Position : Manager Strategy
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Reports To : Senior Director Strategy, General Management
Department : General Management
Location : White Plains, NY
About the Team
The Strategy team at HEINEKEN USA helps set the organization’s strategic vision. To do so, we partner with leaders in each function to identify and execute the strategic projects that will drive growth for years to come. Rolling up these functional strategies into a single company-wide approach, we partner with the Management Team to ensure HEINEKEN USA’s strategy is comprehensive, cohesive and clear. In addition, we maintain our own portfolio of strategic projects : monitoring nascent industry trends, evaluating competitive best practices and exploring white space opportunities. Our mandate is to dream, challenge, question and provoke.
About the Role
The Manager Strategy will support the Strategy team’s efforts by :
- Pulling and analyzing raw data to uncover strategic insights
- Leveraging these data-driven insights to develop concrete action plans
- Crafting clear, concise narratives to share our strategic vision across the organization
- Maintaining a current perspective on industry news and activity
- Partnering with stakeholders across the organization refine and develop our company strategy
- Acting as a thought leader and sounding board to support senior functional leaders
Skills and Traits Necessary for the Role
Intellectual Curiosity : We’re looking for someone who will relish the opportunity to tackle big, meaty, ambiguous strategic questions; who’s eager to learn; who will question and challenge and act as a thought leaderCommunication : The role requires exceptional written and verbal communication skills; we need someone who can clearly and succinctly get a point across regardless of medium (email, PowerPoint slide, Word document, leading a presentation)Storytelling : We need someone who intuitively knows how to link together various data sources into a clear, coherent, structured (and ideally persuasive) narrativeProblem Solving Skills : This person must be comfortable operating in ambiguous circumstances; we need someone who can take a vague or minimally defined prompt and bring structure to itConfidence and Humility : A successful Strategy Managerwill possess both traits—they must be able to confidently defend their ideas and (respectfully) challenge others but at the same time recognize that they don’t have all the answers and therefore won’t be afraid to ask for guidance and advice and rely on the expertise of othersDependability : We’re looking for someone who will get things done well and on-time; when a project is assigned, we can be confident that this person will deliver—and if they run into roadblocks, they’ll proactively call that out rather than merely waiting to the last minuteOrganized and Detail-Oriented : We seek someonewho won’t let things fall through the cracks; someone who can bring a system to their work (how they save files, capture notes, store emails, etc.) to make the day-to-day run smootherCreative : Our ideal candidate will think about problems in new and interesting ways; they won’t just be hemmed in by how things currently are but will imagine how things could be, by brainstorming new, different, unorthodox angles and optionsRequired Prior Experience
2-5 years of work experienceFamiliarity with Microsoft Office, particularly :PowerPoint
ExcelWordPowerBI (preferred but not required)Proven project management experience including the ability to :Create a workplan
Manage multiple stakeholdersDeliver results on time, in fullPresentation experience including :The preparation of slides to be used before and during the presentation
An ability to confidently field questions and challenges from senior audience membersData analysis skills, particularly the ability to identify, analyze and manipulate data to derive meaningful, actionable insights and takeawaysCompensation & Benefits :
Base Salary Range : $95,000 - $120,000 Annual BonusBenefits - Medical / Dental / Vision Matching 401k PlanVacation – 20 Days Paid Vacation & Unlimited Wellness Days200 Monthly Beverage AllowanceJ-18808-Ljbffr
Salary : $95,000 - $120,000
