Director of Strategy

<p><strong>We want more movers and shakers, dreamers and doers, thinkers and tinker-ers. We want more people who are excited by their work and passionate about their communities. We want people who are ready to Build Something Amazing.</strong></p> <p><em><strong>"At La-Z-Boy we're dedicated to home... because home is what really matters and what will always matter. At the end of even the longest days, home is where we find ourselves."</strong></em><strong><em><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/230201741" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch the full experience here.</a> </em></strong></p>

Monroe, Michigan

La-Z-Boy Corporate

<p><strong>Not many companies can say that they are both a household brand and one of the most innovative organizations in their industry. La-Z-Boy can. Ninety years after our first recliner, we&rsquo;re still re-inventing the industry.</strong></p> <p><strong>We want more movers and shakers, dreamers and doers, thinkers and tinker-ers. We want more people who are excited by their work and passionate about their communities. Our people are what drives us forward. We want people who are ready to Build Something Amazing.</strong></p> https://www.la-z-boy.com/

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Full-Time

Competitive

Overview: Provides insight, recommendations, and analysis that support management decision making across the broader company as well as specific business units or departments. In addition, this role will be responsible for leading major strategic initiatives including guiding cross-functional teams and setting strategy and direction.
Responsibilities: &bull; Lead major strategic initiatives, including preparation of strategy and vision that articulate the end state and business case for the initiative. Drives alignment and consensus to strategies across departments and executive management ranks.<br />&bull; Develop project plans and facilitates execution of initiatives.<br />&bull; Conduct financial / strategic analysis leading to improved decision making, including ad-hoc analysis requests, developing new approaches to analysis, and creation of new reports utilizing new mechanisms.<br />&bull; Responsible for communicating plans and progress to the executive team or key leadership stakeholders.<br />&bull; Provides coaching on analytical techniques and communication strategies to develop managers and analysts on the Strategy and Analytics team. Guides specific analyses, providing coaching on analytical techniques and communication strategies.<br />&bull; Partner with managers and analysts to conduct specific analyses in order to provide insight to key business decisions for the company.<br /><br /><strong>SCOPE &amp; IMPACT</strong>:<br />This employee will be responsible for leading projects with multi-million-dollar budgets and/or thousands of people-hours. Additionally, the recommendations and projects will have the ability to influence market capitalization.
Requirements: <strong>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:</strong><br />&bull; Bachelor&rsquo;s degree Strategy, Business, Economics, Finance or related field in with 10+ years of experience or equivalent.<br />&bull; Strong proficiency and experience in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.<br />&bull; Demonstrated capability in handling highly complex analytical problems with ability to drive to insights and answers under deadlines.<br />&bull; Ability to recognize issues, problems, and process improvements, initiate and make recommendations.<br />&bull; Self-motivated to solve problems and ability to adapt quickly to changes in priorities.<br />&bull; Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.<br />&bull; Project management skills to drive change across organization and accomplish stated goals.<br />&bull; 5+ years supervisory/leadership experience<br />&bull; Up to 20% travel.<br /><br /><strong>PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:</strong><br />&bull; MBA or other Master&rsquo;s degree<br />&bull; Consulting experience or leading major projects within a corporation.<br />&bull; Broad multi-functional experience including retail, marketing, manufacturing, and operations.<br /><br /><strong>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong>: None<br /><br /><strong>PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT</strong>:<br />Office environment / no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands. Nearly continuously hear, listen and talk. Often sit, use repetitive hand motion and walk. Seldom stand.<br /><br /><strong>CORE ATTRIBUTES</strong>:<br />Communicate Transparently<br />Lead the Team<br />Impact and Influence<br />Deliver Results<br />Coach and Develop<br /><br />At La-Z-Boy, we are committed to fostering an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to the table. We understand that our employees&rsquo; diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible service, quality products, and is of upmost importance as we work together to Build Something Amazing.<br /><br /><strong>OTHER DUTIES</strong>: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.