Senior Manager, Strategy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Conduct analysis and coordinate efforts related to customers, competitors, and suppliers.

• Identify data sources, collect and interpret information, and present results.

• Assist with acquisitions and divestitures while collaborating on strategic planning initiatives.

• Facilitate the strategic planning process, competitive intelligence efforts, M&A activities, and competitive benchmarking.

• Create and maintain processes and databases for microeconomic, macroeconomic, market, sector, competitive, and product insights.

• Collaborate with business unit and functional leaders on strategy formulation.

• Explore new markets, identify significant trends, and convert data into actionable insights.

• Assess inbound investment/M&A prospects and craft business cases in partnership with Strategy and Finance leaders.

• Analyze markets and competition while providing updated executive reports.

• Deliver timely project updates and customized analyses.

• Act as the internal leader and primary expert for business intelligence and market data.

• Communicate findings and educate business leaders on their implications.

• Coordinate with the Business Intelligence Manager at Lamb Weston’s European joint venture to ensure consistency in global data.

⛳️ Requirements

• BS/BA degree is required.

• At least 5 years of financial and quantitative experience in a global setting.

• Consulting experience is preferred.

• Preferred background in CPG Foodservice, retail, and familiarity with essential data sets from Nielsen/Circana/Technomic.

• Ability to comprehend complex interrelations among factors that affect business issues, facilitating the articulation of key business strategies.

• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel at an advanced level.

• Exhibit strong critical thinking skills along with the ability to communicate ideas clearly, concisely, and logically.

• Capacity to make balanced and insightful decisions.

• Strong organizational abilities, meticulous attention to detail, and an overarching perspective.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; capable of engaging with all organizational levels.

• Proven and confident presentation abilities.

• Willingness to travel, including potential international travel.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, along with Health Reimbursement Accounts.

• Well-being initiatives including companywide events and a wellness incentive program.

• Paid Time Off.

• Financial Wellness – Industry-leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Health Savings Accounts, and Life and Accident insurance.

• Family-Friendly Employee events.

• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health support and other concierge-type services.

• Compensation and bonus incentive programs.