Strategy and Planning Specialist

**216557**Job Posting** May 5, 2025, 4:40:33 AM | **Primary Location** Doha | **Unposting Date** May 19, 2025, 3:59:00 PM

**Description**

**About the role**

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Strategy & Planning Specialist to join our team at Qatar Aircraft Catering Company (QACC). In this role, you will support strategic planning and the operational decision-making process for our catering facility. You will analyze key performance metrics, develop business intelligence reports, evaluate projects, and ensure that strategic initiatives align with operational goals. You will work closely with senior management and operational teams to drive efficiency, innovation, and sustainable growth.

**Responsibilities**
- Support the development and execution of strategic plans for the catering facility.
- Work closely with senior management to evaluate new opportunities, challenges, and industry trends.
- Provide market research and operational data insights to aid decision-making.
- Develop and maintain KPIs and performance dashboards focused on efficiency, cost control, and service quality.
- Utilize BI tools, AI, and analytics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Conduct forecasting and scenario analysis to support business continuity and growth.
- Assess strategic projects for feasibility, financial impact, and business goal alignment.
- Must be able to build a business case from scratch, covering problem definition, cost-benefit analysis, risks, and ROI to the presentation to the respective stakeholders / management for approvals.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive successful project implementation.
- Monitor project timelines, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring compliance with standards.
- Partner with operations, finance, IT, and procurement teams to align strategies with execution.
- Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance service delivery and efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and strategic updates for senior leadership.
- Facilitate strategy meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support senior management in strategic planning and high-level decision-making.
- Regularly evaluate departmental objectives, plans, and procedures, implementing changes where needed.
- Train and develop employees to support succession planning.
- Identify and implement best practices to improve administrative efficiency and workforce planning.

**Be part of an extraordinary story**

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Together, everything is possible.

**Qualifications**

**About You**
- Bachelor Degree with minimum 5 years of job - related experience
- Excellent communication and presentation skills are a must, as is the ability to work effectively across the organization. Excellent written, verbal and strong influencing and negotiations skills.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of records and information.
- Expert knowledge of AI, BI tools, building dashboards **is a must**:

- Advanced skills on Microsoft Excel, Word, MS Access and Power Point and proficiency with Oracle Financials.
- Strong Interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, including operations, production, HR, and commercial teams.

**About Qatar Airways Group**

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So, whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

**How to apply