About Us
Headquartered in Singapore, SATS Ltd. is one of the world’s largest providers of air cargo handling services and Asia’s leading airline caterer. SATS Gateway Services provides airfreight and ground handling services including passenger services, ramp and baggage handling, aviation security services, aircraft cleaning and aviation laundry. SATS Food Solutions serves airlines and institutions, and operates central kitchens with large-scale food production and distribution capabilities for a wide range of cuisines.
SATS is present in the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, powering an interconnected world of trade, travel and taste. Following the acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in 2023, the combined SATS and WFS network operates over 215 stations in 27 countries. These cover trade routes responsible for more than 50% of global air cargo volume. SATS has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since May 2000. For more information, please visit www.sats.com.sg
Why Join Us
At SATS, people are our greatest asset and we build our success on the knowledge, expertise and performance of every contributor, by embracing diversity and uniqueness. As part of our holistic approach and commitment to embracing FAM (Fulfilling, Appreciated, Meaningful) in the workplace, we offer the runway to develop Fulfilling careers that foster your career growth, recognising and Appreciating the strength of talent and capabilities that we continue to build internally; and inspiring and encouraging each other to make Meaningful contributions in the work we do at SATS.
Key Responsibilities
The strategy department is a SATS internal corporate function that reports directly to the PCEO. Its purpose is three-fold:
- to prepare strategic perspectives or recommendations for Board and GMB level decisions,
- to work with functional and commercial leaders on strategy and business development projects, including organic and non-organic activities, and
- to execute strategy projects from definition to recommendation, sometimes requiring 3rd party support
This role reports to the Strategy Director who leads the Strategy function for SATS Group. The Manager is responsible for overall delivery of projects, management and development of the strategy team members, and stakeholder engagement. S/he will be assigned to work on teams with supervision from the Director, frequently with additional input from senior functional or commercial colleagues. The manager’s task is to combine 4 types of leadership across their project work: thought, people, project, and client.
- Thought leadership: finding the right business answer and communicating that in clear and compelling language to gain buy in.
- People leadership: the right tasks and motivating the individuals on the team to deliver and grow.
- Project leadership: managing the scope of the project as perspectives invariably develop and change
- Client leadership: ensuring that colleagues – usually internal colleagues but occasionally external – remain confident and committed throughout the project and beyond.
Managers will also work with directors and SATS leaders to shape the project portfolio, including working beyond the strategy team after projects to track implementation and bring lessons to future projects. In addition to project related responsibilities, managers will partner with directors to assess analysts and associates and assist with coaching and training.
Key Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Management or other relevant fields.
- At least 5 years of working experience, preferably including at the Manager level in a consultancy or leading MNC strategy team.
- Experience leading project teams in high-paced and demanding situations for a minimum of 6 to 12 months.
- Ability to define, drive and deliver projects while holding a high bar for fact-based problem solving, executive level verbal and written communication, and engendering trust.
- Exposure to working with C-suite level of large and complex organisations.
- High familiarity and expertise in utilizing textbook strategy frameworks and strategy consultant toolkits.
- A strong ability to use the Microsoft software suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Teams, Sharepoint, etc.).
- Strong familiarity with corporate development tools, including valuation models and inorganic transaction processes, would be a definite asset.
- Ability to work across cultures and geographies.
- Work experience in a relevant industry will be an advantage.
- Ability to travel frequently for projects, including longer duration travel of 3-4 weeks at a stretch.