Our client is looking for a Strategic Planning Manager to work closely with the CEO and executive leadership team, playing a pivotal role in shaping company priorities, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring operational excellence during a period of significant growth and investment. This high-visibility role offers a rare opportunity to work directly with senior leadership, contribute to key business decisions, and influence the company's long-term trajectory.
Main Responsibilities
- Executive Support: Provide day-to-day assistance to the CEO, including calendar management, meeting preparation, and follow-up actions.
- Strategic Coordination: Collaborate with leadership teams to track progress on company initiatives and ensure alignment with the CEO's objectives.
- Communication: Draft high-level presentations, reports, speeches, and correspondence; act as liaison between the CEO and internal/external stakeholders.
- Operational Oversight: Monitor KPIs, produce performance dashboards, and deliver insights on operational and financial trends.
- Meeting Preparation: Develop agendas, talking points, and briefing materials for board meetings, investor calls, and internal reviews.
- Confidentiality & Judgment: Handle sensitive information with discretion and exercise sound decision-making at all times.
What Makes This Role Unique
- High visibility to C-suite and executive leadership, offering recognition and direct impact on strategic initiatives.
- Cross-functional collaboration across departments, fostering broad business exposure and professional growth.
- Clear opportunities for internal advancement based on merit and performance—past employees in this role have been promoted by the current CEO.
- Company undergoing rapid expansion with significant investment, new leadership, and a focus on upgrading executive capabilities and infrastructure.
Candidate Profile
Essential Skills & Experience
- 2+ years in executive support, project management, strategy, or operations—ideally within manufacturing, industrial environments, or management consulting.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Industrial Management, Finance, or related field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint.
- Ability to perform under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and maintain professionalism and discretion.
Desirable Skills
- Master's degree or MBA.
- Experience in the steel or heavy manufacturing industry.
- Exposure to C-suite decision-making and board-level communication.
- Balance of tactical execution with strategic thinking.
- Familiarity with ERP systems.
If you are a proactive, detail-oriented professional with a passion for strategy and operations, and you're ready to work alongside senior executives during a transformative phase of growth, this role could be your ideal next step.