Strategy Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: Sunday 27th April 2025

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Jim Trussler (jim.trussler@boots.co.uk)

About the role

As part of a small team, you will help develop the long-term strategy for Boots by supporting the business to build an understanding of the landscapes we face, looking at customers, suppliers, competitors and other stakeholders – and share this across the business. Reporting to the Director of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions you will work as an internal consultant for the business to identify and evaluate business opportunities in current and new business areas, covering both growth and efficiency, and develop plans to realise value from the opportunity. Some of the examples of recent project areas worked on by the team cover developing a long term strategy, creating a plan to drive growth in our pharmacy business, and setting a strategy and plan to drive customer value.

What you’ll need to have

• Experience in a consulting environment

• Experience of working with business teams and independently to develop strategic solutions to complex problems

• Experience operating in cross functional teams, and providing thought leadership and rigour to their work

• Curiosity, and a desire to understand business problems and find deliverable solutions

• An analytic approach and mindset, and familiarity with relevant tools

• Ability to build good relationships at multiple levels across the business

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to summarise complex information for stakeholders

It would be great if you also have

• Commercial or operational experience

• A finance qualification

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous employee discounts

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child

• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.

• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If your application is successful, a member of the recruitment team will reach out to discuss next steps.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.