Director US Commercial Strategy

Job Location: Hershey, PA
Note: This position can be remote with travel to Hershey, PA 1-2 days per week, east coast highly preferred.

As a member of the team, a Strategy Director leads strategic thinking, direction setting, and complex problem solving to enable the company’s strategic growth agenda as well as business model innovation as a pursuit of this agenda.  He/she will oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously and will need to operate at both a detailed, analytical level and a broad, strategic, general manager level. This role will provide strategic direction and problem solving for our US Confections business.

Key Responsibilities: 
-Assisting in the planning and execution of the 3-year Strategic plan for our US Confection business annually
-Maintaining an external mindset that brings together consumer, customer, competitive and macroeconomic trends
-Supporting M&A Strategy and evaluating new M&A and business development opportunities in partnership with the M&A team
-Leading critical cross-functional initiatives for the company
-Leading complex problem solving and addressing strategic issues/decisions as needed
-Supporting corporate strategy development, business development, scenario modeling, etc.
-Developing executive-level presentations for the President of US Confection (EC updates, Board presentations, external speaking engagements, etc.)
-Developing process and framework for evaluation of business model innovation initiatives
-Independently own and execute strategy projects, including scoping, work planning, and stakeholder engagement
-Expected to be recognized as an established leader and consultative partner amongst senior leaders

Ideal Experience:

Education:  Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or equivalent marketplace experience highly preferred

Experience:  8-10 years of combined experience in leading CPG company or strategic consulting firm.  Management expertise.  Experience leading strategic and data-driven recommendations and decisions.  Understanding of market research and techniques.  Experience driving change in a complex business environment.
 

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