Strategy Manager

Stuart (Geopost) is a sustainable 🌱 last-mile logistics company that connects retailers and e-merchants to a fleet of geolocalised couriers across several countries in Europe. 

Our Mission 🚀

We are an impact-driven company that aims to build the future of logistics for a more sustainable world: shared, efficient and reliable. We are committed to creating a new standard for urban deliveries that meet today’s environmental and social challenges while offering a premium delivery experience blending speed, flexibility and convenience.

Our motto: “Make every delivery a moment all of us can truly celebrate!” More than 3000 leading brands already partner with us across Restaurants, Grocery, Retail & Luxury, eCommerce and Professional Services to deliver all types of goods at the tap of a button. Stuart is a highly diverse and inclusive company of 800 employees with 90 nationalities working across France 🇫🇷, Italy 🇮🇹, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Spain 🇪🇸 and the U.K. 🇬🇧

It’s the right moment and the right place for us to make an impact on millions of people, as home delivery services hit a record high. And guess what? You can help us fulfil our vision 🙌

The Role 💫

We are looking for a Strategy Manager that is passionate about food, grocery and retail logistics. This will be a hands-on Global Role responsible for supporting the setting of the company’s long term strategy, sizing and scoping new business opportunities as well as finding tactical solutions for strategic issues. You will report to Jean-Benoit Trautmann, who leads our global Strategy & Planning Team. You can be based in London or Paris.

• Support the process of setting Stuart’s long-term strategy through discussions with internal and external stakeholders, using a data-led structured methodology and accurate business plan modelling that enables long term profitable growth.
• Lead strategy work to identify and assess growth opportunities in the food, grocery and retail markets, including: i) sizing of the total business opportunity, ii) assessment of the product needs, ensuring that we develop a product that delivers long-term and unique value for clients, iii) collaboration with the product/tech teams to prioritise feature developments, and iv) regular updates on project progress to the ExCo.
• Find tactical strategies that help one or more of Stuart’s business lines/countries win in the short term to foster long term profitable growth.
• Support strategic needs of business and product teams on cross-country and cross-department topics.
• Develop and synthesise a holistic view of the business and in the industry by actively engaging with Stuart local teams, clients and partners

• 3 years of experience with minimum 2 years of experience at a top tier strategy consulting firm or investment bank (M&A) with international exposure.
• Experience at a fast-growing start-up would be a strong plus.
• You’re a creative thinker - hypothesis-driven problem solving comes naturally and you view constraints as challenges to be overcome.
•  You know how to get meaningful information out of large sets of data.
• You have excellent oral and written communication skills, and are comfortable in establishing professional relationships with senior stakeholders.
• You’re detail oriented and never take shortcuts at the expense of depth of knowledge - but you never lose sight of the big issues.
• You are used to own your work and to autonomously and proactively come up with potential solutions to any constraints or roadblocks.
• Fluent in English is a must-have and other languages are helpful!  

• Family-friendly work-life balance - work from home and flexible hours 🏡 
• Food allowance £200 monthly (groceries/restaurants/food apps etc) 🥗
• Unlimited access to Udemy for all your learning and development needs 📚
• Stuart Academy with regular workshops, Stu-Classes, and Stu-Talks 🎓
• Cycle to work scheme with Santander Cycles 🚲
• Stuart is putting Mental Health Awareness first! Wellness Allowance (£40 monthly) to use in any gym or sport class 🧘
• 5 months of maternity leave covered by Stuart! 🤰🏻
• Full Private healthcare provided by AXA (including dental and optical) 🧑‍⚕️
• Pension is taken care of through a partnership with Royal London
• Volunteering benefit with Alaya: 16h per year allowance to support green and charity initiatives ♻️
• Otto Platform: personalised financial coaching platform 💰
• Social activities and events (family day, park Olympics day, yoga class, board games...) 🎯
• 30 days Working from Abroad policy - work from everywhere! 🌎
• Work in an international, diverse, dynamic and passionate team with a company culture focused on learning and development 🎉

• ​​Family-friendly work-life balance - hybrid work home and flexible hours 🏡
• Ticket Restaurant by Swile (€13 daily with 60% paid by the company) 🥗
• Unlimited access to Udemy for all your learning and development needs 📚
• Stuart Academy with regular workshops, Stu-Classes, and Stu-Talks 🎓
• Free monthly Navigo card (zone 1 - 5) 🚇
• Free parking for cars, bike and motocycles 🅿️
• Stuart is putting Mental Health Awareness first! Wellness Allowance (£40 monthly) to use in any gym or sport class 🧘
• Parents friendly environment - partnership with Babilou for nursery placement 👨🏻‍🍼
• Private healthcare (70% paid by the company) provided by Alan 🧑‍⚕️
• Volunteering benefit with Alaya: 16h per year allowance to support green and charity initiatives ♻️
• Otto Platform: personalised financial coaching platform 💰
• Social activities and events (ping pong, chess, bar football, family day, hiking day, ceramic class, yoga, laser game, escape room…) 🎯
• 30 days Working from Abroad policy - work from everywhere! 🌎
• Work in an international, diverse, dynamic and passionate team with a company culture focused on learning and development 🎉

At Stuart, we believe that employees today want to evolve in collaborative, high-growth environments where they can demonstrate their abilities and thrive both professionally and personally. We are convinced that employees need to find alignment between their inner values and their company’s culture and mission to unlock their full potential. We work to create a culture of empowerment, continuous learning and growth where everyone can bring expertise, own projects and easily measure their impact 🙌

Stuart is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to promoting diversity. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status 💙

Please note: Our Talent Acquisition Team is international coming from across the world 🌍 We kindly ask you to please submit your CV and application in English so that it can be reviewed correctly (unless the job posting is in a language other than English). Thank you 🤗

Want to learn more about us? Visit https://stuart.com/about-us/