Job Description

Job title: Transformation Office Analyst
Function: Transformation Office
Location: Finchley, London (Farringdon, London from April 2024)
Reporting of the Role:This role reports to Head of Transformation

About Pentland:

Pioneering Brands that Make Life Better

We are Pentland Brands, a global business touching the lives of millions through some of the worlds most-loved active and footwear brands. We own Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Mitre, ellesse, , KangaROOS and Red or Dead. We\'re the UK licensee for Kickers and have a joint venture with Lacoste footwear.
We have a rich and remarkable history, of family, of ambition and of innovation, of leading from the front with a legacy of outstanding brands and equally outstanding people. Of pioneering brands that make life better. Brands that create an emotional connection with our consumers and help keep people on the move. Brands that do good, that form part of a positive business that takes action for people and planet.

We celebrate differences and give everyone the freedom to innovate and develop because we know this is an exceptional place to build brands and build your career. We want you to come to work every day excited about what we can achieve when we have a clear and single-minded focus on being consumer-centric and relentlessly focused on improving our performance.
Always guided by our principles, we not only do a great job, but we also do it in the right way; success is a team game; with clarity and courage; better as standard; in good conscience. We believe every individual has the power to shape the Pentland of the future, by making sure that every day we\'re better than the day before. Join our team of passionate, exceptional individuals, and do the best work of your life.

About the role Pentland is undergoing a business wide transformation. Given the size, scale and impact of this transformation, we require capabilities in co-ordinating scope, shape and prioritise deliverables across our business and senior leaders, in service of our 2024 gameplan. This role would work closely with Head of Transformation and other senior business leads, who own initiatives and gameplan deliverables that span our organisation - from Brand, Merchandising, and Commercial to Product, Technology and Operations. This role would be working at pace and navigating ambiguity to hold the business to account to its gameplan and strategic commitments, through robust reporting, analysis, governance and challenge.

Measures of success - In the first few months, you would have:

• Understood Pentland global strategy and 2024 gameplan - objectives, culture, and key initiatives.
• Taken ownership of gameplan (and KPI) reporting to support tracking and review.
• Been assigned to one or more in-flight workstream, to support with co-ordination activities.
• Built effective working relationships with peers and partners in the key teams across the business.

The role you\'d play

• Work with partners across the business to build out and execute initiative delivery plans
• Analyse business data to identify patterns and derive actionable insight.
• Collate, prepare and present Executive reporting - providing insight and recommendations
• Support the creation and presentation of business cases and cases for change.
• Support development and execution of project plans to turn ideas into reality.
• Support the monitoring and realisation of business benefits from our strategic investments.

What you will bring

• 2+ years\' experience in similar role and proven experience working on high profile transformations.
• Problem-solving intellect and ability to propose solutions as well as to understand challenges; you\'ll be adept at understanding how the business operates today and at identifying how we could improve in the future
• A keen eye for detail and a desire to understand both the business context and technical content you are working with.
• Strong analytical skills; the ability to analyse data, identify trends, and generate relevant, meaningful insight; to effectively document qualitative observations and back them up with quantitative evidence in a business context.
• Strong proficiency in Excel as well as experience in data visualisation tools such as power Bi.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, judging the pertinent level of detail for each situation and adjusting messaging accordingly.
• Exemplary outcome-based facilitation skills to guide partners in making decisions, maintain focus and drive progress.
• Commercial acumen, understanding the key leading and lagging indicators of revenue, costs, and growth.
• Strong emotional intelligence; a demonstrable ability to facilitate and collaborate effectively in a matrix organisation with a diverse range of skills and working styles.
• A strong ability to prioritise tasks based on importance and urgency.
• Someone who is curious in nature with a desire to ask questions and learn, as well as comfortable operating in ambiguous and fast-changing environments.
• Someone who is a natural collaborator who enjoys working with a variety of teams, roles and people.

What you\'ll get in return

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Hybrid / smart working.
• Brand and retail perks.
• Financial perks.
• Time out perks.
• Wellbeing commitment.

If this sounds like the perfect role, please apply and we\'ll be in touch soon.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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