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Sr Manager, Corporate Strategy

bolingbrook, IL

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Ulta lists this Sr Manager, Corporate Strategy opportunity in bolingbrook, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Overview

Live theexperience . From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in our strategic initiatives to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.

We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty.

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE

The Corporate Strategy team is responsible for developing the broad, strategic vision for Ulta and identifying, evaluating and executing new growth and strategic initiatives.

The Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy will be responsible for working with and leading targeted conversations with functional leaders (SVP, and VP level) to support the long-term and annual strategic planning processes, leading problem solving and opportunity evaluation, leading and performing strategic and financial analysis, visioning and creating business cases and executing efforts for high potential strategic opportunities with excellence. Because the work involves close partnership with cross-functional leaders, this individual should also facilitate conversations with senior audiences, gather and facilitate alignment to key strategic decisions, and serve as a thought partner to both the leadership within the Corporate Strategy team and to level-appropriate individuals throughout the enterprise. Further, this role should structure problems and be comfortable with developing approaches to framing ambiguous business issues. This individual also supports beauty and wellness market and competitive intelligence for the enterprise, including supporting structuring and execution of the comprehensive monitoring and codification of the competitive landscape, tracking the beauty market, and assessing dynamics and shifts in competitors’ strategies, connecting it back to the enterprise strategic imperatives.

This individual will blend strong analytical capabilities with strategic mindset and the drive to pioneer change across the enterprise. Success is to develop and champion initiatives resulting in long-term competitive advantages (growth and efficiency).

YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY

Play a lead role in driving the long-term and annual strategic planning processes, supporting the VP, Corporate Strategy

Structure problems and develop frameworks and approaches to address complex, cross-functional and ambiguous business issues for the core business and new growth

Lead cross-functional workstreams on initiatives to assess strategic opportunities, leveraging strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks, with minimal oversight

Support market and competitive intelligence for both the enterprise and specific functional areas – bring an analytical mindset to strengthen our understanding of the competitive landscape through data-driven and forward-looking insights

Define and bring forward creative, out-of-the-box thinking to identify white space opportunities – assess and articulate the strategic rationale, grounded in data-driven insights, in support of enterprise-wide strategic plan

Work and expand network and reach cross-functionally to discover and influence strategic priorities throughout the organization

Facilitate and lead discussions with the senior leadership of the enterprise, demonstrating subject matter expertise and ability to move work forward effectively

Connect the dots across the organization to ensure effectiveness of work throughout the enterprise, and understand when to seek guidance

Coach Manager and below-level team members in driving strategic work and analysis

ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS

8+ years of professional experience in Strategy, with preference for combination of consulting and Corporate Strategy or Corporate Development industry experience

At least 4 years of consulting experience at a top-tier management consulting firm highly preferred

BA/BS required and MBA from top-tier program preferred

Experience in retail or consumer products preferred

Strategic mindset with the capability to think broadly, lead and facilitate the development and implementation of winning strategies

Highly analytical with demonstrated ability to translate data into key insights to drive decisions

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with strong executive presence

Highly collaborative and team-oriented with a coachable, positive attitude

Innate inquisitiveness and ability to challenge the status-quo and drive the organization to think differently

Desire to see personal and organizational effort lead to bottom line results

Comfortable working independently and in collaborative manner in a cross-functional environment

Experience managing or coaching junior level team members

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The pay range for this position is $119,300.00 - $175,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page:

About

AtUlta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA),the possibilities are beautiful . Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

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bolingbrook, IL, 60440, US

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