Supporting the Executive Leadership Team’s (ELT) strategic priorities supporting Burlington’s growth initiatives and business transformation.
Developing and refining the Company’s strategy to align with a rapidly changing market, shifting customer buying behavior, evolving business models, and shifting revenue and profit pools.
Leading cross-functional initiatives, driving customer insights across formats, and monitoring ongoing and ad hoc internal and external events to support the company’s ongoing success and expansion efforts.
Communicating strategy to key internal and external partners.
Partnering with business leaders and the ELT to drive major growth, and value creation initiatives, managing and facilitating cross-functional programs.
Drive meaningful decisions and impactful business outcomes and help identify and clear roadblocks to progress.
Managing and monitoring progress of the broad-based growth strategy agenda to ensure benefits from the transformation initiatives.

Top tier MBA or advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) preferred
6+ years in management consulting or comparable corporate strategy experience preferred
Strong overall problem-solving capabilities including proven creative, conceptual, and analytic skillsets
Ability to frame new, ambiguous, and complex issues and articulate the implications by conducting rigorous and objective financial analysis
Good listening skills: ability to capture perspectives of diverse stakeholders and find common ground to drive actions
Ability to collaborate with senior level executives (EVP, SVP etc.); team player with the ability to sell change effectively and influence others across reporting relationships
Experience working closely with line groups to ensure that results and recommendations are brought to life in the business
Strong sense of accountability; passion for owning projects and driving them to completion; ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment
Keen understanding and passion for Retail; off-price experience is preferred
Pro-active leadership style with a desire to develop, grow, and mentor a high performing team
A proven track record of conducting research, analyzing/synthesizing results, and integrating specific, actionable insights into successful business driving programs
Superior verbal and written communications skills; excellent presentation skills and experience presenting to high-level audiences.

VP, Strategy

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