Orkla Home & Personal Care | Head of Business Development and Strategy
POSITION: HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY
LOCATION: OSLO
APPLICATION: August 3rd
CONTACT: ANINE ASTRUP GLITTENBERG | 970 80 488
CONTACT: NATALIE MARDAL | 480 07 814
On behalf of Orkla Home & Personal Care we are seeking a strategic and dynamic Head of Business Development and Strategy and to join their leadership team.
This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the executive team and rest of organisation, drive initiatives that transform their business landscape, and contribute the company’s long-term performance. In this position, you will have a key role in assessing and preparing strategic materials for executive meetings and management presentations. You will also lead, prepare, and implement strategic projects.
In this position you will work closely with the entire value chain and organization. You will gain insight into how to operate and manage an organization with an integrated value chain. The role also involves close collaboration across all levels of the organization.
Orkla Home & Personal Care offers exciting responsibilities and highly influential and strategic projects with significant senior management exposure. There is a good balance between managing own projects and leading own workstreams in more extensive projects. The role will report to the CEO of Orkla Home & Personal Care and work closely with the executive management team, including regular participation in management team meeting The head office is located at Skøyen in Oslo.
Scope of work:
Strategic and Operational Responsibility: Take ownership of delivering results by developing and implementing strategies, while working closely with the leadership team to ensure aligned execution and progress. The role will also ensure follow-up of the strategy and continuous evaluation, in close collaboration with the leadership team and key stakeholders
M&A: Drive M&A and divestment processes in close collaboration with the CFO, management team and Orkla’s investment team – from identifying opportunities to leading assessments and execution
Strategic Projects: Driving strategic projects across all parts of the value chain
Business analysis: Conduct analyses, identify key findings, and work closely with the CEO, CFO, and other relevant stakeholders
Executive Facilitation: Organize and lead management meetings, preparing strategic materials for management presentations
Desired experience and qualifications:
Education: Master’s degree or similar with strong academic results
Management Consulting Background: 5-7 years in a management consulting firm
Market Analysis: Experience in analysing markets, conducting due diligence, and identifying value-creation opportunities
Transformation Leadership: Experience in managing large-scale transformation projects, including cost reductions and reorganizations
Industry Insight: Experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or consumer industry is an advantage, but not a requirement
Desired competencies and personal skills:
Analytical mindset: Strong analytical skills and strategic mindset, with the ability to structure complexity and turn insights into action
Communication: Clear and confident communicator, comfortable engaging with stakeholders across all levels
Leadership & collaboration: Motivating and collaborative leader with drive, energy, and integrity — able to influence and build engagement across teams
Language: Fluent in both Norwegian and English
Orkla Home & Personal Care (OHPC) is the leading supplier of home and personal care products in the Nordics – and the largest in Norway. Some of our most well-known brands include Zalo, OMO, Klar, Jif, Family Fresh, Define, Dr Greve, and Lano. Our products are primarily sold through the grocery sector, specialty retail, and pharmacies. The company has around 400 employees, with its headquarters located at Skøyen. Most of our products are manufactured at our factories in Ski, Norway, and Falun, Sweden.