Director, Corporate Strategy

Position: Director, Corporate Strategy
Location: Boise, ID / Pleasanton, CA / Chicago, IL / Dallas, TX / Houston, TX / Los Angeles, CA The Opportunity
Lead the Grocery Retail revolution at Albertsons with bold strategic thinking, impactful growth initiatives, and best-in-class execution to become the #1 Grocer of choice for our customers
The Strategy Team Role

• In close consultation with CEO, SLT and BOD, and working with the SVP of Corporate Strategy & Transformation, develop and drive Albertsons long-range strategy, to achieve top-tier shareholder returns

o Build Albertsons go-forward strategy and drive disciplined prioritization, resource allocation, decision making and execution to "make it real"
o Explore new growth opportunities, and bring strategic focus and accountability to transform Albertsons business with pace, to deliver consistent, sustainable results

• Oversee Annual Planning and Quarterly Business review processes with divisions / functions to ensure strong alignment with and traction against corporate strategy
• Serve as internal consulting and thought partnership resource for divisions / corporate functions on key priorities / projects, and as a pipeline for organizational talent

The Way Strategy Team Will Work

• Build credibility, trust, and partnership across Albertsons teams (functional / operating) to bring our strategy to life . be a catalyst, influencer, and enabler of enterprise change
• Balance "Big Ideas" that create long-term competitive advantage, with focused execution on core growth and cost initiatives to deliver our short-mid term financial commitments
• Help develop strategic capabilities / disciplined fact-based mindset across organization
• Nurture culture of intellectual honesty, and promote enterprise-wide collaboration
• Humility, Integrity, Curiosity, Courage and Service mindset

What It Will Take

• Business Acumen

The ideal candidate brings deep / broad understanding of omnichannel retail customer / industry landscape and quickly grasps key business drivers ("how / where we make money"). S/he can see hidden business value / opportunity and can leverage or unlock it by persuading others with facts and insights.

• Setting Strategy & Executing for Results

The successful individual thrives in both strategic and tactical worlds, helping to build a strategic "moat" around Albertsons, while driving flawless execution. This individual builds growth strategies based on deep insights, but with strong bias for action. Additionally, this individual is comfortable articulating the Albertsons strategic value proposition, vision, and mission both internally and externally. Finally, the successful candidate will possess and leverage world class analytical class skills to build strategies.

• Leadership & Presence

The successful candidate will have a proven ability to operate in high performing teams. S/he will also have worked in matrixed environments, requiring cross-functional and cross-divisional credibility building. Finally, s/he should be comfortable presenting / communicating to a wide range of audiences in both formal and informal settings.

• Building Relationships & Influencing

This person will have a track record of building and sustaining strong relationships across all functions, divisions, and levels in an organization to ensure seamless integration and flawless execution of business plans. The successful candidate will show ability to both learn from colleagues and add value to their thinking. Finally, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated an ability to be quickly recognized as a key partner and someone who can communicate and sell ideas internally. What You Will Do

• Provide strategic thought partnership to Leadership / business partners, and work on and / or lead engagements that identify and harness growth / cost opportunities
• Support cross-functional business partners at all levels with powerful analytic insights /problem solving
• Monitor and analyze internal / external landscape, including customer, market, vendor, category, and financial data, to build strategies and recommend appropriate action
• Synthesize findings, and develop storyline / material to communicate recommendations to senior management and leadership team
• Assist team members and business partners in identifying, evaluating, and completing acquisitions and alliances
• Collaborate cross-functionally and effectively influence to drive business decisions and advance long-term transformation efforts
• Mentor more junior team members to support work planning, hypotheses generation, issue identification, and analytical framework development

Your Experiences

• Bachelors in analytical discipline (e.g., Business, Engineering, Economics, or Science), MBA preferred
• 8+ years of total work experience, 4+ years post MBA in strategy or other relevant roles . Top tier consulting firm and corporate experience (CPG, Retail or EComm/B2C) preferred
• Demonstrated success working closely with senior executive leadership, and communication skills that can educate / influence across the organization
• Strategic / analytical mindset with an ability to think broadly, refine questions, and develop analytical frameworks . courageous, decisive, and motivated thought leader
• Experience managing, mentoring, and developing people
• Ability to deal well with ambiguity, complexity, change and pace
• Authentic, integrity, humility, curiosity, and love of grocery retail

What it is like at Albertsons?
Albertsons Culture Principles
Compassion: We always treat each other with kindness and respect
Team: We always support and recognize each other
Inclusive: We always value everyone's perspective
Learning: We always strive to grow and develop ourselves and others
Competitive: We always act with integrity to win over the customer
Ownership: We always take actions to drive our success