Job description

Who We Are

Join our Corporate team in Downers Grove, IL Headquarters where you will be part of a high-growth, world-class food manufacture that leverages people, processes and technologies to change an industry. Hearthside is hiring and training tomorrow’s leaders today. Founded in 2009, Hearthside operates in over 40 production facilities in the US, Canada and Europe, and is a volume leader in contract food manufacturing across multiple food categories. At the heart of every world-class manufacturer, and at the heart of every great company, you will find a unique and valuable culture. Hearthside empowerment culture of focusing on people, safety, results and customer focus is the great enabler for the value we create for customers. Our dynamic growth requires talented professionals in areas including operations, quality, safety, engineering, food science, IT technology, supply chain and more.

What We Offer
We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including: • health/dental/vision insurance • flex spending accounts • short & long-term disability • paid holidays and vacation • bonuses opportunities (referral, production, etc.).

Role Summary

The Strategy Director at Hearthside Food Solutions will support bringing the company’s strategic plan to reality by monitoring the environment and anticipating future changes with a focus on informing and driving strategic decisions. The role will perform financial analysis, prepare presentations, and lead project efforts by coordinating, directing and managing internal and external resources, covering M&A, Strategy, and key internal projects. The Strategy Director will work closely with senior leaders across the organization to create, communicate, execute and sustain the strategic business plan that is aligned to the growth of HFS. This role will report to the Chief Strategy Officer.

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic analyses of business needs and environmental trends in support of business strategy development and planning processes and, as appropriate, enterprise strategy and planning processes.
• Compile and analyze company financials and data to build out business cases for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, growth projects, etc.
• Identify the needs of the business to drive the strategy, work with each function and platform to identify clear and achievable growth targets. Work cross-functionally to get a holistic view and determine all risks, opportunities, etc.
• Provides insight to industry best practices and competitive analysis to support business plan.
• Identify, collect, and analyze data from competitors and customers to determine market and resource trends. Gather, review, and test the data to provide business strategies.
• Detect trends and developments in competitive environments and presents findings to senior management. Assign value to target companies based on asset worth and comparable worth of similar companies using multiple approaches (DCF, multiples).
• Assess industry prospects by gathering information about growth, competitors, and market share possibilities. Address business problems and key challenges, and provide pertinent insights to help the company make the right decisions.
• Provide leadership to the team and cross-functional teams on the execution of work plan or other strategic initiatives. Formulate pricing strategies, identify new growth initiatives, and build a pipeline of partnership opportunities.
• Develop timelines and monitor projects to ensure that timelines are met. This includes taking immediate action with those departments that are behind schedule.
• Coordinate and distribute project information between departments identifying key problem areas, proposing solutions and collaborating with other areas/departments for resolution.
• Analyze project data to identify potential issues/problems that could occur prior to finalizing the project schedule and timeline. Proactively determine a solution to avoid the situation by working with the respective department to ensure that the solution is implemented.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years M&A, Strategy, and/or project management experience ideally as an investment banker or consultant.
• BS or BA degree.
• Prior experience in the food industry preferred.
• Advanced project management skills and advanced knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, graphs, stats, reports)
• Effective verbal and written communications skills, for both internal and external audiences.

Critical Skills and Capabilities Required

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Strong presentation skills and negotiation skills.
• Strong documentation skills, detail-oriented and maintain the utmost confidentiality.

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