DGM - Strategy, ACG Capsules

1. Strategy Partnership & Governance

• Partner with senior leadership to support the development, refinement, and communication of ACG Capsules’ organizational strategy in alignment with long-term business objectives.
• Provide structured inputs to ensure strategic alignment across key organizational elements (Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Style, Staff, and Skills).
• Review progress of strategic initiatives, highlight risks and dependencies, and recommend course corrections where required.
• Help maintain governance frameworks, milestones, and review mechanisms for enterprise strategy execution.

2. Strategy Execution & Performance Tracking

• Translate enterprise strategy into actionable plans in collaboration with functional and departmental leaders.
• Define, review, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) linked to strategic priorities.
• Present consolidated dashboards, insights, and executive summaries to leadership forums.
• Support disciplined follow-through on cross-functional strategic initiatives.

3. Business Analytics, BI & In sighting

• Guide the evolution and adoption of enterprise BI and analytics capabilities aligned with business priorities.
• Partner with business heads to define and refine key business metrics across Sales & Commercial, Manufacturing & Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, and Regulatory.
• Review and interpret analytical outputs to surface trends, risks, and opportunities for leadership decision-making.
• Strengthen data governance practices to improve data quality, consistency, and reporting reliability.

4. AI & Advanced Analytics Enablement

• Collaborate with leadership and technology partners to identify and prioritize AI/ML use cases relevant to the pharma excipient business, including:
• Demand forecasting and market intelligence
• Pricing and margin optimization
• Customer segmentation and value-based selling
• Sponsor and guide pilot programs, ensuring alignment with business value and risk considerations.

5. Organizational Capability Building

• Assess capability gaps across people, processes, and systems that may impact strategy execution.
• Design and support targeted interventions, including process improvements, system enablement, and leadership and team development initiatives.
• Contribute to strengthening the maturity and credibility of the Strategy / BI function within the organization.

6. Support strategic Investment & Growth Initiatives to the corporate team

• Develop data-backed strategic proposals and business cases for initiatives such as:
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
• Procurement of new machines or technologies
• Setting up new manufacturing facilities or expansions
• Support leadership decision-making with scenario analysis, ROI modeling, and risk assessment.

7. People Leadership & Performance Culture

• Build and lead a high-performing, performance-driven team within the Strategy function.
• Drive a culture of accountability, regular performance monitoring, and constructive feedback.
• Develop talent within the team by providing adequate exposure, stretch assignments, and growth opportunities, enabling readiness for higher roles.
• Partner with HR to promote data literacy, analytical thinking, and AI adoption across leadership and business teams.

9. Change Leadership

• Act as a change agent, driving the shift from intuition-led to insight-led decision-making.
• Champion adoption of analytics and AI by influencing leadership behaviors and decision processes.
• Ensure sustained change through communication, capability building, and role modeling.