Strategy Director

Eastman • Kingsport, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Division Strategy Director for Eastman is a key partner to the Division President and DLT in developing and executing organic and inorganic strategies for the business. This leadership role will be responsible for: supporting the creation and articulation of strategic options for the business to meet the overall growth and value creation objectives of the organization; driving choice making and alignment on strategy; ensuring integration and congruence of strategy choices and operational and executional choices and action; tracking strategy execution and results and supporting appropriate dynamic adjustments; supporting and enabling the implementation of enhanced commercial capabilities to drive superior strategy and execution; and building organizational capability in support of long-term business performance. As a senior strategic leader, you will build and develop high-performing teams, inspire organizational commitment to strategic direction, and influence senior stakeholders across the business to align around strategic choices and drive execution.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of business experience with a demonstrated career progression.
• Experience in strategic planning or strategic marketing, including being responsible for leading teams developing Business Unit level growth strategies, preferably for a multinational corporation or consulting firm
• Led or been substantially responsible for multiple types of market analysis, such as market sizing, customer analysis and segmentation, competitor analysis, etc.
• Experience in business line leadership role with responsibility for commercial or operational execution of strategy, or other demonstration of ability to implement and adjust strategy.
• Experience with product or brand management, especially in situations involving a new product launch or entry into new markets (e.g. new geographies, new channels, etc.).
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills in dealing with both working teams and senior management..
• Strong intellectual and analytical skills combined with a high degree of integrity and maturity.
• Passionate, energetic, and able to motivate the organization to commit to a course of action and achieve desired results.
• Demonstrated experience in developing talent and building organizational capability, including coaching leaders, mentoring team members, and contributing to talent planning processes.
• Proven leadership skills in hiring, developing, and leading talent, with a track record of building high-performing teams and strengthening leadership capability in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Experience influencing leadership teams on organizational effectiveness topics such as structure, capability building, and talent deployment.

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred.
• Preferred industries include: Chemicals or other materials. Engineered/industrial products. Technology driven industries, including materials, life sciences and IT Consumer durables.

Responsibilities

• Gain the trust and confidence of the business leaders to ensure understanding and agreement with the strategy of the business units.
• Lead annual strategy planning process for business, leading to holistic and integrated BU strategy that includes commercial, operations, technology, and functions.
• Design, facilitate/coach, and on occasion lead, processes for developing organic growth strategies for BUs and for the regions.
• Master and utilize key Eastman planning tools and frameworks.
• Help teams draw implications from analyses.
• Help structure options for key choices.
• Help teams integrate and articulate their choices and strategy.
• Design, facilitate/coach, and on occasion lead, processes for identifying inorganic growth options and targets for specific business units, including acquisitions and joint ventures.
• Lead necessary strategic analyses as part of due diligence efforts in pursuing acquisition or joint venture targets.
• Cultivate a strong network of internal relationships, while working within a matrixed environment, to identify and develop the talent and capabilities required to execute on strategies.
• Facilitate, and sometimes lead, strategy execution in the business including: Participation in, or leadership of, key business routines such as ops reviews, DLT meetings, Monthly Business Reviews, weekly pipeline reviews, etc.
• Track business outcomes relative to expectations and strategy choices.
• Determine, with other leaders, adjustments to strategy to respond to market feedback as strategy is executed.
• Support or lead other execution including organizational design, implementation pathways, team effectiveness, leadership alignment, and talent deployment, milestone tracking, etc.
• Work closely with commercial COEs to drive commercial capability building within the businesses
• Design and development of capability enhancements.
• Training, where appropriate.
• Support of development and deployment of new tools to enhance commercial capabilities.
• Develop and strengthen organizational capability by coaching and mentoring business leaders and team members; actively contribute to talent assessment, development, and succession planning in partnership with business and HR leaders.

Benefits

• Base pay plus performance-based incentive opportunities that let you share in our success.
• Comprehensive medical, prescription-drug, and dental coverage—paired with a Health Savings Account option to help you save tax-free dollars for care today or in the future.
• A robust menu of voluntary benefits—including vision, optional life, critical-illness protection, and more—so you can tailor coverage to fit your life.
• Holistic wellness support: financial-planning tools, family-building assistance (adoption, pregnancy, and fertility resources), parental leave, and confidential Employee Assistance Program counseling.
• 401(k) with a company match—plus an additional annual retirement contribution from Eastman to accelerate your long-term savings.
• Eleven paid holidays, one personal day, paid time off, and paid vacation to recharge, celebrate, or handle life’s moments.
• Access to mentorship, learning resources, and leadership programs that empower you to thrive in your current role and chart the next steps in your career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed