Sr. Analyst, Strategic Planning

THE ROLE:

The Sr. Analyst, Strategic Planning will assist in planning and directing our organization's strategic and wide-range long-term goals. The primary responsibility of the strategic planner is to help develop and implement global strategic projects using financial and data analysis, assist in developing recommendations to improve profitability and operational efficiency, and assist with the annual corporate 3-year planning process and Board of Directors quarterly Business Updates. The Sr. Analyst will support the enterprise strategy, prioritization framework and methodology, and transformation orchestration. Other requirements include helping to develop business plans that support and introduce solutions for strategic issues that impact Herbalife Nutrition by conducting organizational reviews to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and to evaluate operational effectiveness and provide Corporate Development. This position will work in small teams with colleagues and international regions to build the strategies, capabilities, systems, and processes needed to deliver bottom-line results and ensure those results will be sustained.

The function will focus on helping the team to achieve success in implementing new processes or novel approaches to address business challenges or opportunities.  In addition, the role will support delivering regional and functional strategic plans, developing practical recommendations and contribute to team discussions on implications of analysis and identifying implementation challenges.

 

Common traits of those successful in this role are a sharp analytical mind, integrity, able to work effectively with team members across the organization and strong communication skills.

 

HOW YOU WOULD CONTRIBUTE:

•    Research and analyze business and investment opportunities and provide recommendations on
•    opportunities for growth, improved profitability or solutions to key business challenges
•    Provide support on strategic projects from start to finish (i.e. generate a situation analysis, build a work plan, data collection, analyze the data to generate insights, and draft PowerPoint decks)
•    Build and nurture productive relationships with alliance partners and work closely with cross-functional teams to implement business initiatives and programs
•    Develop models using internal and external data to generate insights and analyze scenarios for new initiatives and strategic projects
•    Research and provide detailed competitor analysis
•    Analyze global economic trends that impact the business
•    Occasionally develop valuation models for potential acquisition and investment opportunities
•    Available for periodic travel both domestically and internationally
•    Perform additional duties as assigned

 

WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THE TEAM:

Our team collaborates with cross-functional team members on global projects and develops communications with functional leadership to provide visibility and input with the executive team and Board of Directors

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 
•    None
 

 

SKILLS AND BACKGROUND REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

•    Expert user of MS Excel and PowerPoint
•    Proactive and motivated self-starter, organized, and effective at managing time (able to meet multiple deadlines for deliverables)
•    Ability to effectively interact and communicate with individuals at all levels including senior executive management
•    Ability to communicate and interact across departments and internationally
•    3 to 5 years’ experience in Management Consulting, Corporate Marketing, Strategic Planning or Finance at an international company or similar environment
•    Creating PowerPoint presentations that show a logical rendering of issues and solutions
•    Gathering and analyzing data from internal company sources (e.g. Business Intelligence) as well as external sources

 

EDUCATION:
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, Finance or Engineering
•    Alternatively, BA with MBA
 

Herbalife offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees in the U.S. (limited to the 50 States and the District of Columbia), which includes Group Health Programs, other Voluntary Benefit Programs, and Paid Time Off. Group Health Programs include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Basic Life/AD&D; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Other Voluntary Benefit Programs include a 401(k) plan, Wellness Incentive Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Supplemental Life/Critical Illness/Hospitalization/Accident Insurance, and Pet Insurance. Paid time off includes Company-observed U.S. Holidays, Floating Holidays, Vacation, Sick Time, a Volunteer Program, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave, Bereavement Leave, Personal Leave and time off for voting.