Mission of the Role:

The Europe Strategy Lead will support the EU Zone strategy and transformation team’s activities related to Strategic Plan / Performance Cycle, M&A and Danone Impact Journey.

Main responsibilities:
This person will be responsible for:

• Collecting and analyzing data from various sources (internal and external)
• Building compelling presentations based on these data points

This will be delivered through 3 main workstreams:

(1) Strategic plan / Performance cycle

• Build engaging presentations on Europe strategy and execution (target audience: EUZ Board, Danone Board)
• Analyze quarterly results of key competitors to build updates on competitive intelligence for Euroboard

(2) Danone Impact Journey Governance

• Lead Danone Impact Journey Governance in Europe: organize, prepare and facilitate EU DIJ SteerComs
• Ensure strong consistency in between Europe and Global agendas through DIJ stakeholders’ community

(3) M&A Governance

• Develop strategic rationale for potential M&A targets, working closely with Europe category teams, Strategy & Insights and other relevant teams (on an ad hoc basis)
• Build high level financial assessment of potential targets

Key Deliverables

• Select sections / workstreams within EUZ QBR intro. presentation (delivered by EUZ President)
• Quarterly DIJ SteerCom presentations
• Workstreams of monthly M&A SteerCom meetings
• Quarterly competition update

Key metrics:

• All presentations delivered on time, at the high level of quality required
• Flawless accuracy of analysis conducted

Key stakeholder interactions:

Internally:

• EU Zone team – Category teams, Finance teams, S&I and R&I and, less often, other EU functions (sales, etc.)
• Global teams: Sustainability, M&A and BD, Strategy and Category Strategy teams

Externally: Limited exposure

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Proven track record of building compelling presentations, combining in-depth analysis with the ability to engage most senior stakeholders
• Complex data analysis from various sources, with a critical eye
• Strong quantitative skills / ability to build financial plans
• Ability to get up to speed quickly on new topics
• Ability to execute quickly and at highest quality level on presentations
• Experienced in managing Board-level stakeholders

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE:

Education: Masters in Management / Business / relevant field

Experience (in years): minimum 7 years of experience in strategy, consulting, or commercial functions

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