Director, Strategy

About Grocery Outlet:

• Our Mission: Touching lives for the better

• Our Vision: Touching lived by being the first choice for bargain-minded consumers in the U.S.

• Our Values & Behaviors: Achievement, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Family, Fun, Integrity & Service

About the Team: Our Strategy team's mission is to classify and analyze key business problems- including pricing, new market development, advertising, and operations- to create actionable insights. Our team's entrepreneurial and highly collaborative demeanor is crucial in developing and aiding growth initiatives for the future of our business. The members of our team exceed in collaborative environments, seek answers through data analysis, and examine all scenarios to achieve results.

About the Role: As the Director of Strategy, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact through strategic analytical insights, project management, and collaboration at a family oriented growing retail company. In our entrepreneurial and collaborative environment, you will lead a broad range of projects that significantly shape the future and growth of our unique operating model. You will collaborate with various stakeholders in all departments to define Grocery Outlet's strategic priorities and play a role in managing implementation of initiatives from identification to incubation to longer-term scaling. The Director of Strategy will report to the SVP of Strategy and Finance.

Responsibilities Include:

• Drive long-term strategic growth planning and strategic priorities focused on the Operations side of our business (e.g., our stores, our Independent Operators, and our entire operations team).

• Partner with both the Operations leadership team and lead cross-functional groups to consistently identify and pursue opportunities to improve Grocery Outlet business performance within our unique operating model

• Lead strategic initiatives from start to finish including identification of opportunity, structure of initiative, test and learn approach, impact synthesis, and broader roll outs. Past initiatives include: E-commerce opportunity evaluation and roll out, new market expansion prioritization, and self check-out/other store technology pilots.

• Serve as a strategic thought partner for the Operations Senior Leadership team

• Conduct ad hoc Grocery Outlet performance, financial, and market analysis to inform strategic decision making

• Lead synthesis of information to support board and executive team meetings

• Over time develop a team of strategy analysts

About The Pay:

• Base Salary Range: $160,000 - $180,000 Annually

• Annual Bonus Program

• Equity

• 401(k) Profit Sharing

• Medical, Dental, Vision & More!

• Final compensation will be determined based upon experience and skills and may vary based on location.

About You:

• Proven 6+ years relevant work experience (consulting, business strategy and/or private equity). Retail/consumer products experience preferred

• Master's degree in business administration preferred

• Thrive in a fast paced, start up like environment, where you will wear multiple hats every day

• Strong analytical and statistical skills with ability to distill insights into actionable strategies

• Excellent at creating structure for complex problems, simplifying, identifying core drivers, and performing thoughtful analysis

• Creative and innovative thinker with an inquisitive nature and passion for learning the end-to-end details of a retail business

• Excellent written and oral communication skills to engage effectively across functions and stakeholders and collaborate effectives across departments and up and down all levels

• Excellent leadership skills and demonstrated experience building, motivating, and developing high performing teams

• Self-starter who is able to manage own work

• Expert Excel and PowerPoint skills

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