Strategy and Planning Manager London, England
Job description
Want to be part of a hyper growth, fast paced, global business that is radically changing the decades old delivery universe as we know it? If so, read on, as we’re looking for a Strategy and Planning Manager to join our team!
What’s our story?
Our mission? To switch up the status quo and become the UK’s leading out-of-home business. With a fast-growing network of 5000+ smart lockers, 200+ leading retail partners like Vinted, ASOS, Zara and the launch of our InPost collection points, we’re bringing freedom to anyone with a parcel.
The UK is a huge market that we’re quickly expanding into , and as a hard-working, fast-moving business, we anticipate some serious growth this year. In fact, growth is what we’re focused on. Across the UK, we’ve seen rapidly changing customer and merchant behaviour, with consumers driving the demand for out-of-home delivery options; making it a real focus for investors.
On our path to transforming e-commerce delivery in the UK, we’re building an unparalleled group of talent that’s hungry to help us disrupt the industry. Our team is packed full of top-notch experts in e-commerce, technology, scale-up growth, sustainability, logistics and supply-chain. We’re a passionate bunch and expectations are high, but we’re team players – collaborating, supporting, and leaving egos at the door.
We’re not looking for just anyone to join us. We’re looking for people who aren’t afraid to bring ideas to the table, grow with us and fit into a fast-paced team. We’re looking for problem solvers, people with drive and natural curiosity – who want to do things differently. And do them brilliantly.
About the role:
Working directly with the Senior Leadership team, this role will define, shape and oversee execution of the UK strategy, KPIs, milestones, operational activities and processes that will allow our business to achieve its ambitious goals.
Through the exposure to the broader business and day-to-day hands on experience, this person will have a tangible impact on the direction of our business expansion, but will also be able to develop their business acumen, providing an excellent platform for a subsequent step into business management roles.
What you’ll be doing:
- Acting in a "challenge and support" role with senior executives and their teams, supporting execution of InPost UK’s core strategy, cascading KPIs and milestones
- Facilitating strategic discussions, re-visiting and establishing annual strategic priorities
- Creating transparency and visibility by owning and driving results and key projects review sessions on a weekly basis, while ensuring effective governance of the sessions
- Taking ownership and end to end delivery of specific projects and working cross functionally to achieve the same
- Improving and aligning functional processes, resource allocation and goals with the organisational strategy
- Working cross functionally to drive our company KPIs
- Delivering end-to-end solutions for accurate reporting of KPI’s and business milestones
- Carry out the integration and standardisation of reports and data sources, ensuring that the data is accurate and fit for purpose
- Owning and enforcing a clear governance structure for project and goal delivery within the leadership team
- Supporting the leadership with ad hoc projects
What we need from you:
- Curious self-starter and genuine problem solver – someone who takes the initiative to seek out problems and find solutions
- Demonstrated experience in collaborating, challenging and communicating with a diverse set of people, across groups and organizational levels
- Analytical and data orientated mindset with high attention to detail
- Enjoys a fast-paced environment
- Solid understanding of what great governance looks like
- Exceptional report writing and presenting capabilities
- Ability to demonstrate success in holding key decision makers to account
- Ability to build and maintain rapport and relationships across teams and levels
- Comfortable with operational ambiguity
- A passion for excellence and driving change
Perks of the job!:
We love to reward our people for the great work they do:
- Competitive salary plus the ability to earn OTE bonus
- 26 days holiday + 1 volunteering day
- Hybrid working + home office set up scheme
- Amazing offices in Soho and Hemel Hempstead
- Work from anywhere scheme (up to 4 weeks per year)
- Dog friendly offices (each Friday)
- Rail discount schemes
- Private health insurance
- Enhanced paternity and maternity leave
- Flexi-benefits platform new for 2023
- Opportunity to work in one of the fastest growing logistics technology businesses in Europe (you can read more on our recent results here https://lnkd.in/d_cqN-R6
- Ability to grow and progress with the business
- Opportunity to work across our European business (InPost is in 9 European geographies)
- Genuine opportunity to influence and be part of the growth of the UK business
- No hierarchy, results oriented business
The InPost process:
We pride ourselves on our candidate experience. We want to make this as straightforward as possible, for you and for us! We will try our best to get back to you within a few days to let you know if we’d like to take you to the first stage. This normally involves a 20 minute chat with our Talent Acquisition Specialist. If we both feel the connection, you’ll then go through another one or two stages, depending on the level of the role.
At InPost, we love uniqueness. Our strength is our people.
We strive to create an open, equal, inclusive environment in which everyone has the opportunity to flourish and be themselves.
