Assistant Manager Planning

Last Date to Apply: 11th November, 2024
Employment Type: This is a full-time position.
Grade: This is a grade 2 position.
Location: This role is based in Karachi, Pakistan. (Hybrid)

Your Impactful Goals will include:

• Responsible for GSM product & distribution planning, developing the overall Product & distribution Strategy and forecasting
• Represent the S&D GSM strategy in products and all deployments including Digital Developments
• Owner of GSM product and distribution Governance Model, Channel profitability and ROI
• Planning/designing of GSM campaigns to get desired business uptake
• Monitoring of growth at regional & franchise level on month to month and year to year basis.
• Identify the right size of channel, Investment, strengths and weaknesses of the channels
• Build Competition & Channel Insights and coordinate with relevant team to address critical issues
• To ensure successful rollout of Product & Distribution initiatives at S&D channels across the Region & Circle
• Performance Management of Circle and Regions

Your Typical day at work

• Working closely with all GSM stakeholders for roadmap discussions and planning for GSM product, distribution side
• POC for external stakeholders – Circle Interface for planning & segment functions
• Conducting belt/cluster level analysis and preparing penetrative strategies for fulfilling circle business ambitions
• Building and keeping track of GSM Product Roadmap and Go-to-Market plans
• Evaluate expected challenges/risks and come up with mitigation strategy
• Keeping a close eye on customer, competitor and Channel insights for better product planning
• Providing GSM performance business insights to stake holders which help them to take better business decisions
• Preparing product forecasts and tracking
• Develop mitigation techniques for risks and ensure target achievements.
• Quality analysis & future actions based on the outcome of analysis
• Campaign Planning, design and business case development & Post Analysis of campaigns and visibility
• Analyze day to day performance of channels & suggesting required changes to effectively achieve the desired results / targets
• Providing performance business insights to stake holders which help them to take better business decisions
• Analysis of the channel performance
• Collaboration/Coordination within S&D planning and with regions on daily basis
• Governance model to monitor the Product KPIs management
• Belt/cluster level KPIs monitoring & ensure to achieve the monthly KPIs
• Distribution footprint enhancement and efficiency

What we are looking for?

Education: Preferably MBA/MCS/BBA/BSC

Work experience: 4 – 5 year Telco experience related to Product & Distribution Planning. Knowledge of general S&D Trade Marketing framework

Potential Career Path:

This position offers the following career path options besides growth within indirect sales channel:

• Roles within S&D Planning, which are responsible for product & distribution planning at national level
• Marketing & Financial Analysis
• CVMA

Functional Skills / Knowledge Areas

• Ability to work well in a pressure situation, Self-motivated and flexible
• Excellent communication skills in English (both verbal & written)
• Data Interpretation & Quantitative skills
• Strong Analytical skills
• Strong in Excel, Words & Power-point
• Telco Business/Distribution/B2B/B2C model knowledge
• Process oriented approach towards problem solving
• Should be able to analyze, understand and recommended solution to complex problem
• Ability to carry out analyses & reporting and develop actionable insights for the team
• Good team Leader and excellent at building relationships with co-workers and external vendors
• Organized and can manage several projects and/or activities at a time.

Why should you join Telenor?

At Telenor Pakistan, we give you the opportunity to become a skilled professional in your chosen field of interest. Being rated as the top employer of the country, we enable you to realize your dreams in an environment of diversity and openness to new mindsets.