Director Business Strategy ISC Group

Director Business Strategy ISC Group

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark or Ziegelbrücke, Switzerland

Role Overview

Are you ready to shape the ISC strategic agenda and drive execution at Carlsberg? We are seeking a Director of Business Strategy ISC at Group level to act as a trusted advisor and thought partner and integrator- connecting priorities, people, and processes to enable high performance and clarity of direction. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, senior leadership environment and who can balance analytical rigour with exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills.

What You’ll Be Doing

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering

• Lead the development, alignment, and communication of the global supply chain strategy, ensuring clear translation into priorities and execution plans.
• Drive cross-functional strategic initiatives and transformation programmes, ensuring momentum, governance, and measurable outcomes.
• Prepare strategic analyses, scenarios, and recommendations to support executive decision-making.

Trusted advisor to the EVP Supply Chain and Supply Chain leadership

• Serve as the strategic advisor to the EVP Supply Chain and leadership, providing insight, challenge, and recommendations on key decisions.
• Manage the operating rhythm of the function, including leadership team meetings, offsites, and strategic checkpoints.
• Anticipate needs, surface issues early, and ensure the EVP is fully briefed and prepared for key engagements.
• Represent the EVP in selected meetings, forums, and cross-functional interactions.

Executive & Board-Level Coordination

• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and strategic coherence across all presentations and submissions.
• Lead the planning of high-quality materials for the Executive Committee, Supervisory Board, and global governance forums.
• Bring together inputs from senior leaders across markets, breweries, and global functions.

Leadership Team Enablement

• Drive alignment and collaboration across the Supply Chain Leadership Team (ISC-LT).
• Ensure follow-through on decisions, actions, and commitments.
• Facilitate effective communication, transparency, and engagement across the global supply chain organisation.
• Digital & Capability Enablement

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Develop and execute communication plans that reinforce clarity, purpose, and engagement across internal and external stakeholders.
• Craft compelling narratives, messages, and materials that bring strategy to life.
• Build strong relationships across markets, functions, and senior leadership to ensure seamless coordination and influence.
• Governance & Stakeholder Engagements

What we’re looking for

• Strategic, structured, and forward-thinking.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Confident, calm, and credible in senior settings.
• Collaborative, empathetic, and skilled at building trust.
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Driven by purpose, performance, and continuous improvement
• Proven experience in strategy, transformation, or senior business partnering roles—ideally within supply chain, operations, FMCG, or consulting.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at executive level with maturity, discretion, and strong judgement.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to craft clear, compelling narratives for senior audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to simplify complexity.
• Experience managing cross-functional initiatives and influencing without authority.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, global environment with multiple stakeholders and priorities.
• Strong project coordination, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting cross-functional and global initiatives.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills, including Excel, Power BI/Tableau, or supply chain analytics tools.
• Familiarity with digital supply chain tools, planning systems, ERP, or operational performance metrics.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear recommendations for senior leadership

Growth Mindset

We live growth mindset culture in Carlsberg: we are looking for a new colleague who:

• Live by Semper Ardens (always burning) and constantly strive for the extraordinary
• Foster an environment of positive energy and compassion
• Passionate about the consumer in everything we do
• Decide fast and deliver with excellence
• Empower, support, and grow our people to reach their full potential

Experience:

• +10 years of experience in supply chain strategy development, transformations and program management
• Experience supporting cross-functional and global initiatives.
• Management or business analytics, preferably in FMCG or manufacturing.

Education:

• BA/ Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.

Languages:

• Fluent English (spoken and written)

What You Can Expect:

• The opportunity to drive ISC strategy and ensuring organisational alignment across a complex, global network in line with the ISC strategy and objectives.
• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives.
• The chance to work for a company with nearly 180 years of heritage.
• A dynamic international work environment with great energy.
• An inclusive and supportive company culture.

Interested?

If you feel that you are interested in such a challenge, please send us your application through the link. We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled sooner than the deadline, so apply as early as possible. We look forward to receiving your application.

Application deadline: 14th , May 2026.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.