Manager, Strategy and Performance
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Date posted
November 13, 2026
Hiring location
Dubai
Career level
Senior
Gender
Any
Description
Job Overview
The Manager, Strategy and Performance supports the regional retail and grocery leadership team by analysing business results, developing plans and leading strategic initiatives. The role translates group objectives into market-level priorities and uses financial and operational information to identify growth opportunities, improve profitability and track progress against business targets.
The role requires an organised approach to analysis and execution. Findings should be easy for decision-makers to understand, supported by relevant measures and followed by clear ownership of agreed actions.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate regional objectives into practical grocery and retail strategies for individual markets.
- Lead annual budgeting and quarterly planning, including targets for revenue, cost and market share.
- Evaluate potential market entries, new business opportunities and service extensions.
- Analyse operating results, identify trends and explain the factors driving changes in performance.
- Prepare clear management reports that convert complex data into actionable recommendations.
- Lead deep-dive analysis and special projects that improve commercial performance and support P&L delivery.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Strong experience in strategy, business performance, consulting, finance or a related analytical function.
- Ability to interpret financial and operational data and build clear recommendations.
- Experience with planning cycles, budgeting, target-setting or performance reporting.
- Strong problem-solving skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders.
- Ability to manage projects across multiple functions and markets.
Skills
Strategy, performance management, budgeting, OKRs, P&L analysis, market assessment, financial analysis, executive reporting.
Employment Details
- Employer: talabat
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Function: Strategy & Performance
Working Approach
The work also depends on disciplined prioritisation: separating urgent operational issues from longer-term opportunities, checking assumptions against available evidence and documenting decisions so progress can be reviewed. Recommendations should be practical, measurable and relevant to the market or function.
Skills
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Full Time
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