Business Strategy Advisor

Description

Provides leadership in the evaluation of strategic objectives, formulation of strategic direction, and influences/supports decision making based on assessment of business trends and data analytics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Uses narrative techniques to translate complex topics into engaging and digestible content

• Experience translating strategy into impactful narratives for presentations

• Proven ability to develop clear, strategic storytelling to support organizational goals

• Ability to understand audience and develop content based on audience

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability understand broad strategy and develop story behind strategic direction

• Demonstrates an ability show holistic thinking linking narratives to organizational strategy

• Experience analyzing data and trends and incorporating into story-worthy insights

• Works effectively with executives and cross-functional teams

• Skilled at navigating organizational dynamics and priorities

Essential Functions

• Plans, organizes, and develops analyses / assessments grounded in deep understanding of the business, industry and market trends, consumer behavior, customer segments, and competitive strategy.

• Predicts changes in the current market and summarizes insights from proprietary and third-party data and information to create distinctive insights.

• Develops and implements business analyses, manages business case development, and business-at-risk assessments.

• Develops strategic frameworks and manages processes to build business scenarios.

• Provides a point of view on key strategic issues across major dimensions of the business – competitive activity, operations, customer segments, technology, etc.

• Manages ongoing discussions with peer partners in other internal work groups including peers in international regions on identified priorities supported with clear fact based recommendations.

• Participates in cross-functional meetings and provides insight/guidance to peers/managers/directors in partner teams.

• Interfaces with areas across the enterprise to discuss changes impacted by strategic recommendations.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study.

Minimum Experience

Six (6) years related work experience.

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.

Experience of supporting strategic assessments that are transformational in nature.

More advanced degrees may offset experience requirements. A related Master’s Degree equals two (2) years experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Demonstrated business acumen including understanding the impact of technology trends on business.

Strong communication and presentation skills, problem structuring and 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Pay Transparency: The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment.

Pay: US: $7,094.23/mo - $15,607.31/mo, CO: $7,094.23/mo - $14,957.01/mo, MD: $7,488.36/mo - $15,607.31/mo, NJ: $7,488.36/mo - $15,607.31/mo, NY: $7,488.36/mo - $15,607.31/mo, NYC: $9,064.85/mo - $15,607.31/mo, WA: $7,488.36/mo - $15,607.31/mo. (FEC_E27)

Additional Details: The desired locations for this position are Plano, TX, Memphis, TN, or Pittsburgh, PA. Employees will be required to work at a FedEx office location up to several times per week. Remote work will also be considered.

Pay Transparency:

The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations.  If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact recruitmentsupport@fedex.com.

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• Pay Transparency
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act

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