Online Strategy Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Strategy Manager to lead and implement strategic initiatives for their Online business. In this pivotal role, you will translate strategic goals into actionable plans, manage projects, and collaborate with diverse teams to drive sales and profit growth. Your expertise in online business models, strong analytical and communication skills will be crucial in identifying market trends and opportunities. Join a company that values flexibility and inclusivity, offering a supportive environment and a comprehensive benefits package to enhance your work-life balance.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 20%

25 days holiday plus personal day

Private medical insurance

Maternity and adoption leave at full pay

Free virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong strategy and analytical skills are essential for this role.
• Experience in project management and customer leadership is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects to define new strategic propositions for Online.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver against long-term business plans.
• Conduct market analysis and financial modelling for growth opportunities.

Skills

Online business models understanding

Strategy development

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Commercial savvy

Job description

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About the role

As a Strategy Manager, I translate the strategy into action, implementing relevant plans brilliantly. I typically lead and/or support projects, or I am a subject matter expert. In this role, I am responsible for the overall Online strategy and delivering a number of strategic projects to help Online meet its 'North Star' ambition.

You will be responsible for

1. Managing and supporting projects to define new strategic propositions for Tesco Online based on customer needs, market trends and opportunities to increase sales & profit growth.
2. Delivering and optimising proposition projects; including customer management, programme management and financial performance to deliver against the long-term and annual business plans.
3. Interrogating internal and external data to identify trends and business opportunities.
4. Undertaking market analysis to understand standard methodology and translating into Tesco context.
5. Financial modelling to assess size of prize of opportunities and long-term growth prospects.
6. Evaluating potential return on investment of strategic propositions against agreed metrics to support prioritisation in business and technology plans.
7. Collaborating effectively with a number of teams including Finance, Fulfilment, Customer, Technology, Commercial and other Online Development teams.

You will need

1. Understanding of Online business models and economics
2. Strong strategy and proposition development as well as analytical skills
3. Ability to bridge between critical thinking and pragmatic implementation
4. Strong project and customer leadership skills
5. Good commercial savvy and understanding
6. Strong communication and storytelling skills
7. Advanced analytical skills

Does this sound like a great opportunity for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!

What's in it for you?

We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work.

1. Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
2. Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
3. Private medical insurance
4. 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
5. Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About Us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone's welcome. That's why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.