Vice President, Strategic Planning

Job Description

ATN is seeking a VP of Strategic Planning to focus on a leading packaged goods client. This role leads the consumer understanding and strategic framework development for our client.  This is an in-office position available in Detroit, Chicago or New York City.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with Client Leadership teams to develop and deploy shopper focused program development for agency clients.
• Key member of new business team responsible for defining scope, strategic approach to opportunities and shopper-centered content.
• Oversee a group of businesses where you will play a leadership role in key client initiatives, annual planning activities and identifying client growth opportunities.
• Manage Strategic Planning staff across the business you oversee including their career development, utilization and scope and evolving their strategic planning skills.
• Identify agency training opportunities for clients and participate in content development.
• Champion best practices throughout the organization, productively mentor members of cross-functional teams on our approaches and agency outputs.
• Master of the Marilyn Predictive Commerce Intelligence technology, drive opportunities and adoption with both the internal team and clients.
• Own development of shopper-focused intelligence gathering and insight development to guide program strategy.
• On-going identification of approaches and outputs associated with consumer/shopper overviews, market trend analysis and competitive/category behavior assessment.
• Lead the development of all program strategy and the development of an insightful and inspiring creative briefs.
• Facilitate brainstorm sessions that inspire big, creative ideas
• Continually strive to improve the product of the department by developing and integrating innovative approaches.
• Cultivate strong working relationships with Consumer/Shopper Insights and Marketing Research Directors within client organizations.
• Successfully generate demand for the services of the department within client organizations.

What You Bring to Us:

• Bachelor’s degree or greater
• Minimum of 10 years experience in strategy and planning
• A highly curious nature
• Ability to manage, process and apply large quantities of information quickly and accurately to understand the big picture
• Understands implications of trends across business & functions
• Proven leadership and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving ability
• Capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to maintain and grow relationships
• Travel required on an as-needed basis
• High level of energy and enthusiasm
• Comfortable with high pressure, fluid and ambiguous situations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required

Salary commensurate with experience

How to apply: Please email your attached resume and cover letter to ATN Manager Jobs