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Director, Global Strategy
The North Face
Alameda, CA, United States
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Director, Global Strategy will help shape the Brand’s strategic vision and plan that will drive the Brand’s global growth agenda and supporting business development opportunities. The Director will partner with the VP of Strategy and Global Leadership team to lead the strategic planning process, identify new growth vectors and opportunities for continuous improvement, and lead cross-functional teams to bring growth initiatives to life. The Director will manage one direct report.
This role reports to the VP, Global Strategy and supports the Global Brand President.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Actively partner with the VP of Global Strategy and the broader Global Leadership team in developing the Brand’s long-term strategic vision, and to communicate, track and measure progress.
• Provide analytical thinking, problem solving and strategic frameworks to maximize the brand’s potential.
• Lead the ongoing strategic planning process and calendar; work with process owners and brand executives to provide updates to the management team as needed. Execute projects and/or discrete analyses and present findings and recommendations to senior management as requested.
• Serve as internal consultant for key business leaders in vetting strategic ideas by providing analytical, problem solving and strategic frameworks. Partner in identifying whitespace growth opportunities and develop plans for executive initiatives, including line extensions into new categories, new consumer segments and new markets.
• Lead strategic cross-functional projects, derived from either the long-term strategic plan or the real-time needs of the business, designed to drive revenue growth, increase profitability and/or strengthen performance.
• Support the Brand President and VP of Global Strategy in strategic, brand and corporate deliverables, including quarterly & annual reporting, investor relations, Board of Directors reports, and other similar deliverables.
• Interact with VF Corporate Strategy function, as necessary, to ensure strategy development approach interfaces and aligns with enterprise-wide standards.
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
• Passion for working on an iconic outdoor brand and living the brand values
• Bachelor's degree required, MBA strongly preferred.
• 6-10 years of experience in Management Consulting, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or a related field.
• Extensive consumer/retail industry experience required.
• Strong understanding of strategic frameworks, problem-solving and analytical skills, including advanced modeling.
• Entrepreneurial orientation, client-service mentality and sensitivity in working across cultures are required.
• Excellent communications and presentation skills, both written and verbal, including a strong ability to distill large data sets and to craft strategic narratives. Must be able to connect work to the "big picture" brand/business goals.
• Demonstrated track record of academic and/or professional achievement, including experience managing others.
• Ability to work across all levels of the organization and to manage multiple tasks on very tight deadlines.
• Must be able to perform under pressure, short deadlines and in high visibility settings.
• Advanced Excel modeling and Powerpoint are required.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time by air and overnight.