Position Description: We are Lenovo! Currently the number one PC vendor worldwide, we continue to be the fastest growing company in our respective field. We’re a leader in genuine innovation, dreaming up – and building – the technology and services that enable and inspire progress around the world. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages entrepreneurism and ownership - a workplace where your talents can be challenged, and your efforts recognized and rewarded. The EMEA eCommerce team is looking for a candidate to help drive it’s 3 year and beyond growth strategy. On the back of some significant external consultancy support work, we are looking for an individual to take on the ownership of maintaining momentum in the projects defined and initiated by that work (i.e. across 4P, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and many more) . They will be the focal point of programme managing the execution of the critical and urgent workstreams, as bandwidth allows, with relevant stakeholders. The Planning and Strategy Manager will also be the focal point for driving continued evolution, enhancement, and development of those strategies and workstreams – keeping the business accelerating in the right direction with the right level of support. In addition to the strategy development roles, the individual will also lead the annual and quarterly planning exercises that need to be coordinated across the eCommerce team. They will define the planning calendar; help produce the required templates and aid in the production of the content where required. With a strong financial and business acumen perspective, this individual will develop a strong grasp on the fiscal status of the eCommerce business and help the leadership team develop strong and aligned planning documents through the various business planning processes. Finally, this individual will also coordinate, on behalf of the EMEA eCommerce team, all Business Development opportunities such as Marketplace, non-PC business and more. To support the above – this is a manager position with 4 direct reports initially, with potential to grow over the coming 3 years. • KPI: Revenue / Margin / PCON / Business Development KPI’s • Direct Reports: 4 (initially, in year 1) • Reporting: to EMEA Online Leader / Director Responsibilities: • Driving successful delivery of the Strategy framework established by external consultants – and ensuring the business objectives, strategy principles, and execution workstreams established by them and the Lenovo teams continue to be delivered and continue to evolve and grow to help support the delivery of our overall 3-year goals. • Build and deliver annual and quarterly planning BMS for the Lenovo eCommerce team – ensuring that we have the right planning schedule in place, delivering the right content on time and to the right quality for our relevant stakeholders. • Be able to visually render our strategy to any relevant stakeholder – be able to articulate our 3-year vision, strategy and plan to our local and global teams. • Ensuring our quarterly planning cadence is of the right level of quality and detail and help the relevant eCommerce stakeholders deliver what is required • Have a strong understanding of the eCommerce P&L, the dynamics of the profitability drivers, work with our Sales Operations leader to be aware of and manage our controllable expenses to ensure we hit our agreed P&L. • Be accountable for key (non-Segment based) Business Development opportunities outside of our core go-to-market model with PC’s – specifically how we can grow new revenue streams that we have, to-date, not spent a significant amount of focus on. Examples will include Marketplaces, non-PC business, Employee Purchase Programmes, Bring Your Own Device, Affinity & other partnerships, and innovations in the “Online meets Offline” world. • Manage our engagement with Medion, a subsidiary of Lenovo in Germany. • Manage four important team members: o A Planning and Strategy support coordinator – this individual will be a key interface between the Planning and Strategy Manager and the Online Sales Manager (OSM) community / local markets to ensure effective execution of plans and strategies in the sales teams o A non-PC business development coordinator – someone who will lead the stakeholder relationships with all our non-PC business partners (leaders) and their teams – specifically in Accessories, Services, Workstations, Monitors and Tablets. o A Marketplace development project manager – who will act as the daily support for building our Marketplace opportunity o An eCommerce 4P data and pricing analyst – who will provide insights to the local OSM teams so they can manage their line-ups and pricing in optimal alignment to local market needs • Ensure regular interlocks with all eCommerce and other stakeholder teams to drive a strong BMS on strategy development, planning and business development What we offer you • A multitude of professional and personal development opportunities • An open and encouraging environment within one of the leading IT companies of our time • Flat structures and fast decision-making processes • A modern and flexible way of working to combine personal and professional life • An international team with a high focus on Gender Diversity • A great team spirit and forward-thinking peers, stakeholders, team members #### Position Requirements: • Min. 5 years eCommerce experience • Strong track record of developing and executing innovative and far-reaching strategies • Strong business planning experience (e.g. forecasting, scenario modelling, business plan preparation etc) • Strong understanding of Online environment & digital technologies and routes to market • Collaborative in nature – the single most critical aspect of the role given how important managing the stakeholder community is to being successful in this role • Strong prioritization, coordination, and time management skills • Leadership mindset and team management experience critical • Business Development skills and ability to envision and drive future strategies • Act as a strong voice in the EMEA eCommerce leadership team • Proven people management skills, although not a necessity to have previously managed direct reports. • Strong presentation and communication skills, needs to have the appropriate gravitas to articulate performance and development stories to EMEA and WW senior leadership team (ED, VP & above) • Be approachable, and identify motivational drivers of team members to capitalize on individual strengths We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.