Business Partner to the CEO for Strategic Development at Medstal Medical Furniture Manufacturing Company

Medstal Group of Companies is a leader in the medical furniture industry in Russia. For over 20 years, they have been a reliable manufacturer and supplier for the country's leading healthcare organizations.

They are looking for a Business Partner to the CEO for Strategic Development – a specialist who will become the head's right-hand person in matters of strategy, business development, and key external communications. This is not an administrative position. This is the role of a person who works proactively, understands the business logic of a medical furniture manufacturer, sees risks and opportunities, prepares high-quality materials for strategic decisions, and takes charge of organizing the head's key external meetings.

Strategic Development and Business Analysis:

• Preparation of analytical notes, reports, informational, and reference materials for strategic decision-making
• Generation of ideas for product portfolio development and product modernization
• Maintaining the company's strategic development roadmap

CEO's Time and Priority Management:

• Planning the workday, managing the Outlook and iOS meeting calendar (personal, work schedule, events)
• Prioritizing tasks and meetings, protecting the executive's time from non-target inquiries
• Coordinating internal and external meetings, synchronizing participants

Preparation of External Meetings and Materials:

• Preparation of materials for external meetings: presentations, analytical notes, reports, reference materials
• Representative function: business correspondence with partners, participation in conferences, exhibitions, negotiations, and business meetings, including with foreign partners
• Keeping minutes and other documents formalizing the course and outcome of meetings
• Maintaining a calendar of birthdays of business partners and top management of the company, organizing congratulations and gifts
• Communicating the head's instructions and orders to employees, monitoring their execution

Understanding of Company Business Processes:

• Understanding the company structure, key processes, and areas of responsibility of departments
• Independent resolution of operational issues related to the executive's activities
• Coordinating interaction between departments upon the CEO's instruction
• Document flow and office administration
• Monitoring the material and technical support of the executive's office and reception area

Personal Assignments and Travel Support:

• Performing personal assignments of the executive
• Travel support: air tickets, hotels, transfers, visa support
• Independent management of the executive's daily personal matters (banks, tax office, bailiffs, insurance companies)
• Comprehensive support for real estate and vehicles
• Budget control and cost optimization

• Business Partner experience: 5 years or more
• Education: Higher education (economics, technical, or medical)
• Fluent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent PC skills: MS Office (especially Excel – pivot tables, VLOOKUP), 1C, graphic editors
• Knowledge of document management systems
• Business correspondence skills
• Meeting minutes keeping skills
• Knowledge of etiquette
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
• Ability to perform a wide range of duties effectively
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment
• Friendliness, high work pace

Personal Qualities:

• Diligence and responsibility
• Initiative in achieving set goals
• Communication skills, non-confrontational, flexible
• Analytical mindset
• Understanding of the manufacturer's business logic and processes
• Strategic thinking

• Employment: according to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation
• Work schedule: 5/2 from 9:00 to 18:00
• Vacation: 28 days, paid sick leave
• Work location: a well-equipped office within walking distance of Avtozavodskaya metro station, "Omega Plaza" Business Center
• Salary level: to be discussed with the successful candidate