Pmo Manager

The purpose of the role is to support the Director BD under the MD's Office in executing business strategy, coordinating and prioritizing cross-functional strategic priorities and to improve processes and drive organizational effectiveness and efficiency, all in close collaboration with the India and EM SLTs. This role is critical in shaping and delivering the India Moonshot
Key Responsibilities
PMO / Strategy Execution - 60%

• To support the BD Director in executing the global / EM / India strategy
• To manage and support India reporting, including Board Updates, EM Updates, Market visits, etc.
• To drive process improvement initiatives across India and be an active team member in cross-functional teams.
• To monitor progress against SBP and work with India SLT's on x-functional priorities
• To support EM SLT in facilitating on-going management meetings, monitoring, and reporting progress to key stakeholders

Strategy Planning - 40%

• To support the development of the India Strategic Business Plan in alignment with EM and Global Strategy
• To ensure that the SBP are aligned, and the Cluster / EM strategies are put to life
• To proactively assess the need and drive the change in business processes and organizational evolution, including Operating Model changes based on business opportunities

Key Relationships

• SLTs of India
• Functional leads under the SLT of India
• Business Development colleagues across EM clusters and in EMEA
• Global and EMEA Strategy and Business Development

Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience

• Strong analytical skills and critical strategic thinking
• Strong ability to read, interpret and apply financial statements.
• Strong ability to conceptualize and create compelling stories for senior management.
• Strong project management skills
• Strong people management skills and leadership potential
• Strong interpersonal skills (communication, influencing, stakeholder management)
• Good level of commercial awareness, business acumen and practical judgement
• Adequate knowledge of the sporting goods industry
• Mental flexibility, initiative, determination and results orientation
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Qualifications

1. University degree in business, ideally with sales or finance focus
2. Minimum 6-8 years' experience in the sporting goods or comparable industry
3. Cross-functional experience ideally with marketing / sales / IT
4. Experience within different countries and/or different cultures