Strategy Associate
Job Description
Job title: Strategy Associate
Company: Ocado
Job description: Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer committed to treating all potential employees fairly and equally, fostering diversity and inclusion. Join us on our transformative journey as a technology-led, global software and robotics platform business, partnering with some of the world’s largest retailers.
About Us:
Ocado Group is at the forefront of the online grocery market, collaborating with forward-thinking retailers globally. We are pioneers in technology, with a focus on innovation and a commitment to transforming the global grocery landscape. Our success is rooted in technological know-how and unparalleled intellectual property.
About the Role:
The Strategy team is pivotal in shaping the direction of our technology division. We assess technologies, organizational structures, and support activities, requiring clarity of thought, problem-solving, and a robust, data-driven analytical approach.
Accountabilities:
Strategic Projects & Problem Solving:
- Identify and prioritize problems within Ocado Technology, drawing from diverse sources.
- Develop business cases and recommendations through research, stakeholder consultation, and quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Project manage strategic initiatives for Senior Leadership, collaborating with support functions for successful project delivery.
- Present project progress in structured, coherent, high-quality presentations.
Technology Governance and Ways of Working:
- Prepare materials for governance meetings, assisting in their execution and continuously improving Senior Leadership Team practices.
- Maintain key business processes, such as the annual budget process.
- Organize and facilitate various events, collaborating with other support functions for optimal ways of working.
- Provide qualitative and quantitative analysis to Senior Leadership, contributing to monthly management information packs.
About You (Experience We Seek):
Essential:
- Proven ability to creatively and practically solve a variety of problems.
- Excellent senior stakeholder management skills.
- Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, including Excel or Google Sheets.
- Clear and concise communication skills, both written and verbal, with attention to detail.
- Commercial mindset.
Desirable:
- Technology, Retail, and/or entrepreneurial experience.
- Evidence of curiosity, autonomy, and proactivity.
- Familiarity with financial modeling – basic understanding of financial statements, financial analysis, and accounting.
What We Offer You:
Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately.
- 30 days ‘working from anywhere in the world’ policy
- Wellbeing support through dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
- Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
- Generous Private Medical Insurance (within the first month of joining!)
- Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary)
- 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)
- Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices
- Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices
- Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes
- 15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees (within the first month of joining!)
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Expected salary:
Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire
