Senior Manager - Strategy ISEAA

Daimler-Truck-; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck in Chennai is seeking an analytical strategy professional to support the ISEAA region across India, SEA, AuP. You will shape strategic initiatives, monitor market trends, and develop forecasting models and dashboards to drive regional performance.

This role requires strong business acumen, stakeholder management, and execution discipline to translate insights into actionable plans. You will collaborate with Strategy Office leads and cross-regional teams to track milestones and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is mandatory; MBA/PGDM preferred.
• 4–5 years in strategy, consulting, or corporate planning.
• Exposure to multi-market/regional environments preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Build business cases and investment evaluations for strategic initiatives.
• Conduct market sizing and profitability analysis.
• Develop forecasting models and scenario planning models.
• Develop dashboards and analytical models for regional performance.
• Generate actionable insights from business data for strategic decision-making.
• Track strategic initiatives and milestones.
• Maintain strategy dashboards and KPI tracking.
• Support annual strategy development and transformation activities.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

PMO

Forecasting

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

MBA / PGDM

Job description

Tasks

We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic professional to support the execution of the India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Pacific (ISEAA) region's strategic priorities. Working closely with the Strategy Office Lead and senior stakeholders, you will help shape strategic initiatives, monitor market trends, identify growth opportunities, and support the successful execution of regional strategy. Success in this role requires strong analytical thinking, business acumen, stakeholder management, project management and the ability to translate complex information into clear strategic recommendations in a dynamic and evolving business environment.

Business Insights & Strategic Analytics

• Build business cases and investment evaluations for strategic initiatives
• Conduct market sizing and profitability analysis
• Develop forecasting model and scenario planning models
• Develop dashboards and analytical models for regional performance
• Generate actionable insights from business data for strategic decision-making

Strategy execution tracking

• Track strategic initiatives and milestones
• Maintain strategy dashboards and performance KPI tracking
• Support Balanced Scorecard reviews
• Highlight deviations and escalation topics

ISEAA Strategy PMO & SEA and AuP Strategy Development

• Own the Strategy PMO governance for the ISEAA region across SEA & AuP markets.
• Develop country and regional strategy inputs for SEA and AuP
• Monitor competitive landscape, regulations, and customer trends
• Identify growth opportunities and emerging risks
• Support annual strategy development process

Cross-regional Coordination

• Coordinate with regional strategy teams in SEA and AuP
• Consolidate regional market intelligence
• Support best-practice sharing across markets

Strategic Projects and Transformation Support

• Support Transformation and strategic objectives
• Conduct PMO activities where required
• Prepare leadership reports and review materials

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mandatory), MBA / PGDM (preferred)

Experience
4-5 years in strategy, consulting, or corporate planning
Exposure to multi-market / regional business environments preferred

Specific knowledge
Strong strategic thinking & structured problem solving
Ability to synthesize complex regional inputs into clear insights
Leverage regional teams to deliver successful projects
Strong financial and analytical capability
Excellent stakeholder management across geographies
High ownership with execution discipline (not just strategy creation)
Strong communication skills for leadership-level storytelling