Position OverviewJob Description Summary
The Strategy Manager will leading initiatives that drive company growth and profitability and further our strategic goals (as outlined in Burlington 2.5). This is a highly visible position with significant interaction with senior company executives.
You will regularly be posed with complex business questions and will be asked to develop an approach, analytical plan, and a recommendation that will be presented to senior leadership to guide tangible decisions. To lead that work, you will need to work cross-functionally and be able to leverage a wide range of qualitative and quantitative insights from your internal network, internal systems, and external data sources. Recommendations will include practical solutions that improve Burlington's off-price execution.
This role requires exceptional problem solving skills, strong analytical capabilities, and great communication skills (written, through presentations, and spoken). A collaborative mindset and genuine interesting in partnering broadly across the organization, is essential to driving the change we facilitate in this group.
A Day in the Life- Investigate opportunities using a hypothesis-driven approach
- Conduct insightful analysis using internal and external data, with the goal of identifying growth and profit improvement opportunities
- Communicate sharp storylines calling out key insights from complex analyses
- Develop business cases modeling ROI to secure financial approvals, as needed
- Identify the key drivers of financial performance and linkage to strategic initiatives
- Track results against the key operating and financial metrics for specific strategy initiatives
- Follow through work to execution and manage transition to long-term partners
You'll Come With- Undergraduate degree in an analytical field from a top-tier educational institution; MBA or MS is preferred, but not required
- 2-4 years of experience top-tier strategy consulting firm.
- Alternately, for those without consulting background, 3-4 years in an analytical and relevant role with exposure to senior leaders
- Experience in the Retail sector strongly preferred.
- Structured & Logical Thinking - The ability to structure problems in a hypothesis driven approach, to understand the implications of strategic analysis, and to make data-supported recommendations
- Analytical Rigor - Capability for conducting quantitative analysis and work with large data sets that need to be summarized, as well as incomplete datasets where practical assumptions are needed to overcome data gaps
- Storytelling and Communication - Able to take data from various sources, leverage Excel, Word and PowerPoint to put together effective analysis, recommendations, and presentations
- Passion for Retail - A people-friendly mindset who enjoys working with frontline associates, our merchants, and also our corporate executives; someone seeking to put our customer needs first and helping us become the destination of choice for the 'treasure hunt'
You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington's benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan.
We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.
