Coach, founded in 1941 is America's premier accessible luxury accessories brand and a leader in international markets. We are a designer and marketer of high quality, modern accessories that complement the diverse lifestyles of today's consumer. Coach offers excellent career growth opportunities, competitive salaries and benefits within a dynamic work environment. Coach brings together strong, collaborative people in dynamic culture of mutual respect, support, and passion for the brand and product. We believe innovation drives winning performance, and we constantly challenge ourselves to be the very best we can in every aspect of our business. You will be surrounded by some of the best and brightest people in the industry. At Coach you will be in great company!
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in strategic planning/consulting to...
Identify and prioritize strategic business issues for the company using rigorous quantitative analysis integrated with consumer insights
Work cross-functionally, leading teams to develop work plans to address key strategic issues
Apply a "bottoms up" approach to identify and evaluate current and future business opportunities through alternative platforms, customer segmentation, competitive benchmarking, brand extensions, and industry trends
Lead all consumer research projects and create business solutions that are informed by and integrated with consumer insights
Achieve team objectives through a cross-functional, team oriented approach
Motivate, manage and develop a team of 5 professionals from Director to Analyst level
The accomplished individual will possess...
Substantial experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm
Industry experience in retail, consumer products, apparel, or other consumer-focused industries is strongly preferred; either as part of consulting experience or based on prior work in retail & brand company
Ability to assess and agility with researching and analyzing market, category, and competitive context within retail/ luxury/ consumer goods industries
Experience working across many functional areas of a company. Can successfully relate to and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization and can collaborate with various backgrounds and styles
Background in financial and strategic planning, working together with finance functions either as part of strategy engagements or in a finance role capacity
Background in merchandising and creative fields, working together with these functions in developing & executing plans
Some experience conducting consumer research
Strong strategic thinker, problem solving and analytic expertise, and effective management skills
Demonstrated track record of developing and executing work plans to address major questions, generating strategic recommendations with financial impact and cross-functional implications, and using fact-based, complex data to provide insights and prioritize corporate agenda
Ability to quickly establish significant credibility, trust and support within all levels of the organization (i.e. peers, subordinates and senior management)
International experience, knowledge of one or more foreign languages, and experience working within a large global company are all highly desirable
An outstanding professional will have...
An individual who maintains the highest performance standard
10-12 years of total relevant work experience including at least 4-6 years as a consultant with a top tier consulting firm with a retail, consumer and international focus.
A confident self-starter and self-manager, who can work independently and is willing to "roll up his/her sleeves"
Highly collaborative team player, who is prepared to jump into the fray with ideas and inspire others with a vision
Displays authenticity, flexibility and agility to adapt to a chancing business and corporate environment
Able to gain consensus and work in a challenging, fast paced environment
A consummate professional, with superior communication and influencing skills, who can lead and develop a junior team and influence senior-level executives
Creativity, practicality, and ability to deal with complex business matters
An MBA or other related advanced degree is required.
Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, religion or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. *LI-LK Visit Coach at www.coach.com
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