Strategy Manager

**Position Overview** ===================== Job Description Summary The Strategy Manager will leading initiatives that drive company growth and profitability and further our strategic goals (as outlined in Burlington 2.5). This is a highly visible position with significant interaction with senior company executives. You will regularly be posed with complex business questions and will be asked to develop an approach, analytical plan, and a recommendation that will be presented to senior leadership to guide tangible decisions. To lead that work, you will need to work cross-functionally and be able to leverage a wide range of qualitative and quantitative insights from your internal network, internal systems, and external data sources. Recommendations will include practical solutions that improve Burlington’s off-price execution. This role requires exceptional problem solving skills, strong analytical capabilities, and great communication skills (written, through presentations, and spoken). A collaborative mindset and genuine interesting in partnering broadly across the organization, is essential to driving the change we facilitate in this group. **A Day in the Life** ===================== * Investigate opportunities using a hypothesis-driven approach * Conduct insightful analysis using internal and external data, with the goal of identifying  growth and profit improvement opportunities * Communicate sharp storylines calling out key insights from complex analyses * Develop business cases modeling ROI to secure financial approvals, as needed * Identify the key drivers of financial performance and linkage to strategic initiatives * Track results against the key operating and financial metrics for specific strategy initiatives * Follow through work to execution and manage transition to long-term partners **You'll Come With** ==================== * Undergraduate degree in an analytical field from a top-tier educational institution; MBA or MS is preferred, but not required * 2-4 years of experience top-tier strategy consulting firm. * Alternately, for those without consulting background, 3-4 years in an analytical and relevant role with exposure to senior leaders * Experience in the Retail sector strongly preferred. * Structured & Logical Thinking - The ability to structure problems in a hypothesis driven approach, to understand the implications of strategic analysis, and to make data-supported recommendations * Analytical Rigor - Capability for conducting quantitative analysis and work with large data sets that need to be summarized, as well as incomplete datasets where practical assumptions are needed to overcome data gaps * Storytelling and Communication - Able to take data from various sources, leverage Excel, Word and PowerPoint to put together effective analysis, recommendations, and presentations * Passion for Retail - A people-friendly mindset who enjoys working with frontline associates, our merchants, and also our corporate executives; someone seeking to put our customer needs first and helping us become the destination of choice for the ‘treasure hunt’ **Come join our team. You’re going to like it here!**   ======================================================= _You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan._  _We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity_ Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location. \-