Director of Strategic Initiatives
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Job Location:
Dalton, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title
Director of Strategic InitiativesPosition Overview
Shaw Industries Transformation Management Office provides consulting and strategic analysis to the business unit leaders (Residential Commercial and Turf) and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
General:
Shaw Industries is forming a small and impactful Internal Consulting team (3 individuals) who will report into the office of the CEO and provide consulting and strategic analysis to the business unit leaders (Residential Commercial and Turf) and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). The successful consultant will have a very strong background in strategic and financial analysis using the Porters Five Forces Model (Industry Competition New Entrants into the Industry Power of Suppliers Power of Customers Threat of Substitute Products) and will be asked to conduct various environmentalscans of our industry and our competitors. The successful person will have proven ability in being able to develop a hypothesis build a fact-baseidentifyinsightsand help the company convert those insights into action. This person will be able to take complex topics and simplify them for broad communication. They will also be able to present ideas and recommendations to theboardlevel.
Beyond great analytical and business knowledge the successful candidate will also have a thirst for knowledgecuriosityand ability to communicate at all levels. This person will report to the Executive Vice President of Business Transformation.
Job responsibilities include:
Working closely with the threemain businessunit leaders (ResidentialCommercialand Turf) toidentifybusiness needs and analytics required.
Help build out the 35-yearstrategy document by conducting environmental scans documenting assumptions and working with the ELT to turn this into insights and a well defined
Maintainappropriate assumptionssupporting the strategy documentidentifyearly warning indicators and data sets which would tell us if somethingwerenotdeveloping asplannedand adjust assumptions asappropriate. Highlight to leadership these changes.
Maintain alivefactbasefor competitors and the market.
Maintain data feeds from various data sources such as FREDCensus Data and BLS. Use this data to support or challenge various assumptions andhighlight toleadership.
Develop a point of view concerning market sizes Shaw market sharecompetitorsinformationand customer buying behavior (in conjunction with the various marketing and customer / consumer insights teams).
Prepare Ad-Hoc studies when requested from the various business units and the ELT.
Learn the business deeply and be prepared to takeleadership roles within the various business units.
Requirements:
5years experienceworking in a strategic role for a multi-billion-dollarcompanyMBAand/or proven consulting experience with a top tier consulting firm (EY McKinsey etc.)
Willingness to move to North Georgia or surrounding community(Chattanooga North Atlanta) and be willing to work on site 80% of the time.
Highly skilled in data analytics and various software programs to analyze data and turn data into insights.
Proven communication skillswith all key leaders of thecompanyincluding ELT members.
Ability to grow into senior leadership positions within the company within 2-3 years.
Work Shift
8 Hr non-rotating shift Hrs fall to in punch day Observed Calendar shift starts AMRequired Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
We are approximately 20,000 individuals bound together by a common vision to create a better future, for our customers, for our company, for our people, and for our communities. By combining deep market knowledge with new ways of thinking, we drive innovation into our business and set ... View more
