Sr. Manger New Business Models & Acceleration | Al Futtaim Automotive | New Business
Al-Futtaim
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Create a funnel of future incubation ideas to develop and commercialise by linking new initiatives with Auto 3 years strategy across brands and markets
- Assist in continuous incubation ideation process to formulate new business concepts with Department Heads and Brand MDs to prioritize the strategic project roadmap
- Evaluate the initial market potential of the defined ideas
- Develop incubation projects vision through workshops and strategy meetings
- Prepare the business cases to achieve the sign-off for the projects
- Work on tailor made auto agile processes to accelerate each of the development phases - exploration, validation, and execution
- Manage project budget management
- Implement portfolio dashboards to track progress
- Work with purchasing and finance to procure project team and market data requirements
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to define the roadmap and corresponding go-to-market strategies
- Engage with the internal and external technology experts to determine the best implementation methods and guide them to deliver the most valuable outcomes possible
- Supervise and advise the scrum team to ensure they understand the vision and strategy in sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, and retrospectives
- Engage internal/external market and customer intelligence experts to provide domestic and international market and customer insights to create customer propositions
- Program and project management of priority and complex initiatives.
- Automotive OEM Experience
- Flexible with multi projects
- Consultancy / new business / start up background
- Hands on and own projects
Working in a fast-paced and diverse environment, reporting directly to the GM - New Business.What equips you for the role:
- Business or Finance University Degree - MBA preferable
- 10 year+ experience in strategy consultant, new business, and product/service development within the Automotive industry with P&L responsibility
- Proven ability in building new, disruptive products/services and taking these to market establishing product market fit.
- Ability to develop business cases and due diligence activities
- Excellent analytical skills
- Experience of working with multiple parties and a variety of services, with proven ability in negotiations with AGILE or other Project management qualification
- Well-developed oral and written communication with strong ability to network
- Strong interpersonal, team building and negotiation skills
- Attention to details
A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, Al-Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world's most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM.
We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers - right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors. Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences.
We channel our local expertise and global trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive portfolios of mobility products and solutions, from passenger cars to SUVs, electric vehicles to high-performance motorbikes, commercial vehicles to industrial & construction equipment.
What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000-member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path. This is Al-Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.