layiq

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worthy; deserving; fitting; suitable.

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Strategic Planning Director at Cox Automotive | LAYIQ

Skills and Responsibilities:

Strategy Skills
Leverage strategic planning methodology
Understand how internal and external assessments shape our opportunities, risks & ability to win
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Articulate our strategy for “where to play”, “how to win” & “what to do”
Utilize core strategy skills and frameworks to drive strategic decisioning, effective portfolio management, and market assessments (as needed)
Proficiency with hypothesis-driven analysis
Ability to quickly drive towards insights relevant for strategic decision-making in the absence of complete data

Analysis

Incorporate quantitative analyses through data, market studies and external research to drive insights
Identify root causes, drivers, or critical assumptions related to a specific topic of inquiry
Rapidly develop initial perspectives and assess relative importance of potential areas for further analysis
Ability to build financial models with key drivers to align on sensitivities
Synthesize detailed analysis into highlights, actionable insights and key implications

Execution

Responsible for execution and removing barriers to execution
Define projects, scope and success measures to provide visibility into workstream process and cadence
Ability to keep workstreams and team members and boundary partners on task, focused, and on time
Leadership & Influence
Lead, partner and advise strategy team, boundary partners, the businesses and CEI C-suite
Be a thought leader/partner, bringing new insight and perspective to clients
Utilize strategic thinking and analyses to guide and drive decision making
Develop and sustain effective relationships

Ability to leverage strategic and analytical skills to effectively consult with boundary partners, business leaders, and CEI C-suite on strategic initiatives, topics, and decisioning

Work across teams in order to leverage expertise from the broader organization, gathering strategic feedback and support necessary to drive strategic outcomes

Work Deliverable Examples Include but not Limited to:

Support the strategic planning process and ideation sessions
Preparation of communications, meeting materials and formal meeting summary deliverables that drive the strategic planning process forward
Development of strategic analysis for decision support that drives successful investment decisions
Development of a strategic scorecard and signposts to monitor the telecom vertical

Qualifications:

BA or BS Degree required +10 years of relevant experience upon completing undergraduate degree, or minimum 2-3 years post MBA. Strategic Planning and/or management consulting experience required. Telecom experience preferred.
OR MS degree + 8 years of experience
OR Ph.D. degree + 5 years of experience
OR 14+ years of experience with no degree
Experience in operations and business execution preferred
Experience in strategic business transformation preferred
Strong analytical, modeling, and research skills. Excellent organization and project management skills. Concise and clear verbal and written communication skills.
Comfort challenging, in a respectful manner, positions or perspectives using both analysis and judgement
Utilize critical thinking to apply findings to make recommendations and articulate next steps in ambiguous or emerging opportunities
Ability to establish credibility as an internal thought leader on strategic and business issues.
Ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively.
Ability to interact with leadership at all levels of the organization.
Ability to interpret complex data and distill it into concise relevant documents and presentations for an executive audience
Ability to think strategically, abstractly, in broad concepts and terms and apply to tangible business plans.
Passion for storytelling, developing concepts for fresh ideas, and translating market insights into compelling pitches
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, diverse portfolio of businesses and markets
Proficient in MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Travel as needed (<20%)

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