Strategy Manager

Beaverton, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Manager Notes:

This position is onsite WHQ for the hybrid work schedule. The managers looking for local candidates only.
Degree will be a requirement for this role; minimum Bachelors MBA preferred
8-9 years experience minimum in strategy consulting business development consumer product strategy etc.
Top skills include the following:
- Strategic mindset and thought leadership
- Project leadership
- Analytical ability
- Presentation prowess & good communication skills
- Keynote and PowerPoint expertise
Desired soft skills:
- Ability to influence others (including senior leadership)
- Flexible collaborative engagement with team
- Ability to foster effective teamwork amongst differing/diverse points of view
Combination of skills/expertise that would make a candidate stand out:
- Prior Nike experience HIGHLY preferred *
- Strategy/consulting experience working at or with other large corporations
- Demonstrated ability to deeply know a consumer and translate insights into gross strategies
- ETW will be working on basketball strategies to come up with consumer- and growth-oriented plans for the business
- This role will work closely with GM marketing team marketplace team product team design merchandising finance and one other strategist on the basketball strategy team
- Candidates should expect 2 possibly 3 rounds of interviews

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

Every successful team needs a brilliant game plan. Our Strategy teams shape & drive the companys growth agenda by spearheading transformational projects across our diverse businesses and geographies and aligning enterprise leadership to make our biggest opportunities a reality.

In this role you will report to the VP of Brand Strategy and will work with business leaders and strategy teammates in the Basketball business across the functions of General Management Footwear Apparel Product Creation Design Merchandising Marketing Marketplace Planning Finance and Business Integration.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Strategy manager who will work with executive leadership and strategists to drive an integrated strategic offense by prioritizing defining and recommending a portfolio of growth strategies grounded in market & consumer insights that translate to new sources of advantage and growth horizons.

You will have a demonstrated track record of:

Navigating ambiguity with agility and thrive in such environments uncovering opportunities and delivering pragmatic solutions
Communicating with high impact (verbal and written) leveraging data informed and hypothesis driven insights
Driving creative bold independent thinking leveraging simplifying frameworks and a rigorous results-driven process
Driving cohesion positive team environment and a team first mindset

Job Requirements:

MBA or like graduate degree and minimum of 5 years of directly relevant work experience. Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law 3 yrs; Bachelors degree 7 yrs; Associates degree 8yrs

Strategy background inclusive of management consulting investment banking or corporate strategy experience.
Apparel/footwear retail merchandising digital/ecommerce and/or experience in consumer facing industries and proven understanding of the competitive landscape / retail marketplace.

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

You will take a project-based approach to driving impact completing rigorous strategic analysis and synthesizing insights into compelling presentations for the Basketball business. Specific responsibilities include:

Build and catalyze integrated strategic plans across Product Design Merchandising Marketing and Marketplace by driving integrated actions to win with athletes* & drive growth and competitive separation.
Assess impact of our strategy by diagnosing results aligned to our plan develop KPIs to measure success and prioritizing future actions.
Build trust rapidly with multi-functional stakeholders gaining traction through quick wins while simultaneously laying the groundwork for longer lead high impact projects

Manager Notes: This position is onsite WHQ for the hybrid work schedule. The managers looking for local candidates only. Degree will be a requirement for this role; minimum Bachelors MBA preferred 8-9 years experience minimum in strategy consulting business development consumer product strategy e...