Strategy Manager

Company: Cornell Search
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Location: London
Job Description:

We are partnering with a fast-scaling, high-growth consumer business operating across the UK market, delivering innovative, customer-first products at pace. Backed by ambitious expansion plans and strong commercial performance, they are now hiring a Strategy Manager to help shape the next phase of growth.

About the Role

This is a high-impact role working directly with senior leadership to drive commercial strategy, market expansion, and long-term value creation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end strategic projects across growth, market expansion, and performance improvement
  • Develop commercial models, financial analysis, and board-ready recommendations
  • Conduct market, competitor, and consumer insight analysis
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Finance, Operations, Product) to deliver strategic initiatives
  • Support annual planning, long-range strategy, and investment prioritisation
  • Present insights and recommendations to C-suite stakeholders
  • Drive implementation and track impact of strategic decisions

Qualifications

  • 4–8 years’ experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or high-growth consumer environments
  • Strong financial modelling and data analysis capability
  • Experience within consumer, retail, FMCG, D2C, or e-commerce sectors preferred
  • Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders
  • Excellent problem-solving and structured thinking skills
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with data tools (SQL, Tableau, Power BI beneficial)
  • Degree educated; MBA advantageous but not essential

Required Skills

  • Corporate strategy
  • Management consulting
  • Consumer / FMCG strategy
  • Business transformation

Preferred Skills

  • Experience within consumer, retail, FMCG, D2C, or e-commerce sectors preferred

Equal Opportunity Statement

This is an opportunity to play a central role in shaping the strategy of a scaling UK consumer brand. You’ll have real ownership, executive exposure, and the chance to deliver tangible commercial impact. If you’re commercially sharp, analytically strong, and excited by high-growth environments — we’d love to hear from you.

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Posted: June 6th, 2026