using structured approaches (e.g., root cause analysis, driver trees)New Product Launch (NPD)Go-to-market planning (distribution, pricing, launch phasing)Demand planning and commercialization trackingRisk identification and mitigation during launchesProject Management & GovernanceProject management methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, HybridPMO framework design, governance model setup, portfolio managementRisk management, issue tracking, escalation frameworksKnowledge of PMO tools: MS Project/Jira etc.Data Analytics & ReportingAdvanced proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI, Python/R, sound presentation skill and command over languageMIS reporting, KPI framework design, balanced scorecard developmentPredictive modelling, root cause analysisLeadership & Stakeholder ManagementCross-functional collaboration and executive-level communicationCapability building and change managementPROFILE REQUIREMENTS6-8 years of experience preferred, with a strong track record in driving business performance through data-driven market share analytics, building business cases for new product launches, running operational efficiency program in manufacturing and supply chain function through PMO frameworks though gamification-led team engagement.Job Posting End Date: 2026-05-31Target Hire Date: 2026-08-31Target End Date:

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