Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in marketing or business management with 6 years of experience in the retail industry, or an MBA with 2-4 years of experience in management consulting. Must have at least 6 years of total work experience in business planning, performance analysis, or program management, ideally in retail or fuel station segments. Advanced skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, financial modeling, and business intelligence tools are required, along with strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
Finance, Business Analysis & Consulting
Company Industry
Oil & Gas / Energy
Job purpose
Analyse all aspects of the Retail Group business performance data for the assigned market (results, plans, execution, design and organization) and provide comprehensive reports to support strategic management decision making and contribute to the achievement of continuous operational excellence within Retail Group.
Key accountabilities
Job specific accountabilities
Analysis
Collaborate with Retail Management to identify the business needs and understand the business processes in order to facilitate the effective development of required business solutions.
Assist the business in defining initiatives, including defining their objective, conducting cost benefit analysis, determining operational feasibility studies etc. to facilitate the development of a comprehensive business case.
Generate high quality periodic and ad hoc reports for line and senior management review and effective decision-making process.
Reporting
Establish reports and insights, in line with strategy and guidelines, to capture most important findings ready for communication towards management.
Prepare relevant materials for meetings and presentations, in line with the agreed-upon content to ensure that the information shared is relevant, correct and timely available.
Cost control
Monitor the financial performance of a given area of activity versus budgets so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and rectified promptly, and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon.
Develop standard procedures to manage and maintain business operational and financial objectives.
Process optimization
Identify and support business process improvements and efficiencies that support Retail Group business performance, improve customer satisfaction and drive innovation and growth.
Apply structured problem-solving efforts and track trends to identify barriers to effective and efficient performance and areas for possible optimization.
Identify critical areas where there is a business need to execute improvement projects by supporting the Business Process Optimization Manager in facilitating sessions with relevant employees.
Planning
Support operational planning for next year and roll out target of sales, expansions, new concepts, new products, locations, regions, etc., based on data and analytics gathered.
External market assessment
Utilise the most appropriate inputs in terms of data/information, both internal and external. Identify gaps in data/information relevant to projects.
Identify ways to analyse different market metrics and variables that can provide answers to current performance gaps or can inform decision makers on different drivers or derailers that can affect performance.
Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills
Minimum qualification
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business management or equivalent with 6 years of experience in Retail industry.
MBA from premier/reputed institute with 2 to 4 years of experience in top tier or reputed management consulting.
Minimum experience & knowledge & skills
6 years of total work experience with top tier or reputed management consulting experience ideally in Retail and fuel station segments and/or Retail industry experience in strategy, business planning and program management roles.
OR 6 years of experience in business planning and performance analysis in Fuel Retail industry.
Advanced skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, financial modelling and business intelligence tools.
BI dashboard development experience a plus.
Ability to multi-task and work in short deadlines.
Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate (verbal and written) across hierarchies from C suite to field staff.
Proactive, team player, collaborative, focused and goal oriented.
Knowledge of business workflows, operations processes and systems.
Innovative and conceptual thinking.
Communication and influencing skills.
About the Company
We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.
We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.
Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.
Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.
Apply Now