JOB DESCRIPTION: STRATEGY ANALYST INTERN
Lafarge Group
World leader in building materials, Lafarge holds top-ranking positions in each of its three Divisions:
N°1 worldwide in Cement
N°2 worldwide in Aggregates & Concrete
N°3 worldwide in Gypsum
70,676 employees, 1977 plants in 70 countries
2006 sales: 16.9 billion
Group headquarters in Paris
Job Title:
Strategy Analyst
Function:
Analyst
Job Physical location:
Beijing
Position Reports to:
Strategy Manager
Work relationships
Beijing Headquarter and Business Unit level: most of the departments of the company
Overall purpose:
Strategy is the determination of the basic long term goals and objectives, and the adoption of courses of action and the allocation of resources necessary for carrying out goals
The strategist acts as a key input to Lafarge ShuiOn value creation, acting both as an advisor and an expert forongoing concern and unforeseen business opportunities
Key activities:
- On ‘Ongoing Concern’ (current business):
Ÿ To generate and maintain the adequate process and databases for gathering economical, building sector and cement macro-and micro-knowledge, follow-up, analyses, diffusion and competitive intelligence (actors, markets and products)
Ÿ To create informed and timely dossiers with options for the ad-hoc projects and requests needed by the immediate management
- On ‘Strategic Planning’ (Long Term prioritization):
Ÿ To assure the quality and standards and promote the strategic planning process. To seek the input, collaboration and information of all the functions involved in the key functions of the Strategic Planning
Key deliverables:
- Strategic Studies: Macro-economic and market studies
Ÿ Research, collecting of information in markets, competition
Ÿ Analysis, defining of information
Ÿ Interviews, update of information databases
Ÿ Cross-projects: impact on substitutes, vertical integration of concrete, new arrival
- Project Management: conducting the projects
Ÿ Providing timely updated information relevant to the project
Ÿ Supporting the process and the project teams with accurate tailored analysis
Ÿ Assuring consistency, coherency and quality of the information and support hypotheses
Technical competencies:
- Hard skills (Technical competencies)
Ÿ Analytical: Figure-driven, database knowledgeable, mathematically apt
Ÿ Finance basics, economic assessment, value-creating profitability
Ÿ Commercial market stakes
Ÿ Technical: basic knowledge of processes and industrial tools is a plus
- Soft skills (Behavioral competencies)
Ÿ Research of information
Ÿ Creative and lateral thinking
Ÿ Rigor and quality control
Ÿ Analyses capabilities
Ÿ Syntheses capabilities
Ÿ Organizational skills, planning and self-timing of initiatives
- People’s skills (Behavioral competencies)
Ÿ Capacity to build a network, internally
Ÿ Inspire trust and knowledgeability
Ÿ Assertiveness, integration into a group and team’s acceptance
Ÿ Autonomy and self-sufficiency
Work experience:
Less than 2 years.
Languages:
- English: Fluent
- Mandarin: Fluent
To apply: Please e-mail your cover letter and CV to:
Ms. Judy KONG
Strategy department
judy.kong@cn.lafarge.com
www.lafarge.com
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