Director, Portfolio Strategy & Planning

The Director Portfolio Strategy & Planning is a strategic partner to the EVP of Reference Labs BioAnalytics Water LPD (Livestock Poultry Dairy) & IT supporting a broad portfolio that includes four business lines as well as Information Technology and Information Security.

This role supports the EVP and their leadership team in driving key strategic operational and cultural initiatives that enable business growth and transformation. This highly collaborative role is responsible for driving enterprise goal tracking maintaining alignment on key priorities and enabling cross-functional initiatives. The Director acts as an integrator and influencer ensuring clarity focus and momentum across the organization.

In this role you will be responsible for:

PortfolioProductivity and Effectiveness

• Partner with the EVPs front office (administration HR and finance) toincrease productivity by driving a cohesive approach to key business activitiesincludingstrategic planning budget development resource allocationcommunicationsstrategyand stakeholder management
• Createandmaintainsystems and processes to ensure effective meeting preparation and facilitation communication of outcomes and follow through on decisions and actions.
• Develop and manage a disciplined agenda forextended leadershipteam meetings townhalls and offsites; to include topic selection content management and tracking and follow up foractionitems.
• Foster aculture of innovation accountability and continuous improvement

Business Insights Research and Analytics

• Provideportfoliobusinessand sector insights by performing research as well as quantitative and qualitative analyses often in connection with key strategic questions competitive intelligence gathering andexecutivepresentations
• Work cross-functionally with key stakeholders and SMEs playing a key role in collecting analysing interpreting and synthesizing a wide range of internal or external materials datasets and financial information to extract and provide valuable insights recommendations to support decision-making and shape key messages and relevant content development forleadershipcommunications.

Enterprise Goal Planning and Performance Review

• Lead and oversee the annualportfoliogoal setting process
• Manage andoptimizeexecutiondriving rigor around process and timeline senior leadership alignment cascaded distribution and accountability for outcomes
• Manage and prepare annual and quarterly reviews and reporting

Strategic Initiative Program Management

• Drive key initiatives and programs; holding accountability for the planning and delivery of projects (shortandlong duration)
• Enable teams tooperateeffectively removing barriers andfacilitatingdecision-making while ensuring business unit and functional leadersretainresponsibility for their respective areas

Event Preparation and Communications

• Ensure that theEVPis briefed and materials are prepared for a wide range of internal and external stakeholder activities such as board meetingsandinvestor conferences.
• Lead the designdevelopmentand preparation ofEVPcommunications including key messages and presentation materials.

What You Will Need To Succeed:

• Mastersdegree (MBA or equivalent) preferred
• General Business Experience: Wide and deep experience demonstrating expert functional competence (10 years) including roles requiring structured problemsolving analytical rigor and crossfunctional business insight.
• Managerial Experience: Proven experience interpreting strategy and setting/delivering team objectives within medium to longterm time horizons (5 years) with demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• Strategic & Enterprise Exposure: Track record operating in complex matrixed environments with meaningful responsibility for crossfunctional strategy execution transformation or enterpriselevel initiatives
• Proven experience in strategy operations or transformation roles within a global matrixed organization
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives across multiple business units and functions
• Strongfinancial and analytical acumen including advanced modeling skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication including executive presentation skills
• High integrity authenticity and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
• Collaborative relationship-oriented and adept at influencing without direct authority
• Location: It is required that this role be on-site at our corporate HQ in Westbrook Maine.Please be driving distance to our corporate office. Alternatively we will consider individuals who are willing to relocate to Mainefor this role.

What you can expect from us:

• Base annual salary target: $180000 - 200000 (yes we do have flexibility if needed)
• Opportunity for annual cash bonus as well as yearly equity award
• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
• 5% matching 401k
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support pet insurance mental health resources volunteer paid days off employee stock program foundation donation matching and much more!

Why IDEXX

Were proud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy to ensure safe drinking water for billions and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10000 talented people.

So what does that mean for you We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX you will be supported by competitive compensation incentives and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Lets pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women people of color LGBTQ individuals people with disabilities members of ethnic minorities foreign-born residents and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race color creed sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age religion national origin citizenship status disability ancestry marital status veteran status medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local state or federal laws.

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