Vice-President, Strategy

Brunswick Corporation•Mettawa, IL

1d•$200,200 - $296,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice-President, Strategy will be responsible for developing an ongoing and contemporary view of Brunswick’s operating landscape and identifying strategic options for near-term success and to sustain long-term growth and competitive advantage. In addition to being a thought leader, this role will lead strategic planning and work collaboratively with business sector and functional leaders to inform strategic direction and deployment of capital for long-term success. This role operates at the enterprise level, with responsibility for shaping and driving Brunswick’s full-enterprise strategy, ensuring alignment across divisions and function and clarity on how all strategic elements fit together to advance enterprise priorities. In addition to identifying and evaluating potential growth drivers, this individual will help the organization define the approach and build the capability to unlock opportunities. The organizational appetite for creativity in this regard is high – and could include incubating new business models, identifying acquisitions, and creative partnerships/joint-ventures. Leveraging active, collaborative and strong influencing skills, this person will work across the organization pulling together and driving plans for executive and leadership decisions. The VP, Strategy will also have regular interactions with the Brunswick Board, supporting the development of enterprise-wide board materials and perspectives in partnership with divisional leaders.

Requirements

Best in class strategy experience, which may include management consulting and/or corporate strategy roles
Track record developing, implementing and delivering successful consumer-centric commercial strategies
Experience working in matrixed environments requiring navigation of complex stakeholder management
Consumer-oriented and highly engineered product business
Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, or related field
Degree combined with demonstrated experience in strategic planning, business transformation, or management consulting environments is expected

Nice To Haves

Corporate strategy experience
Track record of identifying and developing partnership alliances
Experience with lifestyle brands
MBA or post-graduate degree, strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead Brunswick’s new market and growth opportunities, beyond the existing business lines, in order to expand and solidify the company’s reach and influence in the marine lifestyle space
Recommend, develop and drive options for market entry considering all alternatives including build, partner and acquire and present thorough and thoughtful strategic analysis to senior management.
Maintain a deep understanding and constantly evolving view of marine consumers and Brunswick customers, including threats and opportunities in the market.
With creativity and a holistic approach, analyze and understand the boating lifestyle to identify potential growth areas
Add personal insight, galvanizing discussion and debate across the organization on key strategic issues, generating ideas and creative frameworks; and using a combination of facts, judgment and personal impact to build credibility and influence outcomes.
Lead and run the enterprise-wide annual strategy process, ensuring integration across divisions and functions and alignment to overall enterprise priorities
Partner with business leads and business strategy teams to identify, develop and drive longer-term strategies and initiatives beyond the core business that will result in profitable growth. This includes elevating divisional strategies into a unified enterprise perspective
Partner with divisional and functional leaders to develop cohesive, enterprise-wide strategy narratives and materials for each Board meeting
Serve as a key point of contact for the Brunswick Board on enterprise strategy topics, supporting clear, integrated, and forward-looking strategic discussions
Establish strategic context to prioritize initiatives, based on analytics, insights and commercialization impact and guide teams based on these priorities.
Lead critical specific initiatives across the business
Foster a network with industry, academic and philanthropy contacts: ensure Brunswick understands the competitive landscape and maintains competitive advantage.