Strategic Planner

4 weeks ago

Portland, United States Aquent Full time
Overview

Placement Type:

Temporary

Salary (USD):

$60 - $64/hr

Start Date:

01.06.2025

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Strategic Planner to join their Global Marketplace Strategy Team, with a focus on the Direct Leadership team. This role will emphasize strategic initiatives related to Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business across Digital, Stores, and Membership channels. The ideal candidate is motivated by complex, high-impact workstreams and capable of partnering with senior executives to develop, communicate, and execute strategies that drive growth and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. General Analysis
    • Conduct environmental scans and perform organizational positioning analyses.
    • Develop strategic plans to support continued growth and profitability in the DTC space.
    • Identify market trends and competitive insights to inform strategic direction.
  2. Strategic Business Planning
    • Lead the strategic planning process, ensuring all key deliverables, timelines, and priorities are met.
    • Collaborate with global teams to set, analyze, and prioritize strategies.
    • Monitor internal and external factors that could necessitate a shift in strategy.
  3. Measurement & Accountability
    • Lead the development of strategic initiatives and objectives for the current year and a three-year Strategic Plan at the Regional Level.
    • Collaborate with various business units and functions to ensure alignment and integration of objectives.
    • Establish relevant performance measures and drive accountability, supporting and facilitating the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) process.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Strategy, Marketing, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • Proven experience in strategic planning, with a background in retail, e-commerce, or DTC business strategy highly desirable.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to conduct environmental scans, competitive analysis, and organizational studies.
  • Exceptional project management abilities, capable of handling multiple complex workstreams and collaborating with senior executives.
  • Strong communication skills, with a knack for translating strategy into actionable plans.
  • Experience in performance measurement and accountability, including strategic KPI development and reporting.
Additional Qualities:
  • Highly motivated by complex strategic challenges.
  • Adaptability to take on Chief of Staff responsibilities for Direct leaders, if needed.
  • Ability to navigate cross-functional teams and foster collaboration to achieve shared goals.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $60 to $64 hourly. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium . More information on our awesome benefits

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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