Position Overview:
?We empower our employees to challenge the status quo, make bold recommendations, experiment, and adapt to grow together and make a great business even better. This highly visible and unique position is a key member of the Enterprise Services (ES) Strategy & Operations team. The Director of Strategy & Operations is responsible for aiding in formulating and implementing ES strategies. Underpinned by a strong internal network, a passion for Process Improvement, and the ability to forge strong Business Partnerships, this position plays an integral role in Program / Portfolio Management, Annual Business Planning, and other Key Leadership Initiatives. The role is focused on the areas below:
20% – Strategy Development and Strategic Priority Setting for ES
30% – Program / Portfolio Management and supporting the ES Business Planning Process
50% – Business Partnership, Process Improvement, Disciplined Decision Support
What Youll Do for Us:
Strategy Development:
Identify internal and external strategic issues and opportunities impacting Global Business Organizations today.
Identify value creation opportunities and business model innovation and facilitate cross-enterprise initiatives.
Program / Portfolio Management:
Lead and support the ES Business Planning process through Program / Portfolio Management of key initiatives and all related financials.
Orchestrate ES Digital Council governance, submission, and tracking.
Partner closely with related stakeholders such as Global Planning, Global Functions, OU, and ES Hubs.
Expertise in leveraging enterprise tracking systems to manage a portfolio of initiatives, with advanced analytics capabilities (e.g., Power BI) to present information to diverse audiences effectively.
Business Partnership & Process Improvement
Orchestrate and reinforce key initiatives and Steering Committee routines as a supportive business partner to other parts of the networked organization (ES Hubs, Global Functions, and OUs).
Improve existing general business processes to meet business goals:
Apply continuous improvement principles against our ways of working in partnership with the ES Transformation and Communications leads.
Embody design thinking principles to improve service quality, end-user experience and customer satisfaction.
Promote and share best practices that sustain business process improvement across the organization.
Education Requirements:
Required: Undergraduate degree in business, economics or related field
Preferred: MBA, Masters in business or finance, and/or professional certification such as CFA
Qualifications & Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have at least 5-7 years of experience in increasing responsibility roles, including strategy, planning, financial analysis, project management, and operational roles.
Superior analytical and influencing skills are both required. The candidate ideally will also possess a strong proficiency in tools such as Power BI and be able to tailor reports to meet the specific needs of end users.
Ability to work in a self-directed, agile manner and establish versions 1.0, 2.0, etc. Effectively balance competing priorities based on the highest priorities of the enterprise.
Experience working internationally (though not necessarily living overseas) is preferred, as this position deals daily with stakeholders around the world.
Curiosity with a high level of learning agility is critical, as well as understanding any given initiatives upstream and downstream interdependencies.
As this is a highly visible position, the candidate must have strong communication skills and prepare meaningful, insightful, and actionable presentations and recommendations for management to aid decision-making.
Strategic thinking to be able to see the big picture from a business perspective yet have the tools and experience to drill down and perform detailed analysis as needed.
Important to be able to connect the dots in ambiguous situations.
Enterprise mindset puts the enterprise first in decision-making.
Strong Business Partnership Mindset for supporting Platform Services Hubs on Key Initiatives.
Functional Skills:
Core:
Start with the End User
Tell the Story
Align the Resources
Design for Scale
Execute and Improve
What We Can Do For You
Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Simply, Fairlife & Topo Chico.
Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers, which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.
Skills:
Influencing; Strategic Thinking; Relationship Building; Tactical Planning; Financial Modeling; Key Performance Indicators (KPI); Storytelling; Large Group Presentations; Microsoft Office; Communication; Stakeholder Management; Long Term Planning; Risk Mitigation Strategies; Analytics Software; Data Mining; Financial Analysis