Al Futtaim Jobs - Initiative Planning & Reporting Manager | Group Transformation | Dubai (AE)

Job Requisition ID: 42574 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

 

The Transformation Management Office (TMO) is responsible for overseeing transformation activities across the group and executing improvement opportunities in close cooperation with the businesses.

 

About the Role

The Initiative Planning & Reporting Manager will drive the day-to-day activities of transformation programs and projects in close coordination with the businesses and TMO team. The main purpose of the role is to fulfil the following objectives:

• Lead program management and coordinate activities for transformation programs
• Ensure quality of analysis, activities, and deliverables across transformation programs, including the development and validation of business cases and detailed transformation plans
• Help syndicate analysis, results with all stakeholders and manage relations and expectations
• Ensure correct implementation of transformation plan across various initiatives and streams
• Track overall transformation program, project ROI, and resolve emerging issues – own all dashboard inputs
• Prepare regular reporting and progress updates – keep Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) and Strategy & Planning Manager informed of quality of outcomes and emerging issues
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to proactively drive momentum of the transformation
• Implement Transformation Management Office (TMO) tools and train Transformation Leads across divisions and programs/projects

 

Overall

• Drives transformation efforts on daily basis in divisions/departments throughout the Transformation program
• Maintains intimate familiarity with all initiative content and progress
• Develops transformation approach including timeline with milestones, dependencies, team organization and budget
• Coordinates stakeholder engagements, prepares agendas for meetings, and records key decisions and actions
• Helps transformation momentum by ensuring accurate and timely distribution of communications and reports to stakeholders
• Understands standard management methods, helps prioritize initiatives, and anticipates issues
• Prepares ad hoc requests, analyses, and reports

 

Assessment & Planning

• Identifies transformation needs and opportunities across the organization
• Leads collection and organization of relevant data for initiative planning and analysis
• Supports development of transformation business cases by analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations
• Helps define financial and non-financial impact of initiatives and projects
   

Validation & Implementation

• Supports detailed transformation planning and validation of business case – arranges stakeholder training, as needed
• Track and support implementation progress, and identifies / highlights issues that merit investigation
• Support transformation leads/managers in collecting information and documenting progress of initiatives (reports, analysis, emerging issue logs)
• Ensure TMO tools and systems are followed and reported on a timely basis and projects/programs are progressing as planned
• Track financial and non-financial impact of initiatives and overall projects
• Prepares detailed analyses and presentation of outcomes

 

About the Requirements

Education: Master level or higher – preferably in business administration or finance fields 
Minimum Experience and Knowledge: 

• 5+ years of professional consulting experience, typically management consultant or financial advisory back ground across variety of businesses
• Deep understanding of transformation and initiative management
• Full proficiency with Microsoft Office – Ability to create high quality PowerPoint presentations and Excel analysis in timely manner

 

Job-Specific/Technical Skills required to complete the tasks:

• Strong analytical thinking, problem solving, resourcefulness and time management capabilities
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish contact and trust with multiple stakeholders across various divisions
• Ability to anticipate conflict and resolving pending issues
• Strong oral and written communication – excellent ability to crystalize messages for executives
• Strong understanding of business and policy issues faced by organizations
• High attention to detail without losing the big picture
• Ability to operate well under ambiguity and to drive people towards an endpoint without conflict

 

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Before you click “apply”: Please read the job description carefully to ensure you can confidently demonstrate why this opportunity is right for you and take the time to put together a well-crafted and personalised CV to further boost your visibility. Our global Talent Acquisition team members are all assigned to specific businesses to ensure that we make the best matches between talent and opportunities. We not only consider the requisite compatibility of skills and behaviours, but also how candidates align with our Values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence.

 

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