About the Role
The Strategy & Planning Manager role is part of the Strategy and Corporate Development team, responsible for creating and implementing the Business Unit’s Strategic Plan to drive corporate objectives and measurable success.
What you’ll do
* Translate strategic ideas into a comprehensive Strategic Plan for the Business Unit.
* Work with Strategy, Commercial, Operations and Tech teams to understand business vision, ambition and objectives.
* Coordinate cross‑functional input and alignment to ensure the plan is executable.
* Report progress against the Strategic Plan to the MD and Centrica Business Leadership Team.
* Deliver high‑quality stakeholder management across senior and peer stakeholders to ensure buy‑in.
* Continuously challenge and improve ways of working, seeking to optimise efficiency while delivering commercial success.
* Operate in a complex, ambiguous environment, solving problems that are not clearly defined.
* Apply structured, logical thinking to bring clarity to ambiguity.
* Make informed decisions on planning approach, milestones, sequencing and prioritisation.
* Work autonomously to identify risks, issues and dependencies, taking proactive action.
* Adapt plans in response to changing priorities or emerging information.
* Balance competing priorities and trade‑offs (e.g. speed vs rigour, ambition vs deliverability).
What we’re looking for
* Deep experience within strategic and campaign planning.
* Proven ability to translate high‑level strategy into concrete plans, milestones and deliverables.
* Experience leading planning processes, turning strategy into a fully executed, successful plan.
* Exceptional digital literacy; ability to structure complex strategic inputs into clear, usable datasets and plans.
* Ability to design the planning system – not just operate it.
* Expert use of Excel and PowerPoint, building robust planning tools and executive‑ready visualisations.
* Experience in project management toolsets: Microsoft Planner, Project, Visio/Miro, PowerBI.
* Strong ability to integrate and exploit AI to maximise efficiency and output.
* Expert communicator – able to structure written reports and presentations for full range of stakeholders, ensuring informed, risk‑aware, agile decision‑making.
* PM qualifications or experience operating within environments using methodologies such as Agile or Scrum is desirable.
* Open to Military Service Leavers and Elite Athletes.
Benefits
* £50,000 salary for the 12‑month placement.
* Real project & transformation experience in a FTSE100 organisation.
* Dedicated mentor to help build commercial skills.
* Flexible working and travel to office locations when collaboration is needed.
* Access to Employee Networks and community support.
* A Buddy from Ex‑Military or Athlete communities.
* Opportunity to begin placement during final four resettlement weeks for Service Leavers.
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