The Corporate Strategy Consultant will help shape business strategy by working in cross-functional teams to define and deliver on the next phase of businesses, products, and solutions from conception to launch. They bridge the technical and business worlds by designing solutions to meet the customer's specific needs. Corporate Strategy Consultant's work with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Finance to support to develop and implement business strategies to improve business success. Corporate Strategy Consultant's utilize their knowledge of the industry to provide an impartial and unbiased third party perspective to advise and guide senior leadership on industry trends and to uncover and identify gaps or challenges and make recommendations for solutions.
The knowledge and skills involved with this position include but are not limited to:
- Advanced excel modeling skills (skills with other modeling tools are a bonus)
- Advanced problem solving (problem definition, problem structuring, etc.)
- Strength in effectively communicating with senior executives in both written and verbal communications
- Experience with cross-functional teams
- Team-first outlook including building great working relationships with peers across functions and have a positive can-do attitude
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Proven project management experience with the ability to lead and deliver results in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
We encourage you to apply if you have:
- Bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, computer science, or related field with two (2) or more years of applicable experience
- [OR] Associate's degree in business, economics, engineering, computer science, or related field with four (4) or more years of applicable experience
- [OR] High School Diploma with six (6) or more years of applicable experience
- Relevant work experience in engineering, consulting, finance, or other related field required.
In this role, you will:
- Develop long-term growth strategies for the company, including identifying potential opportunities and risks involved in each strategy. Open doors with potential partners, discuss their businesses objectives and present these opportunities to the team. Analyze the total addressable market and create financial models.
- Generate reports and analysis using data from multiple sources; distill work into succinct written communications with persuasive recommendations. Review and ensure accuracy of all information, and effectively communicate ideas to senior executives, utilizing tools and presentations to reveal key findings and insights.
- Perform financial and business analysis on company strategy, develop insights and recommend any changes that may be necessary. Collect, maintain, and analyze benchmarking and other data related to execution of the company's strategy.
- Work collaboratively with operations, engineering and 3rd parties to identify and design the minimum viable product/solution to solve the identified problem optimizing for speed to market. Identify interdependencies and pro-actively solve issues with the appropriate internal and external stakeholders. Develop and implement plans for new products, services, technology, or marketing campaigns.
- Identifying and analyzing any Challenges within the organization/department, identify and prioritize market opportunities, build business cases, and define product vision and strategy in order to develop solutions that are appropriate for the situation.
- Conduct analysis to draw insights for strategic decision-making, collect, maintain, and analyze quantitative data (signposts) related to the company's business environment to aid in understanding the company's business environment and industry landscape.
- Work as a part of a small, multi-disciplinary team to identify relevant information sources, gather, and interpret data, interview company subject matter experts, customers, and industry experts; to identify trends, perform financial, statistical, and scenario modeling and incorporate learnings into team's strategic recommendation.
- Other duties as assigned or may be necessary.
Consumers Energy
1 Energy Plz
Jackson
Michigan United States
www.consumersenergy.com
