Strategy Senior Manager, Market & Competitive Intelligence (Remote) at Shipt, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama

Job Description:

At Shipt, we are transforming the shopping experience and giving time back to consumers. Shipt Shoppers handpick everything from fresh groceries to household essentials, then deliver them to your door in as little as one hour.

This role will work closely with the VP of Strategic Planning and Business Operations and play a critical role in shaping Shipt’s strategy and leadership's understanding of the market and competitive environment. As a member of Shipt’s Strategy & Innovation Team you will be responsible for leading the overall competitor insights and intelligence program which informs the enterprise strategy, planning, and portfolio decisions. 

Your research and insights will be instrumental in driving Shipt’s strategy -- understanding of rapidly evolving market, consumer, and industry forces along with deep analysis into competitor strategies, market trends and their potential impact on Shipt, its strategy, and planned tactics. In this role you will be responsible for  identifying growth drivers and expansion opportunities, and potential acquisition and partnership candidates. You will also serve as a key cross-functional partner, supporting product, finance, engineering, and business operations teams with data, insights, and strategic recommendations.
 

Your Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted industry expert by developing and maintaining deeply synthesized intelligence on competitor trends and strategies that could cause disruption or opportunistic moments for Shipt




• Create and manage the development and execution of methodologies to analyze complex business problems in support of data-driven decision making




• Leverage depth and breadth of internal and external data sources for insights development and serve as a shared resource across Strategy and Innovation and the broader organization




• Collaborate and coordinate with key business partners to curate and integrate intelligence while driving deeper understanding and impact of market trends and competitive moves




• Translate data into actionable insights for delivery to the Leadership Team and key business partners. Build dashboards and financial models to track Shipt and peer performance. Design intuitive visualizations to story-tell and influence with data




• Build “Executive ready” deliverables and provide constant and clear communication of strategic recommendations to business leaders




• Serve as a cross-functional partner and key point of contact for any competitive and market data sought by product, operations, finance, marketing, and engineering teams




• Play a key role in shaping the vision and mandate for an early and growing market and competitive intelligence function

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred




• 5-10+ years experience in market intelligence, corporate strategy, consulting, or equity research




• Strategic thinker able to synthesize insights from disparate data sources, and clearly communicate complex findings to focus on critical issues and actionable opportunities




• Ability to work both independently and lead cross-functional teams




• Ability to assimilate information quickly and to learn/ follow a systematic approach to strategic problem solving: define/ reframe key questions, develop hypotheses, structure quantitative and qualitative analyses to develop insights, formulate well-founded recommendations, and communicate recommendations to leaders at all levels of the organization, including senior executives




• Demonstrated success working closely with senior executive leaders, including influencing without authority




• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with a strong ability to tell compelling business and result stories.




• Innate curiosity and desire to learn with a strong inclination to drive for results in ambiguous spaces.




• Strong communication skills. Ability to map complex ideas to clear and action-oriented language to maximize influence and buy-in. Strong listening skills and ability to work with senior leaders to understand their goals and objectives




• Strong team and goal orientation with track record of success and ability to work successfully with others at all organizational levels




• Innate curiosity and desire to learn with a strong inclination to challenge the status quo and drive for results in ambiguous spaces and a fast-paced industry

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.