Manager Strategy and Innovation

LKQ Corporation•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Join the LKQ Family! We're looking for motivated individuals to join our team at LKQ Corporation. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive work environment, LKQ is the place to be. Apply now and take the first step toward a rewarding career! Work with the SVP of Strategy & Innovation and business unit leaders on high-profile internal strategy and strategy-to-action projects designed to drive growth and higher structural margins. Lead annual strategic planning process for one reporting unit. Essential Job Duties Support the business unit's strategic planning process Conduct extensive fieldwork to learn the business, assess how the industry will evolve, and make recommendations to set strategy and improve operational performance Support the design and implementation of major business strategies Support strategic initiatives by conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify market drivers, enhance strategies, and inform business decisions through the use of primary and secondary data and publicly available information. Lead dialog to identify, define, and blueprint strategic and operational changes to the business and understand the value of such changes Lead cross-functional teams in support of strategy and strategy-to-action efforts Analyze information on markets, channels, customers, prospects, and competitors, focusing on comparisons and market trends Guide and manage work streams of strategic projects with business unit personnel. Design, coordinate, and execute primary and secondary market research activities, i.e. data gathering, analysis, writing, reporting, and presenting as needed. Analyze customer and competitor trends to help business leaders optimize operations, marketing programs, and sales strategies, and capitalize on new opportunities Analyze, organize, and interpret business, sales, and industry data, identifying and tracking business trends. Document, analyze, and understand customer, competitor, and industry structure. Construct financial and economic models and build spreadsheet models to analyze data Conduct interviews with internal business clients and external experts to identify business issues and opportunities Support Board of Directors presentation preparation Assume other duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities (Direct or Indirect): Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work, ensuring quality standards. Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance, and administering corrective action for staff.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business/Science/Engineering/Finance/Mathematics/Economics or related discipline.
5+ years of job-related experience.
Experience implementing strategy in a Fortune 500 company.
Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and PowerPoint presentations to support business objectives
Frequently communicates complex information across departments and interacts with management
Problems are varied and complex, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation
May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department
Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional area
Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree
Automotive aftermarket and distribution experience.
Experience at a global management consulting firm.

Responsibilities

Support the business unit's strategic planning process
Conduct extensive fieldwork to learn the business, assess how the industry will evolve, and make recommendations to set strategy and improve operational performance
Support the design and implementation of major business strategies
Support strategic initiatives by conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify market drivers, enhance strategies, and inform business decisions through the use of primary and secondary data and publicly available information.
Lead dialog to identify, define, and blueprint strategic and operational changes to the business and understand the value of such changes
Lead cross-functional teams in support of strategy and strategy-to-action efforts
Analyze information on markets, channels, customers, prospects, and competitors, focusing on comparisons and market trends
Guide and manage work streams of strategic projects with business unit personnel.
Design, coordinate, and execute primary and secondary market research activities, i.e. data gathering, analysis, writing, reporting, and presenting as needed.
Analyze customer and competitor trends to help business leaders optimize operations, marketing programs, and sales strategies, and capitalize on new opportunities
Analyze, organize, and interpret business, sales, and industry data, identifying and tracking business trends.
Document, analyze, and understand customer, competitor, and industry structure.
Construct financial and economic models and build spreadsheet models to analyze data
Conduct interviews with internal business clients and external experts to identify business issues and opportunities
Support Board of Directors presentation preparation
Assume other duties as assigned.
Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work, ensuring quality standards.
Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance, and administering corrective action for staff.