Sr. Director Growth Initiatives, Branded Services

Sr. Director Growth Initiatives

The Sr. Director, Growth Initiatives - Branded Services, will lead strategic initiatives that shape the future of our Branded Services segment. This role oversees complex, segment-wide programs and partners with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver breakthrough projects aligned with business goals. The ideal candidate excels at quick-turn output and scope/timeline management while fostering collaboration, mitigating risks, and ensuring successful and cross-functional outcomes.

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What we offer:

Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement long-term growth strategies and initiatives that align with the company's vision and objectives. Expert on the business segment Long Range Plan (strategy and initiatives embedded within it), with focus on adding to/enhancing top-line aspirations, as well as ensuring and de-risking Long Range Plan delivery through strategic choices/focus.
• Act as a key strategic advisor to the business segment ELT leader, focused on top growth initiatives for the business segment (organic and inorganic); Partner with both junior and senior leadership to ensure alignment of growth initiatives with overall business goals - act as a thought partner to the segment team.
• Consistently execute detailed analytics in support of recommendations, crafting executive-level storylines and discussion materials.
• Act as the lead for certain partnership relationships, ensuring connectivity and driving cross-ADV opportunities. Lead cross-functional teams for top initiatives, driving the initiative forward and acting as owner.
• Drive growth by helping to identify potential new sources of revenue, from partners, capability development, and "Big Bets" within the LRP. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution and integration of growth initiatives.
• Ensure the effective execution of growth initiatives by overseeing project management, resource allocation, and performance tracking. Support key leadership and strategic planning conversations, with opportunity and diagnostic analyses, material creation, and executive story-lining (e.g., drive the Board materials process).
• Act as a conduit to the rest of ADV for the segment, driving enterprise connectivity, ensuring prioritization of segment opportunities, and bringing an enterprise lens to our major segment customers.
• Drive the technology agenda from a business perspective, with a differential eye toward AI adoption and new solutions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business management or equivalent experience
• Strong analytical background
  • 5 to 7 years in the retail or CPG industry
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives and present to all levels of leadership
• Strong communication skills

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement long-term growth strategies and initiatives that align with the company's vision and objectives; serve as expert on the business segment long-range plan with focus on enhancing top line aspirations and ensuring delivery through strategic choices and focus

• Act as a key strategic advisor to the business segment leader, focused on top growth initiatives for the business segment; partner with junior and senior leadership to ensure alignment of growth initiatives with overall business goals and act as a thought partner to the segment team

• Consistently execute detailed analytics in support of recommendations, crafting executive-level storylines and discussion materials

• Act as the lead for certain partnership relationships, ensuring connectivity and driving cross-segment opportunities; lead cross-functional teams for top initiatives, driving the initiatives forward and acting as owner

• Drive growth by helping to identify potential new sources of revenue from partners, capability development, and major initiatives within the long-range plan; collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution and integration of growth initiatives

• Ensure the effective execution of growth initiatives by overseeing project management, resource allocation, and performance tracking; support key leadership and strategic planning conversations with analyses, material creation, and executive story-lining

• Act as a conduit to the rest of the enterprise for the segment, driving connectivity, ensuring prioritization of segment opportunities, and bringing an enterprise lens to major segment customers

• Drive the technology agenda from a business perspective, with a focus on AI adoption and new solutions

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree

• Experience Requirements: 8-10 years experience in relevant field (Proven track record of successfully leading growth initiatives and driving business transformation preferred)

• Travel requirement: Some travel expected

Supervisor Responsibility

Direct Reports: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports
Indirect Reports: Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements
- Travel and Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills with the ability to translate ideas into actionable business plans: combination of thinker and doer

• Exceptional leadership and team management abilities, with a focus on fostering a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive work environment

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and comfort in executive-level conversations

• High level of intellectual curiosity and proactive problem-solving abilities

• High financial, operational, and business acumen

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and deliver results within established timelines

• Ability to navigate and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic business environment

• Servant leader able to provide direction while operating in service of the business segment and broader enterprise

Environmental & Physical Requirements
Office / Sedentary Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically, requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may require the ability to lift up to 10lbs.

Additional Information Regarding Job Duties
Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of associates so classified. The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.