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We are hiring for a Industry Strategy Consultant to join the Strategy, Acquisitions and Partnerships team to support the Supply Chain business unit. This business unit provides software and advisory solutions to companies through the materials supply chain from raw ingredients to finished products. Through this we support companies to ensure quality, improve product sustainability and safety.
The focus of the role will be in developing long term business strategy for the Enterprise and Advisory group within UL. This person will work closely with an assigned strategy leader and general managers within the business units they cover to research macro, market trends and competition, understand sources of long-term competitive advantage and develop business strategies for individual business units and across business units to create long term value. We have aggressive growth targets, and this role is a key part of making this happen.
What you’ll learn and accomplish:
- Collect and analyze market information to develop deep industry and competitive understanding for our industry segments and provide critical insights & recommendations
- Support definition of business unit level corporate strategy, business development priorities, including collaborating with senior business leaders across Regional and Functional areas
- Coordinate input from cross-functional and cross regional business units and project manage strategic initiatives
- Support periodic reporting of business unit performance reviews, initiatives and market updates to senior executives
- Where necessary support M&A & partnership activities including sourcing, commercial due diligence and integration
- Act as point of contact to maintain business unit and industry content including external contacts, industry research reports and data
What makes you a great fit:
- University degree plus generally 2-3 years of experience in a management / strategy consultancy or an in-house corporate development / strategy role
- Confident, analytical thinker with focus on presenting ideas/opportunities in a structured way
- Willingness to ‘go deep’ to understand industry drivers through a range of sources
- Able to take work and run own time with limited oversight to successful completion
- Team player with drive, curiosity and ‘can do’ attitude
- Experience with financial modelling
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated experience building relationships with employees at all levels of an organization
- Strong PowerPoint presentation, written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working for/with SaaS and/or advisory business models an advantage but not essential
- Ability to effectively coordinate multiple jobs and projects simultaneously
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UL International-Singapore Pte Ltd - Designation:
Industry Strategy Consultant (Supply Chain Solutions) - Profession:
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Queenstown