Director, Strategy & Operations-2

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 You’ll 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 OU’s). • 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 initiative’s 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 Apply Job!