Strategy and Development Director

Inchcape is the leading global automotive distributor operating in more than 40 markets. We partner with some of the biggest brands in the business to power better mobility today and in the future.

Our diverse global team of over 20,000 talented people foster an inclusive and collaborative culture, championing a brilliant experience for our customers and partners. We’re a dynamic and fast-growing business, dedicated to shaping a successful and sustainable future for the industry.

Here, you will unlock your full potential with career opportunities and learning experiences. You’ll work with cutting-edge technology, ground-breaking innovation, and forward-thinking colleagues. If you are highly driven with a can-do attitude, and you bring out the best in yourself and others, then join us to power new futures.

Strategy and Development Director

Our Leadership team in Chile is currently looking for a talented Strategy and Development Director who will be responsible for leading the Optimization pillar within Accelerate+, while also guiding the CLT in the development of a strategic plan for the market. This role will be accountable for designing and overseeing plans and programs aimed at improving market efficiency.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design and execution of major projects within a transformational change program, ensuring alignment with other functions and disciplines. Build management commitment and apply structured change management methodologies to drive adoption and embed the desired culture and behaviors.
• Develop the strategy for a key area of responsibility—such as a function—by anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities. Ensure successful implementation aligned with medium-term business objectives
• Communicate the function's strategy and its relationship to the organization's mission, vision and values; clarify the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals.
• Lead the design and manage the strategic journey of the market, focusing on structural changes within a function or department, transforming business processes, culture, and behaviors to be more inclusive and aligned with the needs of the business.
• Identify and manage stakeholders up to top management level, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.
• Provide authoritative specialist advice to senior managers at the business unit or regional level to enable the implementation of policy, projects, and change initiatives.
• Manage the delivery of a major part of the organization's project management program. Take personal responsibility for a small number of business-critical projects.
• Lead and drive distribution and excellence projects in the market, aligning business and processes in the market.
• Take responsibility for setting and managing area budgets so they align with organizational strategy.
• Be the window to all global strategic programs in the market, especially in stabilization and project deployments

We'll make a match if you meet the following requirements:

• Professional Education Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, among others.
• Experience in continuous improvement, project management, process optimization, centers of excellence, and value realization offices.
• Over 10 to 15 years of solid and in-depth experience providing high-level expert knowledge.
• Over 6 to 10 years of experience in planning, managing, and organizing resources within short to medium timeframes, aligned with organizational policies.
• Optimization process expertise (mandatory).
• English – Advanced.
• MS Office Knowledge – Advanced.

Reports to: Managing Director Chile
Location: Quilicura, Santiago, Chile

Work Model: Hybrid

At Inchcape Americas, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Inchcape is for everyone. If you are enthusiastic about this role and share our values of delivering great experiences through innovative thinking and working better together, we invite you to apply.

We support diversity and inclusion in all its forms, without discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, or disability.