Strategic Planning Director

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Profile

Strategic Planning Director

Management Level

Director

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $156,200.00 - $260,400.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

General Description:

The Director, Corporate Strategy will lead projects and initiatives to create and facilitate development of key strategic initiatives that enable our businesses to make better decisions regarding where to play, how to win and what to do (e.g. strategic execution).  This role will be critical in helping Cox Automotive prioritize focus areas and help ensure the solution groups achieve their financial and strategic objectives. 

The Director will work closely with the strategy team, operational VP’s and general managers of Cox Automotive’s various business groups to accomplish organizational goals and strategies. This role will lead strategy projects and initiatives to ensure successful completion.  The role understands the Cox Automotive portfolio which includes key solution areas.  This role will focus on opportunities across the US, and may support international businesses.  The position is responsible to partner, provide thought leadership and the execution of strategic initiatives across all lines of business within Cox Automotive that will help grow the Cox Automotive business portfolio and increase its value.  This position requires creative problem-solving and comfort with uncertainty to help drive effective strategic planning in an industry experiencing disruption and rapid change. This position requires the candidate to possess core strategy and analysis skills, as well as the project definition and execution skills.  Candidate should have ability to lead and influence others by acting as a strategic partner to business leaders.  The position demands frequent interactions with all levels of the organization, both in the business unit itself and within corporate. 

Specific Responsiblities:

Strategy

• Utilize core strategy skills and framework to conduct assessments for CAI and business groups
  • Market assessments and profit pool implications
  • Customer and competitive assessments
• Leverage strategic planning methodology
  • Understand how internal and external assessments shape our opportunities, risks & ability to win
  • Recommend choices
  • Articulate our strategy for “where to play”, “how to win” & “what to do “ (for Cox Automotive & BUs)
  • Proficiency with hypothesis-driven analysis
  • Ability to quickly drive towards insights relevant for strategic decision-making in the absence of complete data

Analysis

• Incorporate quantitative analyses through data, market studies and strategic frameworks & assessments
• Identify root causes, drivers, or critical assumptions related to a specific topic of inquiry
• Rapidly develop initial perspectives and assess relative importance of potential areas for further analysis
• Ability to build financial models with key drivers to align on sensitivities
• Synthesize detailed analysis into highlights actionable insights and key implications

Leadership & Influence

• Lead, partner and advise “clients” & teams
• Define projects, scope and success measures
• Be a thought leader/partner, bringing new insight and perspective to our “clients”
• Utilize strategic thinking and analyses to guide recommendations
• Develop and sustain effective relationships
• Influence outcome with a Cox Automotive lens (and BU lens when applicable)

Work Deliverable Examples Include but not Limited to:

• Develop portfolio assessment for Cox Automotive and collective solution groups
• Develop total addressable market and profit pool analyses for automotive marketplace
• Work with solution group strategy leaders to define business unit strategic plans
• Work with solution group strategy leaders to develop strategic and/or financial assessments and key analysis that will drive strategic decision making and execution
• Lead the preparation of communications, meeting materials and formal meeting summary deliverables that dr