Job Description
Position Overview We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment, and adapt to grow together and make a great business even better. This highly visible and unique position is a key member of the Enterprise Services (“ES”) Strategy & Operations team. The Director of Strategy & Operations is responsible for aiding in formulating and implementing ES strategies. Underpinned by a strong internal network, a passion for Process Improvement, and the ability to forge strong Business Partnerships, this position plays an integral role in Program / Portfolio Management, Annual Business Planning, and other Key Leadership Initiatives. The role is focused on the areas below:
- 10% - Strategy Development and Strategic Priority Setting for ES
- 20% - Business Partnership, Process Improvement, Disciplined Decision Support
- 70% - Program / Portfolio Management and supporting the ES Business Planning Process
What You’ll Do For Us - Strategy Development:
- Identify internal and external strategic issues and opportunities impacting Global Business Organizations today.
- Identify value creation opportunities and business model innovation and facilitate cross-enterprise initiatives.
- Program / Portfolio Management:
- Lead and support the ES Business Planning process through Program / Portfolio Management of key initiatives and all related financials.
- Orchestrate ES Digital Council governance, submission, and tracking.
- Partner closely with related stakeholders such as Global Planning, Global Functions, OU, and ES Hubs.
- Expertise in leveraging enterprise tracking systems to manage a portfolio of initiatives, with advanced analytics capabilities (e.g., Power BI) to present information to diverse audiences effectively.
- Business Partnership & Process Improvement
- Orchestrate and reinforce key initiatives and Steering Committee routines as a supportive business partner to other parts of the networked organization (ES Hubs, Global Functions, and OU’s).
- Improve existing general business processes to meet business goals:
- Apply continuous improvement principles against our ways of working in partnership with the ES Transformation and Communications leads.
- Embody design thinking principles to improve service quality, end-user experience and customer satisfaction.
- Promote and share best practices that sustain business process improvement across the organization.
Education Requirements - Required: Undergraduate degree in business, economics or related field
- Preferred: MBA, Masters in business or finance, and/or professional certification such as CFA
Qualifications & Requirements - The ideal candidate will have at least 5-7 years of experience in increasing responsibility roles, including strategy, planning, financial analysis, project management, and operational roles.
- Superior analytical and influencing skills are both required. The candidate ideally will also possess a strong proficiency in tools such as Power BI and be able to tailor reports to meet the specific needs of end users.
- Ability to work in a self-directed, agile manner and establish versions 1.0, 2.0, etc. Effectively balance competing priorities based on the highest priorities of the enterprise.
- Experience working internationally (though not necessarily living overseas) is preferred, as this position deals daily with stakeholders around the world.
- Curiosity with a high level of learning agility is critical, as well as understanding any given initiative’s upstream and downstream interdependencies.
- As this is a highly visible position, the candidate must have strong communication skills and prepare meaningful, insightful, and actionable presentations and recommendations for management to aid decision-making.
- Strategic thinking to be able to see the big picture from a business perspective yet have the tools and experience to drill down and perform detailed analysis as needed.
- Important to be able to connect the dots in ambiguous situations.
- Enterprise mindset puts the enterprise first in decision-making.
- Strong Business Partnership Mindset for supporting Platform Services Hubs on Key Initiatives.
Core Functional Skills:
- Start with the End User
- Tell the Story
- Align the Resources
- Design for Scale
- Execute and Improve
What We Can Do For You - Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
- Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers, which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.
Skills Influencing; Strategic Thinking; Relationship Building; Tactical Planning; Financial Modeling; Key Performance Indicators (KPI); Storytelling; Large Group Presentations; Microsoft Office; Communication; Stakeholder Management; Long Term Planning; Risk Mitigation Strategies; Analytics Software; Data Mining; Financial Analysis
Pay Range:$164,000 - $193,000
Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:30
Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
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