Portfolio Strategy & Business Planning Senior Executive

Objective of Role: The Portfolio Strategy & Business Planning Senior Executive plays an important role in supporting portfolio strategy, planning and performance management across the Global South region. The role develops portfolio and business planning analyses, evaluates portfolio performance, and translates market, product and business insights into fact-based recommendations that support management decision-making.

This role independently manages analytical workstreams, supports portfolio planning activities, and collaborates with regional and global stakeholders to ensure robust evaluation of growth opportunities, portfolio priorities and business performance.

Overview

Conduct portfolio assessments across products, segments and markets, identifying portfolio gaps, overlaps, growth opportunities and market coverage improvements. Evaluate portfolio competitiveness, lifecycle performance and portfolio effectiveness to support future planning decisions. Support portfolio optimization initiatives, including product introductions, upgrades, lifecycle management and phase-out activities.

Develop planning assumptions, business models and analytical frameworks to support annual, strategic and mid-term planning processes. Evaluate growth opportunities, investment scenarios and business planning options using structured analysis and fact-based recommendations. Conduct scenario modelling, sensitivity analyses and performance evaluations to assess business risks and opportunities.

Monitor portfolio performance against strategic objectives, analysing market share, product mix, volume and profitability drivers. Identify performance improvement opportunities and support the development of corrective actions and optimization recommendations. Prepare portfolio reviews, management reports, executive presentations and planning materials to support leadership discussions and decision-making.

Coordinate planning activities across Product Strategy & Requirement Planning, Market Intelligence, Regional Centres and Global Functions. Facilitate planning workshops, working sessions and stakeholder discussions to ensure alignment on planning assumptions and portfolio priorities. Build strong relationships across stakeholders and contribute to continuous improvement of portfolio planning, reporting and business planning processes.

Qualification & Education Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related field Required Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in Portfolio Management, Strategy, Business Planning, Product Management, Product Marketing, Consulting, Commercial Excellence, Market Intelligence, or a similar field.

Demonstrated experience independently managing analytical workstreams, business projects and fact-based evaluations Experience conducting portfolio reviews, market assessments, scenario analysis and strategic evaluations. Experience working in regional or global matrix organizations is preferred; automotive industry experience is an added advantage.

Knowledge & Skills: Strong understanding of portfolio management, business planning, strategic analysis and performance management principles. Strong analytical, problem-solving and commercial acumen, with the ability to develop recommendations from complex data and business insights. Excellent stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to build alignment across functions and markets.

Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including management reporting, digital reporting solutions such as Power BI, and experience using generative AI tools to improve productivity being an advantage Language: Fluent in English (Written & Spoken) German, Portuguese, Spanish, and/or Arabic language skills would be advantageous.