Director - Strategic Business Transformation, Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, GA, USA
Full time
2024-05-07
R24_0000012732

Job Summary

Reports to SVP - Strategy and Market Development within the NAPA Transformation Office. The position partners with leadership to identify, evaluate, and execute the company's short- and long-term transformation initiatives to drive strategic growth, improve operating efficiency, enhance cash conversion, and reduce costs across the U.S. NAPA Business Unit.

Primary focus is to lead cross-functional teams to develop, prioritize and execute strategic initiatives that deliver improved business performance. Develop financial and operational analytics to inform key enterprise strategic priorities. Effectively communicate and develop internal consensus on optimal execution path. Design and lead disciplined processes to execute strategic transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

The following section contains the primary responsibilities for this position. The Director, Strategic Business Transformation is responsible for performing any other duties as assigned by management.

• Identify and evaluate initiatives based on strategic, financial, and operational analytics to inform NAPA value creation investment priorities.
• Manage the NAPA initiative pipeline to understand capacity constraints and total business impact driven by the overall portfolio.
• Lead the business in developing and executing implementation plans to accelerate and realize value creation opportunities.
• Provide operational progress visibility that informs tactical field level action and sharing of best practices; drive accountability to deliver results.
• Enhance and lead the annual long-range enterprise strategic planning process.
• Provide governance and change management resources to ensure focus and successful implementations.
• Evolve pace, depth and rhythm of fact-based decision making to drive business improvements.
• Attract and develop next-generation high-potential internal and external talent.

Qualifications

• MBA strongly preferred.
• 12+ years in related disciplines including strategic planning, management consulting, project management, financial analysis, investment banking, and/or general management.
• 5+ years of direct P&L responsibility with measurable financial and operational targets.
• Proven track record of leadership, teamwork, and delivering high impact results.
• Synthesizes data to enable fact-based decision making to inform strategic and operational recommendations that translate into action.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise strategic planning and portfolio/project management.
• Works in highly team-oriented capacity leading business unit and functional teammates.
• Shows ability to lead cross-functional teams through effective communication and collaboration.
• Embodies self-starter mentality and demonstrates ability to successfully manage multiple projects.
• Understands the NAPA history and serves as respectful ambassador of change to drive improvement.
• Aligns with NAPA core values - hard work, giving back, humility, team-centric, servant leader.
• Player/coach working approach
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint strongly preferred.

Leadership

• Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
• Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
• Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
• Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
• Develops high-performing teams by providing inclusive leadership, attracting and developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback, and building trust across the organization.

Physical Demands / Working Environment

• Work performed in a typical office environment.
• Ability to travel as needed, up to 15%.

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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.


Where permitted by applicable law, successful applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to start date. COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment, subject to an approved accommodation, and proof of vaccination will be required on or prior to start date.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.



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