Business Strategy Advisor

Job Description:

• Provides leadership in the evaluation of strategic objectives, formulation of strategic direction, and influences/supports decision making based on assessment of business trends and data analytics.
  
• Plans, organizes, and develops analyses / assessments grounded in deep understanding of the business, industry & market trends, consumer behavior, customer segments, and competitive strategy.
  
• Predicts changes in the current market and summarizes insights from proprietary and third-party data & information to create distinctive insights.
  
• Develops and implements business analyses, manages business case development, and business-at-risk assessments.
  
• Develops strategic frameworks and manages processes to build business scenarios.
  
• Provides a point of view on key strategic issues across major dimensions of the business – competitive activity, operations, customer segments, technology, etc.
  
• Manages ongoing discussions with peer partners in other internal work groups including peers in international regions on identified priorities supported with clear fact based recommendations.
  
• Participates in cross-functional meetings and provides insight/guidance to peers/managers/directors in partner teams.
  
• Interfaces with areas across the enterprise to discuss changes impacted by strategic recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study.
  
• Six (6) years related work experience.
  
• Work experience in functions focused on strategy development, competitive, customer, and industry analysis, market research, analysis of product performance, and support of corporate development/strategic value assessment activities.
  
• Demonstrated business acumen and experience of supporting strategic assessments that are transformational in nature including understanding the impact of technology trends on business.
  
• Strong communication and presentation skills, problem structuring & problem solving skills. Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including experience in databases, business intelligence (BI) tools, MS Office products and data modeling. Strong human relations skills.
  
• Directly related advanced degrees may offset experience requirements.

Master’s degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study plus 4 years of experience in the job offered or 4 years of related work experience in functions focused on strategy development, competitive, customer, and industry analysis, market research, analysis of product performance, and support of corporate development/strategic value assessment activities. The employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study plus 6 years of experience in the job offered or 6 years of related work experience in functions focused on strategy development, competitive, customer, and industry analysis, market research, analysis of product performance, and support of corporate development/strategic value assessment activities, in lieu of a Master's degree plus 4 years of experience. Must have 1 year experience with the following: Quantitative and financial analysis acumen; Data synthesis married with story telling for effective executive communication; Knowledge of supply chain and e-commerce technologies; Critical thinking to fact-based strategy development; Demonstrated business acumen and experience of supporting strategic assessments that are transformational in nature including understanding the impact of technology trends on business. Strong communication and presentation skills, problem structuring & problem solving skills. Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including experience in databases, business intelligence (BI) tools, MS Office products and data modeling. Strong human relations skills. Directly related advanced degrees may offset experience requirements. Eligible for telecommuting from home within commuting distance to Collierville, TN.
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Job Posting End Date: 04-20-2024

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