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Head of Strategic Planning, Japan

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

About US

At Too Good To Go, we have an ambitious mission: to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together.

More than 1/3 of all food produced in the world is wasted. And that has a huge impact on the health of our planet. 10% of greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste and loss.

Through our marketplace app, we connect businesses that have unsold, surplus food, with consumers who can buy and enjoy it at ⅓ of retail value. We are a certified B Corporation with a mission to empower everyone to take action against food waste. Alongside our marketplace app, we create educational tools, explore new business solutions, and influence legislation to help reduce food waste.

We’re growing fast: Our community of 83 million registered users and 206,000 active partners across 19 countries, have together already saved 400 million meals from going to waste - avoiding almost 609,000 tonnes of CO2e!

Too Good To Go was named in FastCompany’s March 2022 list of the World's Most Innovative Companies, and was honoured to be included in TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2022.

We’re incredibly proud of how far we’ve come, but there is still a lot more we want to achieve which is why we’re looking for an exceptional Head of Strategic Planning to join our new Japanese go-to-market organisation


About The Role

The Strategy Manager role reports to the Country Director of Japan and works closely with the senior leaders in the Japanese team. The focus of this role is to execute the expansion strategy for Too Good To Go to achieve national presence in the market. Additionally this role will be involved with more complex portfolio expansions and partnerships required to further advance Too Good To Go’s position as a contributor to the reduction of food waste in Japan.

 Key responsibilities

  • Ensure analytical and operational rigor in our reporting and processes
  • Build cross functional reporting to optimise the flywheel metrics and update key reports on a weekly basis
  • Lead the cross functional discussions and communication between departments to advance the expansion efforts and provide recommendations to commercial leaders.
  • Conduct analytical deep dives to identify commercial improvement opportunities; synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into concise, actionable recommendations that can be digested by leaders across the business
  • Execute tasks to support the Japanese commercial teams, such as: providing geographical focus guidance, maintaining and updating lists and reports, improving sales tooling, and ensuring data accuracy and cleanliness
  • Find and implement sales optimization efforts to increase sales productivity and effectiveness
  • Support knowledge and best practice sharing and implementation among local and global stakeholders; drive adoption of team knowledge base to ensure key processes are documented and shared across the organization

 

Requirements - must to have

  • 10+ years of experience working in strategy consulting, an internal strategy/business development function or a high-growth Marketplace business
  • Deep understanding of Japan’s market and local trends of businessto work and gain buy-in across all stakeholder levels
  • A track record for translating strategic thinking into action plans and output
  • A balance of IQ and EQ – and courage to use both in a professional setting
  • Strong drive, sense of ownership and pride in delivering outstanding quality day-in-day-out
  • Business fluency in both Japanese and English

Requirements - nice to have

  • A doer’s mentality and proactive attitude to finding solutions for most complex challenges and situations
  • Grit and determination to go the extra mile and deliver under pressure with relentless attention to detail
  • Inspiring, engaging and motivating communication skills – in-person and online
  • Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive team player, with the ability to motivate exceptional performance in others
  • Proficient with Excel/Google Sheets and PowerPoint/Google Slides
  • Experience with Salesforce (reports, dashboards) and Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Looker) are a strong plus

 

What we have to offer 

  • A rare opportunity to work in a social impact company (and certified B Corporation!) where you get to wake up every day knowing you’re achieving positive change.
  • The experience of being part of an international company with over 1200 enthusiastic and highly talented teammates across 19 countries – always ready to share knowledge and support!
  • Strong personal as well as professional development in an intense and high-growth scale-up environment.
  • An inclusive company culture where you can bring your authentic self to work
  • A strong, values-driven team culture where we celebrate successes together and socialise with colleagues that care.
  • A vibrant office with regular social events and coffee, snacks, and fully-equipped kitchens.

 

Benefits

WORK FLEXIBLY: 

  • Enjoy hybrid working from our great offices, at home or abroad
  • Extra parental leave and days off beyond local legislation and the option to take an extra week of unpaid leave
  • Health insurance and pension plans (subject to country of employment)
  • Additional days off for significant life events

CELEBRATE & SOCIALISE

  • Regular social events like summer and winter parties
  • Coffee, snacks and fully-equipped kitchens
  • Get to know our community with a monthly free Surprise Bag
  • Paid volunteer time through our Shareback volunteering programme
  • Women in the Workplace, P.R.I.D.E., People of Colour and Functionally Diverse Employee Resource Groups

Interested in applying?

  • Submit your CV in English 
  • Please note that we only accept applications coming through our platform. No CV or cover letter will be accepted by email or LinkedIn direct messaging.
  • Please also check our website and international media in order to get a good overview of Too Good To Go.

Too Good To Go is an equal opportunity employer

 

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