Business Strategy Principal at FedEx in Collierville, Tennessee

Job Description:

Provides leadership in the evaluation of strategic objectives, formulation of strategic direction, and influences decision making based on assessment of business trends and data analytics. Plans, organizes, and develops recommendations grounded in deep understanding of the business, industry & market trends, consumer behavior, customer segments, and competitive strategy. Predicts changes in the current market and summarizes insights from proprietary and third-party data & information to create distinctive insights. Develops and implements complex business analyses, manages business case development, and business-at-risk assessments. Develops research methodologies to understand key strategic issues, identifies data sources (internal and external) and develops complex opportunity models using statistical and business intelligence (BI) tools. Develops strategic frameworks and manages processes to build business scenarios using strategic thinking and decision science analysis. Provides a point of view on key strategic issues across major dimensions of the business - commercial, operations, customer segments, technology, etc. Engages with leadership teams/key stakeholders on identified priorities supported with clear fact based recommendations and provides actionable insights to leadership teams to recommend course of action. Provides thought leadership to cross-functional teams working on strategic initiatives and acts as an internal consultant to senior management. Takes responsibilities to manage external consulting engagements with industry experts and takes on coaching and mentoring roles.

Requirements

Master's degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study plus 5 years of experience in the job offered or 5 years of work experience in functions focused on strategy development, competitive, customer, and industry analysis, market research, analysis of product performance, and support of corporate development/strategic value assessment activities. The employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study plus 7 years of experience in the job offered or 7 years of work experience in functions focused on strategy development, competitive, customer, and industry analysis, market research, analysis of product performance, and support of corporate development/strategic value assessment activities in lieu of a Master's degree plus 5 years of experience. The position requires experience with: Complex quantitative analysis and model development for market sizing through primary and secondary research, correlations between disparate datasets, and scenario planning; Financial analysis for business case development and business-at-risk assessments using DCF modelling, ROI analysis, and other methodologies as necessary; Development and execution of product/portfolio strategies and plans, taking into account product lifecycle stage and customer experience to achieve necessary business outcomes; Advanced data synthesis coupled with storytelling for effective executive communication, though use of Tableau, POWERBI, and other dashboards; Deep knowledge of macroeconomic trends and indicators, constantly evolving competitive landscape, customer and consumer behavior, and supply chain/logistics technologies; Predicting changes in the current market and summarizing insights from proprietary and third-party data and information to identify distinctive insights; Product lifecycle (product strategy, roadmap, discovery, specifications, driving execution and product impact) management; Conducting customer/consumer research to understand/analyze industry trends and interpreting data/metrics for identifying critical business insights. Demonstrated business acumen and experience of supporting strategic assessments that are transformational in nature including understanding the impact of technology trends on business. Strong communication and presentation skills, problem structuring & problem solving skills. Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including experience in databases, business intelligence (BI) tools, MS Office products and data modeling. Strong human relations skills. Directly related advanced degrees may offset experience requirements. Position allows for telecommuting from home within commuting distance of Collierville, TN.