Strategy Analyst

Simplot Australia is a food manufacturing and agriculture business encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood, and sauce operations that supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand’s major retail and food service customers.

As a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, we are focused on creating food Australians and New Zealanders love by maximising value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include the likes of Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

We have five manufacturing sites in Australia and six sales sites and employ almost 2000 people across these operations. We are an integral part of the global J.R. Simplot Company.

**Culture and Benefits**:
At Simplot, we are fuelled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:

- Respect for Resources
- Spirit of Innovation
- Passion for People

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.

Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.

**The Perks**:

- Flexible working arrangements and a variety of engaging Health and Wellbeing programs
- Diverse Leadership Development Programs and Professional Development Support
- Employee Reward and Recognition Program
- Bonus incentives
- Discounted Health Insurance and Gym Memberships
- Sensory Club Program - Enjoy and taste our new product launches and access to our Culinary cooking sessions
- Novated Car Leasing Agreements
- Income Protection Insurance
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

**About our Role**:
As a key member of the Strategy team, this role will provide the Head of Strategy and Strategy Managers with analytical and project management support to develop the Global Food enterprise strategy and ensure its execution. A critical thinker with experience in structured problem solving approaches and project administration, you will be responsible for strategic analysis, research, financial modelling and written communication to support the senior members of the team. You will also have the opportunity to support the governance of our Enterprise Project Management office, and to be involved in acquisition/divestment projects as required.

**What will you do**:

- Strategic research and analysis, responding to research briefs using data to build stakeholders’ understanding of key strategic issues
- Utilise structured problem solving frameworks to identify value drivers/key success criteria and define options to respond
- Conduct financial modelling of project cash flows to evaluate options
- Conduct research and analysis in support of identified grant funding opportunities
- Strategic communication. Develop concise and compelling documents, templates and presentation materials using story telling frameworks
- Support the Head of Strategy and Strategy Managers with workshop facilitation, including taking responsibility for presenting components
- Project administration - Provide administrative support for major strategic projects
- Optimise and complete project timelines, risk registers, stakeholder maps, due diligence registers, status reports
- Co-ordinate inputs for the monthly Enterprise PMO rhythm, complete the initial quality review
- Co-ordinate project stakeholders at all levels to deliver their input on time and in full

**About you**:

- Significant experience post university qualification in a Strategy or Finance role in a large corporate, or similar consulting experience
- Analytical mindset with the ability to research effectively and synthesize meaningful insights from multiple sources
- Critical thinker, with a structured and robust approach to problem solving
- Excellent written presentation and visualization skills (story telling)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to collaborate and influence across multiple stakeholders
- Experience with supporting M&A projects an advantage
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
- Think-cell experience beneficial

Having the right attitude is key in this role, so if you thrive on working in a team environment, have a positive, committed and proactive approach to your work then we want to hear from you

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**Job Requisition ID**:14023

**Travel Required**: None

**Location(s)**:Chifley Bu