Strategy & Transformation Analyst - Country Road Group

**Job no**: 999157
**Work type**: Part-Time
**Location**: Melbourne - CBD & Inner
**Categories**: Strategy & Business Development

Country Road Group, one of Australia’s most loved House of Brands, is on a dynamic transformation journey and looking for a Strategy & Transformation Analyst to join our team and help drive our enterprise strategy forward.

As a Strategy & Transformation Analyst, you will play a critical role in supporting the execution of Country Road Group’s enterprise strategy. Reporting to the Head of Strategy & Transformation, you will contribute to strategic planning, initiative prioritisation, and performance tracking via our Transformation Centre. This role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside senior leaders, project teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver data-driven insights, foster alignment, and keep the business focused on its most important priorities.

Please note that this role is **part time**, 3 days a week.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Strategy Development_
- Conduct research, benchmarking, and analysis to identify market trends, consumer shifts, and competitor activity.
- Support the development of business cases for strategic initiatives through data analysis and financial modelling.
- Translate insights into actionable recommendations to guide strategic direction and decision-making.
- Strategic Planning_
- Contribute to the annual strategic planning cycle by coordinating inputs, developing supporting materials, and tracking progress.
- Assist in preparing high-quality presentations, discussion papers, and planning documents for Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Board forums.
- Collaborate across brands and functions to ensure alignment of strategic planning efforts.
- Transformation Centre & Enterprise Engagement_
- Coordinate inputs and updates for the Transformation Centre’s governance forums (Tier 1-3).
- Work closely with initiative owners, project teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather data, progress updates, and risk information.
- Act as a connector across teams to embed consistent strategy execution disciplines and shared ways of working.
- Oversight & Reporting_
- Maintain and update dashboards, scorecards, and initiative trackers reflecting progress against enterprise priorities.
- Analyse initiative health, performance, and risks to support leadership reporting and decision-making.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packs for ELT and Board review with a focus on accuracy and insight.

**Key Capabilities**
- Experience in a similar role, preferably within a matrix organisation or retail environment and/or experience in management consulting or internal consulting role
- Strong analytical skills with experience in data analysis, market research, and financial modelling.
- Strong project management experience, overseeing transformation programs, and ensuring successful delivery of key initiatives.
- Strong commercial acumen and deep knowledge of the retail industry.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively to develop innovative solutions and drive organisational change
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence effectively across functions and levels.

**Why work for CRG?**

The Country Road Group is one of Australasia’s largest Lifestyle Brand Houses comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery and MIMCO. Here are some of the great things we offer:

- Generous employee discounts across our House of Brands
- Seasonal clothing allowance
- An additional day of leave for your birthday
- An Industry leading Parental Leave Program
- Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance
- Annual learning calendar to support the ongoing development of our team
- Support community partnerships across our Corporate Social Responsibility Program
- We are committed to operating ethically, sustainably, and responsibly.

**About CRG**

Country Road Group is Australia's largest Lifestyle Brand Houses comprising of iconic brands including Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery and MIMCO. Our Values include being Customer Obsessed, Collaborative, Inspirational, Responsible and Dedicated to Quality. We are looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals to be part of the Group’s evolution and support each brand to realise their full potential.

**Advertised**: 22 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 26 Aug 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time