Position Title: Manager, Global Strategy
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid 2-3 days in office)
Reports to: Sr. Director Global Strategy
The RoleThe Manager, Global Strategy is responsible for leading high impact strategic initiatives and projects that ensure Wella Company's sustained competitive advantage, growth trajectory and long-term value creation. This role partners with members of the broader organization to support the development of our customer-and consumer-centric growth agenda. Reporting to the Sr. Director Global Strategy, this individual will drive strategic analysis, business planning, project management and capability build to advance our enterprise strategy and improve strategic decision-making across the organization.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and support strategic projects that deliver value to our global and regional business teams:
- Support project teams by leading research, workshops and analysis that address critical business priorities and create value for the organization
- Structure and drive research and data analysis to identify growth opportunities; communicate those opportunities to a range of stakeholders to drive action and insight
- Develop fact-based recommendations and business plans that combine market research, strategic rationale, competitive knowledge, understanding of organizational capabilities, and financial modeling
- Translate insights into actionable business strategy, including implementation roadmaps and performance measurement
- Build decks and analyses to create clarity across the organization
- Support the corporate strategic planning process
- Serve as a key partner in the annual business planning cycle
- Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis, recommendations, and deck preparation
- Build communications for multiple audiences, including BOD and senior management team
- Build functional Strategy excellence for Wella Company
- Propose & adopt best-in-class strategy frameworks, business case methodology, analytic methods, and new approaches
- Champion continuous improvement in strategy development, performance tracking and insights generation
- Act with speed/urgency to support the best strategic decisions of the company
- Be a part of building a strong, inspired strategy function, fostering collaboration and excellence and establishing trusted relationships with cross-functional partners across the organization
Minimum Qualifications- 2-5 years of experience in top-tier Management consulting, corporate, brand strategy roles, IB and/or PE. Undergraduate business degree or MBA preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a desire to gain insights and answers from qualitative and quantitative data
- Learn quickly with speed-to-output
- Highly collaborative, adept at building strong relationships, team player
- Authentically values Wella's Vision, Mission, and Values
We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison to internal incumbents currently in similar roles. Pay Range: $93,750 - $125,000 salary per year. The range listed is just one component of Wella Company's total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus plan or variable pay, depending on the role. In addition, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
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