Business Strategy Analyst

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.

Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.

Learn about our company culture directly from our team.

YOU

As a Business Strategy Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting the VP of Strategic Market Development and Market Development Managers with business strategy and planning work, gathering and assembling analytical data, managing projects, and creating compelling meeting materials to drive strategy sessions. This position requires a proactive, self-starter who possesses exceptional multi-tasking and communication skills, both oral and written. A high level of professionalism, organization, and flexibility are essential.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (% of Time)

Business Strategy and Planning: Operationalize and drive the company’s long-term business strategy and planning work by overseeing and facilitating the development of the Market segments medium and long-term goals. Identify and enable growth opportunities, business model innovation, data mining and organization and facilitation of cross-functional initiatives. Monitor medium to long-term business trends/outlooks and gather competitive intelligence to contribute to strategic business planning discussions with leadership. Partner with leaders to ensure business success by reinforcing positive trends and facilitating the removal of barriers to success. Establish, manage, and present business and financial analysis to support and track our business strategy and planning. (35%)

Project Management: Provide central expertise, support, and control for the Market Segment team initiatives through excellent project management best practices. Coordinate meeting agendas, record meeting minutes, and follow-up on open action items by delivering assigned projects, tasks, and deliverables to respective leaders. Develop tools and models for data analysis in support of Market segment objectives. Monitor dependencies across multiple inter-related projects and market segments. (35%)

Communication: Work closely with the Market segment leadership teams to create global steering committee and senior leadership team meeting materials. Build excel and PowerPoint templates to be used across market segments for consistency. Create and monitor reports and dashboards in SAP BI for analysis and monthly & quarterly updates. Manage the follow up communication for all action meeting action items as required. (30%)

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

If you can do everything listed above, you’ve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance & Controlling, or Business Informatics or equivalent years of experience required
• MBA preferred
• PMP certification preferred
• 5 years project management experience on large enterprise level initiatives
• Ability to ask clarifying questions to prompt more detailed information
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
• Ability to write in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for senior executives
• Ability to analyze and collect data from multiple areas of the business
• Ability to hold self and others accountable for measurable, high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results
• Ability to utilize and pursue knowledge of how work gets done
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
• Ability to gain cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals
• Ability to address issues in an open, constructive, professional manner
• Ability to consider and respond appropriately to the needs, feelings, and capabilities of different situations

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printer/scanner, etc. are frequently used.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

This job requires up to 15% domestic travel.

WORK STATUS & LOCATION

This full-time, exempt position can be located at any Simpson Strong-Tie office. Remote work will be considered.

RELOCATION

Relocation is not available for this position.

PAY

$71,500 - $114,400 / year

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REWARDS AT SIMPSON STRONG-TIE

We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits. May exclude some positions, such as seasonal jobs.

• Quarterly Bonuses/Commission: You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe all employees affect customers, sales and revenue — directly or indirectly – and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more. View benefit plan details here: [https://benefits.strongtie.com/>.

In keeping with our values and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our communities, we are an equal opportunity employer. This means that our employment decisions are based on your qualifications and merit, and our business needs.

Please note all job offers are contingent upon a successful background investigation and drug test. Simpson Strong-Tie's drug policy is based upon Federal Law, and therefore will screen applicants for amphetamines, including methamphetamines, cocaine, phencyclidine and opiates.

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