At Too Good To Go, we have an ambitious goal: To inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. We are the world's #1 app for fighting food waste. We work with thousands of restaurants and food retailers to make their surplus food available to local consumers. The magic of Too Good To Go has been expanding rapidly across Europe, North America and APAC, with over 350 million meals saved across 19 countries to date.
We’re incredibly proud of how far we’ve come, but there is still a lot more we want to achieve which is why we’re looking for an exceptional Strategy Manager to join the Group Strategy team at Too Good To Go in Copenhagen or London.
About Group Strategy
Group Strategy’s purpose at Too Good To Go is to act as the forward-looking sparring partner for leaders across the organisation. Group Strategy contributes to the success of Too Good To Go by:
- Facilitating and defining Corporate Strategy in collaboration with the Global Management Team - including geographical expansion and business line expansion
- Identifying, nurturing and leading Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Commercial Partnership processes across all markets - including due diligence, negotiation and integration processes
- Managing and executing cross-functional strategic initiatives commissioned by the Global Management Team
- Defining and executing competitor and market analysis
- Partnering with Product and Brand leaders to spar and co-create the exploration, development and commercialisation of new growth opportunities
The role
The Strategy Manager role reports to the VP of Strategy, and works closely with the Global Management Team and senior leaders across the organisation to set the long-term direction for the company. You will work across a range of strategic topics within the realm of Corporate Strategy, M&A, Commercial Partnerships, Market Intelligence and Growth Opportunity Exploration.
Key responsibilities
- Support the VP of Strategy with the development and maintenance of our Corporate Strategy across strategy cycles
- Support the exploration of international expansion opportunities, including market mapping, pre-launch research and business case development
- Lead competitor and market trend analysis to support the identification of potential new growth opportunities outside our current business areas
- Develop recommendations for new growth exploration areas aligned to the Corporate Strategy, and support the Product team with translating new ideas into executable products and services
- Ensure compliance to our company-wide OKR process through tracking, sparring with Functional leaders and progress reporting to the Global Management Team
- Support the VP of Strategy with M&A and Commercial Partnership processes, including market mapping, due diligence and integration
Requirements
- Experience working in strategy consulting, an internal strategy/business development function or a high-growth Marketplace business
- Demonstrated ability to work and gain buy-in across all stakeholder levels
- Humbleness and confidence in presenting to senior level executives
- A doer’s mentality and proactive attitude to finding solutions for most complex challenges and situations
- Grit and determination to go the extra mile and deliver under pressure with relentless attention to detail
- A track record for translating strategic thinking into action plans and output
- A balance of IQ and EQ – and courage to use both in a professional setting
- Strong drive, sense of ownership and pride in delivering outstanding quality day-in-day-out
- Inspiring, engaging and motivating communication skills – in-person and online
- Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive team player, with the ability to motivate exceptional performance in others
What we have to offer
- A rare opportunity to work in a social impact company (and certified B Corporation!) where you get to wake up every day knowing you’re achieving positive change.
- The experience of being part of an international company with over 1200 enthusiastic and highly talented teammates across 19 countries – always ready to share knowledge and support!
- Strong personal as well as professional development in an intense and high-growth scale-up environment.
- An inclusive company culture where you can bring your authentic self to work
- A strong, values-driven team culture where we celebrate successes together and socialise with colleagues that care.
- A vibrant office in Copenhagen or London with regular social events and coffee, snacks, and fully-equipped kitchens.
Benefits
WORK FLEXIBLY:
- Enjoy hybrid working from our great offices, at home or abroad
- Extra parental leave and days off beyond local legislation and the option to take an extra week of unpaid leave
- Health insurance and pension plans (subject to country of employment)
- Additional days off for significant life events
CELEBRATE & SOCIALISE
- Regular social events like summer and winter parties
- Coffee, snacks and fully-equipped kitchens
- Get to know our community with a monthly free Surprise Bag
- Paid volunteer time through our Shareback volunteering programme
- Women in the Workplace, P.R.I.D.E., People of Colour and Functionally Diverse Employee Resource Groups
Interested in applying?
Submit your CV and cover letter in English
- Please note that we only accept applications coming through our platform. No CV or cover letter will be accepted by email or LinkedIn direct messaging.
- Please also check our website and international media in order to get a good overview of Too Good To Go.
A Movement for Everyone
We want to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. With that mission, it’s only natural that we want to build a diverse and inclusive team of highly capable individuals who are passionate about doing things in a better way. We strongly believe we all excel and are more creative when we’re allowed to be ourselves, and we’re committed to a culture where all of us belong.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.
What We Do
We are a B Corp certified, social impact company fighting food waste around the world. It's important because the food we waste accounts for 8-10% of all CO2e emissions.
We're best known for our app, which is the world's largest B2C marketplace for surplus food. Here, restaurants, cafés, supermarkets, bakeries, canteens and wholesalers in 15 countries prevent their surplus from going to waste by connecting with our millions of users.
Here's what the World Economic Forum has to say about us: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/app-leftovers-fight-food-waste-togoodtogo/
We're also featured as a Europe-wide solution by Zero Waste Europe: https://zerowasteeurope.eu/library/the-story-of-too-good-to-go/
Food waste is a global challenge in need of many solutions, and we run projects with businesses, households, schools and public affairs to create real, tangible impact.
We are always on the look out for talented and like-minded individuals so if you're up for the challenge, check out our open positions at https://toogoodtogo.org/en/careers/opportunities
