Tamrin International Trading PLC is Seeking a Strategic and Results-Oriented Head of Corporate Planning and Monitoring Service

Department: Corporate Planning and Monitoring Service 

Reports To: General Manager

Location: Addis Ababa

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for driving organizational success through strategic planning and meticulous execution? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your insights directly shape the future? If so, Tamrin invites you to lead our Corporate Planning and Monitoring Service.

Tamrin is a dynamic and forward-thinking company operating across key sectors, including trading, agriculture, transportation, logistics, and automotive. We're driven by a powerful mission: to achieve sustainable growth and maximize long-term value for all our stakeholders. This means we're not just focused on profit; we're committed to building a better future for our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

As the Head of Corporate Planning and Monitoring Service, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and guiding the company's strategic direction. Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end process of strategic and operational planning, from collaborative development to rigorous monitoring and evaluation. Your leadership will ensure alignment across all departments, driving efficiency and achieving key organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Spearhead the development, implementation, and monitoring of the company's strategic plan through a collaborative, bottom-up approach. Facilitate engaging discussions and secure necessary approvals.

• Operational Excellence: Translate the overarching strategic plan into actionable tactical and operational plans, ensuring clear objectives and measurable targets for all departments.

• Performance Management Framework: Establish and maintain a robust reporting system to effectively track, analyze, and evaluate the implementation of strategic and operational plans, providing timely insights to management.

• Proactive Risk Management: Continuously monitor the internal and external environment for potential contingencies, proposing strategic adjustments and revisions to plans as needed.

• Financial Collaboration: Partner closely with the Finance department in the preparation of the company's budget, providing critical input and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• Insightful Reporting: Lead the compilation and consolidation of performance reports from various work units, conducting thorough variance analysis to identify trends and areas for improvement. Prepare regular and ad-hoc performance reports for management and stakeholders.

• Team Leadership and Development: Build, mentor, and empower a high-performing team within the Service, overseeing recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, and professional development.

• Annual Planning and Budgeting: Coordinate the development of the Service's annual work plans and budgetary requirements, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives.

• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities to enhance planning and monitoring processes, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Foster strong working relationships with all departments to ensure seamless integration of planning and monitoring activities.

What You'll Bring to the Team:

• Visionary Thinking: The ability to translate broad organizational goals into clear, actionable strategies.

• Strong Analytical Acumen: Exceptional skills in data analysis, performance monitoring, and identifying key insights.

• Excellent Communication and Facilitation Skills: Proven ability to effectively communicate complex information, facilitate strategic discussions, and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Proven Leadership Capabilities: Experience in building, motivating, and developing high-performing teams.

• Meticulous Organization and Project Management Skills: Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and ensure the smooth execution of planning processes.

• Financial Literacy: A solid understanding of budgeting processes and financial alignment with strategic goals.

• Option 1: Master's degree from a recognized university in Economics, Marketing Management, Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field, with at least 8 years of progressive related work experience, including 3 years in a supervisory or senior expert role.

• Option 2: Bachelor's degree from a recognized university/college in Economics, Marketing Management, Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field, with at least 10 years of progressive related work experience, including 4 years in a supervisory or senior expert role.

How To Apply

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the title & Duty station need to be written in the application letter. 

• Applicants can directly apply through talent@tamrin.et until May 2, 2025 and make sure your application and CV should be in PDF or Word only.