Senior Manager - Strategy Business Partner.Commercial Operations SA at MTN

Job Description

• Improvement on alignment of company strategy with business unit strategic plans
• Provide strategic insights, scenario planning, models, forecast, innovations, etc. as inputs into new product development, diversification and new market penetration opportunities
• Provide competitor intelligence, to drive sustainable growth and maintain competitive edge
• Oversights of effective governance structures and controls
• Operating efficiency through the creation, dissemination, monitoring and reporting of KPIs or a “Balanced Scorecard” in conjunction with leadership

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning

Support Head of Strategy in the development of the overall strategy and associated business plan for MTN SA through the following:

• Coordinating, facilitating and managing an annual planning process to review, adjust and develop the medium- to long-term corporate strategy for MTN SA in conjunction with the business plan;
• Advise on major changes in the external and internal environments that necessitates adjustment to the associated medium- to long-term business plan and/or any strategic drift from the existing strategy that would require adjustment to the short-term business plan;
• Setup and manage the annual strategy calendar for MTN SA to ensure alignment with the MTN SA Board, MTN SA EXCO, MTN Group Board, MTN
• Group EXCO and key business units across MTN Group and SA.
• Advise on opportunities in the development of the BU roadmap/business plan that would assist MTN SA in achieving its commercial and financial goals and objectives
• Provide strategic insights, scenario planning, models, forecast, innovations, etc. as inputs into new product development, diversification and new market penetration opportunities
• Conduct the analysis of medium to long-term global trends and outlook, to assist in defining the long term overall corporate strategy for the business
• Provide competitive intelligence, assisting business to maintain competitive edge and drive sustainable growth
• Ensure alignment between overall strategy and business units strategic plans

Governance

• Setup and facilitate the necessary BU planning sessions, workshops, knowledge exchange forums, planning sessions, etc. that will define the strategy governance calendar;
• Execute against the necessary governance structures and controls for the area and ensure that meetings and governance structures function effectively;
• Participate in ad hoc and operational meetings and workshops as and when required
• Provide regular reports and inputs into reports for external governance forums/functions at process and functional level

Escalations

• Manage and resolve escalations that have impact on critical path of service delivery
• Escalate issues that will result in significant time, scope, employee/customer or cost impacts if not resolved
• Manage and provide solutions to issues that require formal resolution

Project Management

• Define the annual strategy calendar and associated processes and set up and manage project governance meetings as and when required;
• Create and lead cross-functional teams (internal and/or external) for the projects relevant to the area;
• Identify and review and identify key risks, issues, and dependencies and set mitigation actions for projects relevant to the area;
• Provide input into projects initiated outside of Strategy that requires input and support;

Performance

• Do scenario analyses and track of all the costs related to the creation of these new products, technologies and recommend on opportunities that are worth pursuing;
• Review performance against agreed KPIs
• Create and monitor plans for continuous improvement against KPIs

Reporting

• Annual BU strategy report
• Ad hoc BU strategy reports and documents as and when required
• Report on a monthly basis to management relating to progress made within the sub-division and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organisation
• Report on an ad hoc basis on specific projects as and when necessary

Budgets

• Manage project or initiative budgets in line with business objectives

Operational Delivery

• Assist with the end-end value chain for strategy planning processes, with both the business and rules of engagement.
• Facilitate the strategic dialogue across the Business Unit to ensure that there is a holistic approach to strategy and the company’s strategic positioning
• Ensure integration of strategic initiatives into budget and business plan in close cooperation with the other Strategy units and project office (EPMO)
• Support the Executive of Business Unit in defining and proposing strategic alternatives to the Executive Committee (EXCO).
• Support the Executive of Business Unit in assessing and approving of the Opco strategic goals
• Ensure that reports are available for submission to EXCO with timelines and deliverables on the strategic initiatives
• Maintain relationships with external industry experts to identify market trends, competitive dynamics, acquisition and partnership ideas
• Identify and recommend profitable growth strategies
• Structure and lead strategic initiatives and cross-functional teams to deliver on selected strategy projects
• Maintain a strategy dashboard to ensure an ongoing assessment and reassessment process of the primary strategic drivers

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree
• Post-graduate qualification (CA/Hons/Masters, MBA) is essential

Experience

• Minimum 5 years in a technology dependent industry or business environment
• A minimum of 5 year’s work experience in strategic planning, financial planning and budgeting

Apply Before 09/10/2025