Head of Retail Strategy

Confidential; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Singapore seeks a visionary executive to spearhead our retail evolution, serving as the essential link between corporate strategy and frontline execution. You will partner with senior leadership to rollout cutting-edge workflows, digital systems, and modernized store concepts across the entire network.

You will lead cross-functional programs, manage budgets and vendor relationships, and deliver ROI-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• Must be able to analyze complex operational data and make decisive calls.
• Strong understanding of modern large-scale retail landscape and evolving consumer patterns.
• Proven ability to unite and motivate diverse teams across levels of an organization.
• Extensive experience steering programs from blueprint to completion.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and ROI analyses.

Responsibilities

• Strategic optimization and concept development for retail modernization.
• End-to-end program execution with cross-functional teams and strict deadlines.
• Manage cross-functional synergy, vendor relations, and external partnerships.
• Design transition frameworks to drive staff adoption of new systems.
• Define metrics, monitor performance, and conduct post-launch audits to improve the customer journey.

Skills

Data-driven decision making

Executive leadership

Industry expertise

Program direction

Financial literacy

Job description

We are actively recruiting a highly collaborative and visionary executive to spearhead our retail evolution. This vital position acts as the essential link between overarching corporate strategy and daily frontline execution. Partnering directly with the the senior leadership, you will orchestrate the rollout of cutting-edge workflows, digital systems, and modernized retail concepts across our entire network of stores.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Optimization & Concept Development: Analyse business operations to pinpoint avenues for modernization. You will scout emerging retail tech and draft compelling, data-backed proposals complete with clear financial return models.
• End-to-End Program Execution: Together with the top management, you will direct the full trajectory of vital operational upgrades. This encompasses defining project parameters, allocating resources, enforcing budgetary discipline, and steering multidisciplinary task forces to deliver scalable results on strict deadlines.
• Cross-Functional Synergy & Business Development: Be the main link between our office staff and store workers, capturing vital field feedback to guarantee seamless alignment. You will oversee vendor relations, negotiate with external partners, and champion promotional initiatives. Securing internal consensus and delivering regular executive briefings are key components of this function.
• Operation Support: Design transition frameworks that encourage staff buy-in for new systems. Your initiatives must be designed to help the stores remove the administrative project burdens, allowing them to remain completely focused on delivering floor excellence.
• Metrics-Driven Growth & Post-Launch Audits: Formulate performance indicators to evaluate the efficacy of all rollouts. Through post-launch diagnostics, you will continuously refine the customer journey and optimize internal efficiencies.

Requirement

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Proven capacity to analyze complex operational data, troubleshoot roadblocks, and act decisively based on objective metrics.
• Industry Expertise: Strong understanding of the modern large-scale retail landscape, shifting consumer buying patterns, and industry-leading standards.
• Executive Leadership: Ability to unite, inspire, and motivate diverse operational groups, paired with outstanding presentation and interpersonal capabilities for all levels of the organization.
• Program Direction: Extensive background in steering business initiatives from initial blueprint through to completion.
• Financial Literacy: Strong background in structuring complex budgets, forecasting fiscal requirements, and conducting rigorous return-on-investment (ROI) appraisals.