Manager, Global Strategy

Position Title: Manager, Global Strategy

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid - 3 days in office)

Reports to: Sr. Director Global Strategy

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com .

The Role

The Manager, Global Strategy is responsible for leading high impact strategic initiatives and projects that ensure Wella Company’s sustained competitive advantage, growth trajectory and long-term value creation. This role partners with members of the broader organization to support the development of our customer-and consumer-centric growth agenda. Reporting to the Sr. Director Global Strategy, this individual will drive strategic analysis, business planning, project management and capability build to advance our enterprise strategy and improve strategic decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support strategic projects that deliver value to our global and regional business teams:

Support project teams by leading research, workshops and analysis that address critical business priorities and create value for the organization

Structure and drive research and data analysis to identify growth opportunities; communicate those opportunities to a range of stakeholders to drive action and insight

Develop fact-based recommendations and business plans that combine market research, strategic rationale, competitive knowledge, understanding of organizational capabilities, and financial modeling

Translate insights into actionable business strategy, including implementation roadmaps and performance measurement

Build decks and analyses to create clarity across the organization

Support the corporate strategic planning process

Serve as a key partner in the annual business planning cycle

Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis, recommendations, and deck preparation

Build communications for multiple audiences, including BOD and senior management team

Build functional Strategy excellence for Wella Company

Propose & adopt best-in-class strategy frameworks, business case methodology, analytic methods, and new approaches

Champion continuous improvement in strategy development, performance tracking and insights generation

Act with speed/urgency to support the best strategic decisions of the company

Be a part of building a strong, inspired strategy function, fostering collaboration and excellence and establishing trusted relationships with cross-functional partners across the organization

Minimum Qualifications

2-5 years of experience in top-tier Management consulting, corporate, brand strategy roles, IB and/or PE. Undergraduate business degree or MBA preferred.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a desire to gain insights and answers from qualitative and quantitative data

Learn quickly with speed-to-output

Highly collaborative, adept at building strong relationships, team player

Authentically values Wella’s Vision, Mission, and Values

We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison to internal incumbents currently in similar roles. Pay Range: $125,000 - $150,000 salary per year. The range listed is just one component of Wella Company's total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus plan or variable pay, depending on the role. In addition, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

NOTICES

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please email NA.Recruiting@wella.com . This email account will not respond to inquiries regarding the status of a candidate’s application.

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