Enterprise Strategy Manager - Quaker Houghton

Company Overview:

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of chemical specialties, process fluids, lubricants, and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial companies and to this day our experience and expertise show in the actions and dedication of our Associates worldwide. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

Summary of Position:

Enterprise Strategy Senior Manager is responsible to drive the strategy of the organization, which will help the organization maximize growth, solve issues, create value, and improve business performance. This role is deeply skilled in business and, as a thought partner to the functions, provides objective advice and expertise to maximize growth while removing cost from the organization. The ESM plays a critical role in providing strategic advice to the organization to help improve growth, performance, and efficiency. It continues to challenge and evolve the enterprise strategy through analyzing emerging industry trends, expansion opportunities, competitive threats, viability of outside business partners, and sources of capital. It directs and oversees the development of long-term growth and profitability goals. The role will drive development, unification of, and alignment of the annual strategic planning across the enterprise while developing partnerships with all functions to ensure proper strategy development, planning, & execution. In any given year, this role will balance strategy development and execution with strategy process development and continuous improvement.

What will you do?

• Being a thought leader to establish credibility, influence strategic change, and obtain buy-in to enable smooth adoption of changes across the enterprise.
• Partners with the Strategic Product Lines managers, End Market leaders, & strategic theme leaders to build and maintain a robust medium and long-term organic enterprise strategy.
• Partners with the M&A team to align inorganic growth candidate funnel with enterprise strategy.
• Audits current procedures and operations at both the enterprise and functional levels and offers design recommendations for improvement.
• Utilizes data-driven methodologies to analyze strategic business performance metrics and process improvement options effectively.
• Conducts periodic status reviews of strategic goals and objectives to identify roadblocks to progress at all levels of the organization – initiative leaders, Enterprise Management Office, and Executive Leadership Team.
• Aids in overseeing the execution of strategy related projects to ensure quality thinking and strategic soundness.
• Establishes and retains relationships with external industry analysts and outside consultants.
• Responsible to develop and ensure adherence to the enterprise-wide long-term strategic planning process for the company with working protocols. In alignment with the process, works closely with the enterprise leaders to ensure appropriate development of corporate-wide strategic KPIs and tracking/monitoring processes.
• Leads, influences, and negotiates across different functions and disciplines to drive a focused enterprise-wide agenda and follow a unified processes for long-term planning.
• Working with the finance function, helps to align the strategic planning process with the annual finance-driven annual budget process for the company.
• In partnership with the HR function, facilitates change management and assists in clarifying organizational work transitions.

Education, Experience and Training:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in finance, business administration, or relevant field. MBA preferred, Certification(s) in enterprise planning management a plus
• Management consultant certifications a plus

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Minimum 5 years of strategic planning experience
• Corporate development background
• Minimum 2-3 year of experience in a complex, global, public strategy organization
• Prior experience in consultancy a plus
• Creative and strategic thinking
• Superb analytical & problem-solving skills
• Strong strategy planning & project management experiences ideally leading large cross-functional teams
• Persuasive and influential skill set
• Ability to communicate and direct to provide direction across all levels of the organization
• Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Math Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, development, design, internet, project management, and database software. Microsoft suite, and in particular, MS Project Professional, preferred.

What's in it for you:

• Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory
• Opportunities to see your efforts contribute toward the success of the business
• Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry
• On-site Fitness Center and Cafeteria

Quaker Houghton is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who need assistance applying for a position may emailOneHR@quakerhoughton.com.