Senior Strategy Planning Analyst (Fixed term contract)

You enjoy gathering data and analysing it to provide context and direction for executive-level decisions about where we should be looking to play and invest. Come and be part of our team. We’re shaping the future of a global business with an innovative mindset and a fascinating product. We’re the world’s leading diamond company – a unique luxury business that thrives on the creativity, passion and knowledge of our people. To push our company forwards, we always need to think differently. We welcome diverse perspectives, people who spark fresh thinking and aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. In return, we provide you with the space and support to grow and achieve your ambitions.

The De Beers Group Strategy Planning team sits within the Pricing, Product and Technology Development team, part of Diamond Trading, led by the SVP Pricing, Product and Technology Development. The Strategy Planning team is responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘Diamond Industry House View’ to inform near-term business planning and pricing decisions (Pricing Committee), as well as the long-term Supply-Demand outlook and resulting long-term business planning price line (Business Planning Committee), which underpins the Group’s valuation and long-term strategic planning. The team is also responsible for producing strategic analyses and market update materials to support relevant requirements of key stakeholders, notably the CEO Office, CFO, Group Strategy and BD, Corporate Affairs, Brands and Consumer Markets, JV boards, the wider Diamond Trading team and Anglo American Group Strategy.

The Senior Strategy Planning Analyst – Lab Grown Diamonds (LGD) is responsible for all analysis relating to the LGD industry, culminating in the ‘LGD House View’ and the LGD business planning assumptions, in support of the Vice President, Strategy Planning, and the Business Planning Committee. Key areas of analysis include developing an in-depth understanding of the LGD industry’s evolving economics, its impact on the natural diamond industry, the competitive landscape, and the company’s own position in the industry.

The Senior Strategy Planning Analyst owns, develops, improves and maintains relevant models, analytical tools and dashboards, including but not limited to: LGD Supply-Demand model, LGD Market Sizing model, LGD Pivot Tracking dashboard, databases and models for strategic planning inputs; the Market Insight Portal, and the LGD Hub. This role is a maternity cover contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working with internal and external stakeholders to generate up-to-date insight for ongoing use in support of tracking, monitoring and understanding trends in lab-grown diamond demand, supply and prices and their impact on the natural diamond industry.
• Leads the LGD hub to present and agree a ‘House View’ on the LGD industry outlook and its impact on the natural diamond industry, as well as proposed business planning assumptions.
• Presents LGD business planning assumptions and underlying analysis to the Business Planning Committee, including potential future scenarios and tracking of outcomes to drive conviction.
• Acts as an industry expert on LGD trends and the competitive landscape, responsible for analysing and disseminating key industry developments among senior internal stakeholders.
• Identifies data and analysis gaps in current LGD analysis capabilities, working with BCM Insights team to design and implement new research programs.
• Responsible for analysing and digesting primary, secondary and tertiary data sources pertaining to the LGD industry and competitive environment.
• Responsible for partnering with the Market and Competitor Intelligence team to gather LGD industry intelligence and market feedback.
• Responsible for partnering with the Senior Manager Demand Analytics team to estimate historic and current LGD demand.
• Responsible for modelling the impact of LGD substitution on demand for natural diamonds, developing business planning assumptions and scenarios.
• Maintains an up-to-date view of global production capacity and supply of LGDs, as well as understanding forward looking supply and resulting price trends.
• Contributes to reports with own original analyses and write-ups.
• Performs other quantitative and qualitative data sourcing and analyses, in support of stakeholder and Board presentations and senior management ad hoc requests.
• Manage an appropriate documentation system for data collected and analysed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in econometrics, economics, business or a technical field.
• Solid understanding of how to independently collect, challenge and collate data from a variety of publicly available sources (e.g., financial reports, analysts’ reports, trade press).
• Solid understanding of how to extract, map, organise and collate data from survey databases.
• Experience or demonstrable interest and capability in advanced analytics, modelling and forecasting.
• Financially literate with ability to interpret at a high level, economic performance indicators of companies’ accounts (e.g., sales, operating costs, EBITDA, Cash Flows, ROCE).
• Good written and verbal communications skills with ability to convey in clear and concise manner results of own analyses.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Excel modelling and Power BI.
• Excellent interpersonal qualities with the ability to collaborate effectively.
• Proactive attitude.
• Organised and detail oriented.
• Track record of delivering results in pressurised, complex and demanding environments.

Additional Information:

• A great working environment.
• Fantastic pension scheme.
• 27 days of holiday + bank holidays with the opportunity to buy or sell 5 more days.
• Private Healthcare.
• Mental health is a top priority for De Beers Group - we offer free subscription to Headspace and have mental health first aider.
• Competitive salary.
• Your Choice membership discounts.
• Employee share schemes.
• Staff discount.
• Free breakfast & lunch at onsite restaurant.
• Free onsite gym.
• Flexible benefits package.

De Beers Group is a company with a rich history and a sparkling future. Since 1888 our experts have searched the world for nature’s most precious gem. Our diamonds bring beauty to the world. But we think they can do so much more. We want our diamonds, and our business, to make life brilliant – for our people, our customers and the world around us.

Venetia Mine is part of De Beers Group Managed Operations Business which integrates mines, operations and support functions in the De Beers Group producer countries of Canada and South Africa to shape a safe, sustainable future for De Beers Group’s people, shareholders, communities and partners.

Safety: Safety first is a way of life for us. We are unconditional about the safety, health and well-being of our colleagues, at work and at home, and about that of the communities where we work. We aim to lead the industry by investing in innovation to protect people, who are at the heart of our business. Our high performing teams take accountability for their own and others' actions, work collaboratively, and always show care and respect.

Inclusion & Diversity: We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

Building Forever: Sustainability is at the heart of our decision-making – it is how we do business. Building Forever is key to our purpose as it represents our ambitious and holistic sustainability framework and is central to our ability to deliver long-term value to our communities and partners. This shapes how we protect our social and environmental license to operate, build a long-term legacy in our host communities and earn consumers’ trust in our diamonds that they can wear with pride.

Background Checks: Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.