Strategy Manager (f/m/d)
Key Skills
Job Description
What You Can Expect:
Strategic Planning & Governance
- Support the development of the regional and country corporate strategy and assist in prioritizing initiatives and allocating resources and ensure alignment between global strategy, regional objectives and country execution plans.
- Lead high-impact strategic initiatives that drive measurable improvements in business performance, organizational effectiveness and long-term growth, taking full ownership from opportunity identification through implementation and successful execution.
- Support with definition of budgets and monthly performance reviews.
Performance Management & Business Intelligence
- Analyze financial and operational performance to identify opportunities for improvement and to support management decision-making.
- Monitor key business KPIs and establish reporting structures for strategic initiatives.
- Benchmark country and departmental performance against internal and external best practices.
Executive Support
- Prepare communication materials for internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare and participate in management reviews, strategic workshops and leadership forums.
- Track key decisions and follow up on agreed actions
- Coordinate special assignments from Senior Leadership
- Represent Senior Leadership in selected meetings or projects where appropriate
Process Improvement & Innovation
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, transparency and collaboration within the geographical scope.
- Lead and support digitalization initiatives and process optimization projects.
- Promote best-practice sharing across European countries.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with regional and corporate objectives.
What You Bring:
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or related field.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in strategic positions within the Logistics Industry or Management Consulting, Air and Ocean Freight Forwarding knowledge is a plus.
- Track record of successful high-impact project implementations.
- Demonstrated leadership potential with the ambition to progress into future management positions.
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify growth opportunities and drive business impact.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to prepare and deliver executive-level presentations.
- Commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Ability to think strategically while ensuring operational execution.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Willingness to undertake international assignments and relocate within Europe during career progression.
Core Responsibilities
The Strategy Manager will lead high-impact strategic initiatives and support the development of regional and country corporate strategy. They are responsible for analyzing business performance, managing KPIs, and driving process improvement and digitalization projects.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field and possess at least 5 years of experience in strategic roles. Strong leadership potential, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in project implementation are required.
About Rhenus Logistics
Industry: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Company size: 10,001+ employees
The Rhenus Group is one of the leading logistics specialists with global business operations and annual turnover amounting to EUR 8.2 billion. 39,000 employees work at more than 1,300 business sites in 70+ countries and develop innovative solutions along the complete supply chain. Whether providing transport, warehousing, customs clearance or value-added services, the family-owned business pools its operations in various business units where the needs of customers are the major focus at all times. For further Information visit www.rhenus.group Imprint: https://www.rhenus.group/imprint/ Data Protection Policy: https://www.rhenus.group/data-protection-policy/