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Sr Analyst, Strategy

About the Role

Ariat is looking for a Sr Analyst, Strategy to, in partnership with the Senior Director and Vice President of Strategy, support the company’s overall growth agenda and initiatives ranging from efforts to improve operating efficiency, develop new organizational capabilities, or better serve consumers and customers. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is a motivated and highly adaptive team player, bringing a consumer-centric mindset, strong analytical capabilities, interpersonal skills and business acumen. They will demonstrate a track record of success when it comes to critical thinking and strategic problem solving skills to ‘connect the dots’ across different analyses, research and cross-functional insight to create a synthesized, cohesive and actionable narrative.

Please Note: Ariat's corporate headquarters will be relocating from Union City, CA to San Leandro, CA spring of 2023.

You’ll Make a Difference By

Identifying and transforming business questions into actionable analysis that yields insights for improving consumer and/or customer experiences, driving incremental sales or reducing spend
Guiding and influencing cross-functional working teams to provide clear insights to senior leadership in support of key growth initiatives and capabilities development. Where appropriate, comfortable to take on a leadership role to advance the work forward.
Managing relationships with cross-functional business partners by providing objective information to support their functional areas
Supporting growth investments, scenario analyses and/or options development and evaluation with business impact and financial modeling
Conducting market research to understand and communicate current trends and consumer and industry dynamics
Analyzing data to understand underlying drivers of performance and opportunities for improvement
Answering ad hoc business questions to support business decisions and strategy – lead with data, facts and objective materials to validate and substantiate perspectives

About You

Bachelor’s degree (quantitative/analytical major e.g., business, economics, engineering)
3-4 years work experience in the retail/consumer products industry, management consulting or investment banking preferred plus an MBA from a top-tier school, or 4-6 years work experience in the retail/consumer products industry, management consulting or investment banking
Exceptional problem solving and analysis skills combined with the ability to communicate findings to all levels of an organization
Demonstrated ability to simplify and present complex ideas and communicate actionable insights to senior leadership
Ability to frame new, ambiguous and/or complex issues and generate insight through a combination of quantitative and qualitative analyses
Experience working with multi-functional teams
Ability to manage priorities, work cooperatively, influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams
Ability to prioritize and execute across multiple, concurrent projects
Ability to synthesize information from a variety of sources for insights and recommended actions
Strong modeling experience, analytic judgment and understanding of financial math
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills; strong story telling – connecting context to data to insights and implications
Entrepreneurial spirit, comfortable with the ambiguous and with working in a fast-paced environment

About Ariat

Ariat is an innovative, outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride, work, and play outdoors, and care about performance, quality, comfort, and style.

The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $115,000 per year.

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

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CEO of Ariat

Beth Cross

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By Ariat

We believe in: Innovation Ariat was founded on technology and innovation -- with the goal of making the highest-quality footwear and apparel for the world’s top equestrian athletes. Dedication We are a community of riders and people committed ...

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INDUSTRY

Consumer Product Manufacturing

TEAM SIZE

201-500

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Union City, CA

DATE POSTED

April 15, 2023