Strategy Associate / Senior Strategy Associate

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PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The incumbent will work on strategy development and deployment for various businesses of Corning in India, Middle East & Africa, across diversified industries such as datacenters, life sciences, automotive, electronics manufacturing, aerospace & defense, solar, and other new emerging industries.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develop data-based, analytical, insightful, market entry / growth / share maintenance strategies for a variety of Corning’s business in India, Middle East & African countries.
• Present macro-economic and industry data along with innovative ideas for Corning to grow its presence in the region.
• Prepare and communicate strategically compelling business cases to drive investment by the corporation in the region.
• Partner with the different business divisions to develop and implement functional strategies in areas such as innovation, localized manufacturing, procurement, etc.
• Lead periodic strategic planning / communication activities / meetings throughout the year per set cadence.
• Project management to drive multiple initiatives to deliver on these strategies.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

Context / Environment :

• The incumbent’s task is to facilitate interaction of various viewpoints to build agreement among the stakeholders to create and deploy the relevant strategies.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Technical undergraduate (engineering or science preferred)
• MBA from Tier I/Tier II business schools
• Fluency in use of various MS office and other tools to prepare high quality materials for internal/external communication.
• Experience in strategy development and project management.
• Experience of stakeholder mapping and management – mid to senior levels
• Self-starter with a high degree of achievement orientation
• Total minimum experience of 5 years

Advantage / Preferred:

• Prior experience of working with a multinational company in a matrix environment.
• Consulting experience will be an added advantage.
• Multi-industry B2B experience will be an added advantage (Telecom/Life Sciences/Auto industry)
• Exposure to wider geographies - India Middle East Africa & others will be an advantage.
• Passion to work independently.

Key Success Factors:

• Buy in on strategic pitch by key stakeholders of various businesses.
• Out-of-box creative insights that are actionable.
• Managing / leading projects per agreed timelines.