Work model: Hybrid / Full timeDo you want to lead projects that influence the future direction of integral business? Are you curious about how to keep a strategy alive across a global organization? Are you excited by working closely with experienced leaders to solve the most challenging problems in our business? Then you might be who we are looking forYou will be part of our Strategy & Execution team and work on high-impact, cross-functional projects that help drive STG's strategy forward. You will work directly with the Head of Strategy and the rest of the team, partnering closely with business leaders and subject matter experts across the organization. You can expect to spend your time both supporting the Executive Board decision-making, and working with the business to drive execution. Your contributions will drive strategic initiatives, bring new clarity to complex problems, align stakeholders through challenging trade-offs and ultimately help STG deliver our strategic ambitions. Our team are the stewards of the Focus2030 strategy, and you will play a core part in keeping the strategy alive in the business while remaining responsive to market changes and execution learnings.
This would be an ideal role for an associate-manager level consultant looking to transition into a corporate role so they can take longer term ownership of their projects and see them come to life.
What your day will look likeAs a Manager in the Strategy & Execution team, you can expect to work across a wide range of projects and initiatives.



Example projects could include:Preparing materials for the Board of Directors strategy daysDeveloping a methodology to define future market rolesBuilding a business case to optimise our product portfolio to maximise growth and operational efficiencySupporting a business team to prioritise their focus areas for the strategy periodReviewing our progress to delivering our strategy for the Exec BoardCreating a new Exec Board KPI dashboard to continuously monitor the success of strategy executionDeveloping a comms plan for Focus2030Your role will vary from developing content yourself to collaborating closely with others, depending on the project or business needs. Your role will often include:Project managing complex, cross-functional projectsCreating insightful analysis (gathering, testing, combining, summarising, visualising)Developing frameworks to bring simplicity and clarity to complex problems and decisionsWorking closely with experts and stakeholders to identify and refine recommendationsRunning workshops with senior leadersBuilding slide decks to tell a compelling messageManaging and supporting the development of more junior team member(s)What you’ll bringYou will bring a minimum of 3-4 years of strategy and/or management consulting experienceExperience in a corporate environment (permanent or secondments) is a plusProblem and decision structuring – experience building frameworks to simplify challenges and decisions to enable the business to move forwardExperience in Consumer-Packaged Goods and/or Retail sectorsDemonstrated project management experience and attention to detailStrong stakeholder management and team working experienceDemonstrated strong analytical skills including experience delivering complex analyses in ExcelUnderstanding P&L; / key accounting principles / Cashflow modelling is a plusUnderstanding of data structuring principles and leveraging multiple data sources a plusGood slide development skills (storyboarding, content development, polishing) for C-level messagingA learning and growth mindset – developing yourself and supporting the development of the team around youExperience and curiosity in using GenAi tools to accelerate and improve your work, including effective prompting, iterativerefinementand critical evaluation of AI outputsProfessionally fluent in EnglishWhat you’ll learnThere will be a strong investment in your development where you need it, with a variety of experiences and supportive coachingThis could include:Deepening your experience in the CPG / Retail sectorRefining your presentation skills, to communicate complex topics in a clear and effective wayLeading projects that are critical to our strategy successStrengthening your stakeholder management skills in a complex, cross-functional, international organizationThis role will give exposure to senior leaders across business globally and equip you to be a transformation leader with extensive experience working alongside C-suiteOur Strategy department, which brings together teams focused on strategy execution, consumer insights, business intelligence, data, and sustainability, will provide you with an opportunity to broaden your expertise across these disciplines tooWorking at STG & What to expectAt Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), we are so much more than what meets the eye. We combine the strength of global brands with the entrepreneurial mindset that allows people to make a real impact. Hereyou'llhave the op

📌 Manager, Strategy (Madrid)
🏢 Scandinavian Tobacco Group Tobacco Service
📍 Madrid