Job Description

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Job Details:

The Sr Director of Strategy is a key role leading critical strategic initiatives, strategy development, strategic planning, competitive insights, and performance management at Tyson Foods. Reporting to the Vice president of Corporate Strategy, this role will lead and support top priority initiatives on the agenda of the Fresh Meats Segment President and will require regular interaction with senior leadership, corporate strategy, and cross-functional team members across the company. This role is expected to be able to independently lead strategy development across the multiple Beef and Pork business and key initiatives across a range of markets and categories.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Deliver key insights into the agriculture landscape and model forecasts and economic outlooks for the beef and pork markets
  • Manage top priority strategic projects across the business, including but not limited to opportunity assessment in strategic segments (white/emerging spaces), business improvement projects, strategic evaluations
  • Lead organic/inorganic strategy and strategic plan development, and inform resource allocation decisions
  • Lead strategic planning process, partner with Finance & Corporate Strategy to support deliverables/milestones
  • Guide prioritization of opportunities and focus areas across the portfolio and ensure balance with the growth agenda. Balance focus on delivering current year and identifying further out opportunities
  • Effectively work across the organization to build support and buy-in to key opportunities
  • Develop strategy communication and performance narratives for the Segment President and Tyson Senior Leadership

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.

Background and experience: 10 years of experience required. The successful candidate will have a combined 3-5 years of experience in strategy with a top strategy consulting firm (traditionally senior associate level or higher) and/or in strategy within a high-performing multi-national organization. Ideal experience in the poultry industry with focus on commercial experience.

Key capabilities and skills:

  • Significant knowledge of beef and pork industry, including an understanding of value drivers and commercial levers is required
  • Impact-focused forward-thinking orientation is required for success in this role. Other key experience includes experience with market data sources, exceptional analytic and hypothesis-driven problem-solving skills
  • Ability to develop creative solutions and new approaches to address business issues and estimate the financial implications
  • Relationship-building orientation and strong influencing skills. High level of ability to lead cross-functional teams
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills. Highly motivated and self-directed. Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment manage multiple priorities and make ongoing decisions.
  • Strong project management organization and analytical skills

Direct reports: none

Travel: domestic and international, as required by the business. Up to 20-30% of time

This position is based in Tyson Food’s World Headquarters in Springdale, AR

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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