Veterans Preferred - Director Strategy and Innovation
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Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street Store Code: Strategy & Planning - Brands (5148551) At Stop & Shop, we are dedicated to creating and maintaining a culture where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our associates are celebrated, and all associates feel they belong and thrive. We work as one team to break down barriers, put the customer first and show that we care for our customers, communities and each other. At Stop & Shop, we're here to feed all of life's moments, and we've made a promise to our customers to help them make the small wins possible every day. The role of the Director of Strategy and Innovation will drive strategic business opportunities through the assessment of Brand's current environment and the marketplace. Lead a team of strategy experts to strengthen existing business platform and identify new business opportunities through in-depth analysis and research of the market, and in collaboration with internal businesses partners. Initiate and develop strategic recommendations for Brand banner. Collaborate with senior leadership in the planning and development of the organization's strategic objectives, solutions creation, capitalizing on opportunities while creating organizational alignment. Develop business cases and cross-functional enrollment for the financial resources required to successfully support initiatives. Develop, implement and continuously pursue innovative concepts and strategies that bring added depth and breadth to corporate business strategies in collaboration with retail. > Creates a sustainable strategic planning process for the Brand that aligns all business plans to the Brand strategy. > Develops key strategic documents to share critical business initiatives and platforms of Brand strategy across all levels of organization (Brand Senior Leadership, Ahold Delhaize Senior Leadership and Ahold Delhaize Management board) > Provides direction and strategic focus to all parts of the banner and builds consensus to help grow company sales in a profitable manner consistent with our desired growth objectives. > Researches and applies new analytical concepts, tools and technologies that improve the value and visibility of business information and is primary banner contact for leveraging shared service BI functional areas > Builds and/or leads the development of predictive analytics and brand structures to evaluate and formulate recommendations for discussion and decision. > Develops macro-economic models to evaluate and interpret factors such as performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the broader market and economy. This includes national, regional, and global economies. > Builds strong relationships with Brand Leadership, Retail Business Services, and Senior Leaders. > Synthesizes business information from across Brand's operating area, industry and marketplace to highlight strategic dilemmas, key challenges and opportunities. > Develops strategic insights based on analysis of consumer research, market, environmental and operational and delivers insights to Banner and RBS Leadership. > Ensures a strong partnership is created to provide guidance to banner leadership while informing Shared Service Leadership and Brand Leadership of strategic business decisions. > Develops growth and deployment strategies both with existing markets and within new geographies. > Identifies and communicates the most strategic and/or economic metrics for scrutinizing initiatives. > Evaluates impact of potential strategic moves on different customer groups and/or on different categories. > Across Brand banner, garner and share experiences and learnings from partnership with Business Intelligence/Customer Research. Business Planning > Guide the Brand leadership team in identifying and prioritizing annual priorities, including financial and strategic implications > Ensure transparency in timing, complexity and resource constraints of planned initiatives > Regularly facilitate leadership team conversations to review progress and updates to the strategic plans > Provide guidance on, identify, and share best practices to increase sales and maximize profitability New Store Prototype Development > Lead the facilitation of new store designs that appropriately display the brand and business model > Align the Brand leadership team on concepts, causing targeted decisions around space allocation between departments that best maximize sales and profitability > Facilitate Brand shared services interactions to select design firm, liaise between banner and shared services to determine colors, sizes, layouts and other design specifics in a timely manner to ensure completion on time and budget > Provide financial assumptions to investment analysis team to develop proforma and design specific breakeven assumptions > Maintain ownership over any/all future updates and changes to prototype design, coordinate between all functions to develop process to manage/maintain > Maintain scope definition for remodels to ensure prototype designs remain consistent throughout the network Requirements: 8-10 year's work experience, ideally including management consulting and experience working with research Bachelor's Degree The starting salary for this role is $184K and will be commensurate with background, experience as well as internal equity. Stop & Shop is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law. Job Requisition: 406116_external_USA-MA-Quincy