Director US Strategy & Operations
Zoetis

Job Info

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Role Description

The Director of Strategy and Operations is responsible for evaluating, operationalizing, and implementing strategic initiatives and operational programs to help achieve the business and people strategies for US Operations. He/she will be responsible for assessing opportunities for strategic fit, developing business cases, planning and executing critical projects to support the business, and leading change management efforts.

The Director of Strategy and Operations must partner across the organization and develop collaborative relationships. She/he will develop and socialize plans, secure leadership endorsement, and secure operational support and/or resources to achieve project objectives. He/she will be accountable for developing implementation plans, tracking milestones, and defining and tracking key performance indicators by program. In addition, the Director of Strategy and Operations will establish mechanisms to monitor the portfolio of projects across US Operations and facilitate prioritization discussions.

As a Leader in the Zoetis organization, the Director of US Strategy & Operations models Zoetis core beliefs and communicates the importance of conducting business in a manner consistent with Zoetis values and behaviors. She/he reports to the US Chief Operations Officer and manages a small team.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Partner with business leaders to develop strategies to grow and/or protect our business, explore business model innovation, and respond to evolving market and competitive dynamics

• Lead operational improvement projects that cut across functions (i.e., transformation programs, process improvement, ways of working)

• Partner with HR and business leaders on operating model and governance design

• Conduct financial and strategic analyses on identified opportunities; analyze data and makes appropriate recommendations for action that supports improving initiative results and understanding longer-term business impact

• Lead the Project Management Office (PMO) that is ultimately accountable for prioritization, integration, execution and tracking of programs

• Partner with internal Business Development colleagues on select M&A, divestiture, and collaboration reviews; project manage integration and/or separation from US Ops business

• Manage a small team of 2-5 colleagues; accountable for professional development of the team

• Collaborate with colleagues in Finance, Marketing, Sales, Global Medical Affairs, Data and Digital Solutions, Commercial Operations, Zoetis Tech & Digital, Business Development, Legal and other functions to ensure that relevant stakeholders are participating in the decision-making and implementation processes.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Act, in all respects, in accordance with the Zoetis core beliefs of our colleagues make the difference, always do the right thing, customer obsessed, run it like you own it, and One Zoetis.

• MBA and relevant experience preferred

• 12+ years of business experience with track record of assuming increasing responsibility.

• Strong business acumen, analytical thinking, problem-solving skills with attention to detail

• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communications skills

• Strong negotiation/persuasion skills; ability to interact with and influence Senior Management, peers and other functions with confidence and conviction.

• Proven team builder. Ability to work in a cross-functional team-based environment, align with and influence internal and external stakeholders, and build / manage relationships at all levels of an organization.

• Able to build clarity and structure around nebulous concepts

• Adept at working in highly fluid, complex, and ever-changing environment

• Strong project management skills and change management skills to drive complex, cross-functional projects that require input from many internal and external stakeholders

• Strong financial analysis skills and proven ability to manage budgets and expenses

• Strong computer skills (MS Office and ability to learn Zoetis/ systems)

• Ability to travel internal and external meetings, conventions, tradeshows, and customer interactions (< 20%)

Full time

Regular

Colleague

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of "@zoetis.com". In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.

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