Senior Strategy Manager

Are you interested in joining the dream team at Wesfarmers OneDigital?

Good call. We're an exciting new digital enterprise with big ideas, supporting some of Australia's most trusted and iconic brands focussed on making lives better for people all around Australia.We're well on our way towards bringing the best of digital and data possibilities together to create more personalised shopping experiences for customers across our retail brands.

We're continuing to bring the best talent and skills under one roof, working together and across disciplines to build amazing experiences for our customers. We continuously feed off each other's insights, talents and capabilities, because we are a business that thrives on open collaboration and a shared vision of positive, fun and rewarding experiences.

What you'll be doing

Contribute to the Business Strategy to shape future of OneDigital

• Independently monitor market trends to identify competitive threats and new business opportunities
• Partner with Wesfarmers business development team to evaluate attractive markets and potential targets
• Lead analyses of strategic opportunities and synthesise findings into recommendations
• Manage and influence stakeholders, including senior executives, in a collegiate and supportive manner
• Clearly communicate in written and verbal form, including to the Managing Director, One Digital leadership team, shareholders (Wesfarmers Group) and external stakeholders.

Lead and manage One Digital's strategic planning cycle

• Lead the identification and solving of key business problems via a structured process of analysis, synthesis and iteration
• Identify appropriate commercial and financial analysis and frameworks and oversee analysis of any consultants or third parties.
• Create comprehensive business cases for critical initiatives, employing analytical discernment to secure organizational support.
• Deliver strategic projects across business units getting buy-in from key stakeholders
• Cleary communicate in written and verbal form, including to the Managing Director, One Digital leadership team, shareholders (Wesfarmers Group) and external stakeholders

Support MD on Strategic Initiatives

• Lead preparation of materials for MD and other stakeholders (e.G. presentations for One Digital Board, Wesfarmers Board)
• Prepare and review Board papers and internal and external presentations with the MD and One Digital Leadership Team to clearly communicate recommendations
• Deliver verbal presentations to the Managing Director, One Digital Board, One Digital Leadership team, other stakeholders (eg Wesfarmers Group) and external stakeholders

Collaboration with Wesfarmers group on Key Projects

• Lead preparation of annual Corporate Plan for the division
• Support Group Business Development team on strategic projects
• Build relationships across the Group (ie. with other Wesfarmers Divisions)

What you'll bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree with consistent outstanding academic record
• Advanced degree or MBA preferred
• 5+ years' experience in consulting, business development, corporate strategy or related field
• Experience in working in complex stakeholder environments to deliver large programs of work
• Experience in preparing formal business documents and presentations (eg Board papers)
• Subscriptions, loyalty programs and / or retail experience is viewed favourably but not a pre-requisite
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and strategically
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and to work effectively with people at all levels in an organisation
• Intellectual curiosity and entrepreneurial drive

Why OneDigital?

Working in a community of industry-leading innovators with a diverse and deep set of skills and experience, you will learn, collaborate, and co-create to achieve great things.

• You'll have ownership of your role, which will allow you to find the right balance between stretch and sustainability, work, and life.
• Culture of comradery and collaboration - OneTeam
• Plus, all the tools and learning you need, the tone is set for you to shine and succeed.
• Weknow that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, sowestrive to create a team where everyone feels like they belong.We support diversity, inclusion and we are a gender-neutral organisation. We celebrate individuals at their core, so they shine to their best.

Team Benefits - just to name a few!

To support you at work, what you value in life and in the community, our team member benefits include:

• Access to the latest technologies
• An annual budget for your learning and development (this includes learning of your choice, certifications and more)
• Extended parental leave (16 weeks for primary carers), and paid volunteer days
• Flexible working - we balance working together with working flexibly
• People-focussed culture that celebrates achievements big and small
• Oh, and did I mention paid subscriptions and discount cards.

Next steps

If this sounds like your next career move, thenclick on the 'Apply' button now! Please note that we may commence interviewing candidates prior to the application closing date.