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About the Role

This role is critical in translating central strategic initiatives and local market insights into actionable, market-specific plans that drive business success. The Country Plans will serve as a key interface between in-country teams and central functions, supporting annual reviews and providing practical guidance for operations. The immediate objective is to establish and run a robust, repeatable process for developing Country Plans across all European markets, working closely with Country Leads and stakeholders to ensure each plan is grounded in local realities. The contractor will also codify the approach, templates, governance, and handover materials to embed this as an internal capability for future cycles.

Responsibilities

Define and operationalise the Country Plan approach, including developing a process, setting milestones, translating strategy, and creating templates.
Lead the first version of Country Plan development by managing delivery, engaging stakeholders, consolidating insights, and ensuring high-quality plans.
Develop the insight base and strategic implications by country, consolidating market insights, assessing performance, and identifying strategic adaptations.
Consolidate initiatives, plans, and governance outputs by translating strategy into actions, developing views on key events, and preparing presentation materials.
Create a repeatable internal capability and handover by producing templates, documenting roles, recommending an operating model, and supporting knowledge transfer.

Requirements

Experienced Independent Consultant
Skilled in implementing and operationalising strategy, ideally with experience translating central initiatives into country-level plans.
Experienced in the retail sector, with strong market and trading insight.
Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, including market leadership and central functions.
Able to operate effectively in a lean environment, take ownership, and deliver at pace with analytical rigour.
Experienced in working across multiple European markets, with an understanding of cross-market strategy development.
A strong communicator, able to synthesise multiple viewpoints and create outputs that are embedded within the company.

Skills

Strategy implementation
Strategy operationalisation
Market analysis
Stakeholder engagement
Project management
Communication
Analytical rigour

Location

European markets
Head Office

Work Type

Contractor
Remote
Onsite

Experience Level

Experienced

About the Company

A major retail company