Senior Manager – Planning Strategy & Transformation

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work®.

To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up “The Greenhouse”, which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles.

What you’ll be doing  

To drive and support the transformation of Chalhoub’s planning function, developing strategic roadmaps and governance frameworks that align technology and business objectives. This role is crucial in enhancing operational efficiency, optimizing inventory, and ensuring sustainable growth, while embedding effective change management practices across the organization.  

• Support VP in building a target operating model through best practice, benchmarking in region and external consulting
• Develop a comprehensive 3+ month transformation roadmap that aligns with organizational objectives.
• Facilitate the planning process, creating and managing RACIs to ensure clarity in roles and responsibilities.
• Establish and maintain a governance framework to monitor progress and adherence to best practices in transformation activities.
• Support the alignment of Blu Yonder technology solutions with transformation initiatives, ensuring they meet business needs.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather input, share progress, and address concerns regarding transformation efforts.
• Assist in crafting change management strategies and communications to facilitate the adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains throughout the transformation journey.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of transformation initiatives, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.

What you’ll need to succeed  

• Planning expertise: Minimum 5 years of experience in E2E planning operations
• Strategy expertise and self starter
• Project Management Skills: Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong organizational skills.
• Governance Framework Knowledge: Understanding of governance structures and best practices in transformation management.
• Technical Acumen: Familiarity with Blu Yonder technology or similar supply chain management systems.

Communication and Facilitation Skills: Strong verbal and written communication abilities, with experience in engaging diverse stakeholders.  

What we can offer you  

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality.  We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.  

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.  

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.