Strategic Planning Director jobs in Arkansas

Strategic Planning Director directs and oversees an organization's strategic and long-range goal planning function. Drives strategic initiatives and supports the development of long-term growth plans and profitability goals. Being a Strategic Planning Director analyzes emerging industry trends, expansion opportunities, including mergers and acquisitions, competitive threats, the viability of outside business partners, and sources of capital. Establishes and retains relationships with industry analysts and the investment community. Additionally, Strategic Planning Director utilizes data-driven methodologies to analyze business performance metrics and process improvement options effectively. Develops reporting and tools to communicate strategic plans and concepts to leadership. Conducts periodic status reviews of organizational goals and objectives to identify roadblocks to progress. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Strategic Planning Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Strategic Planning Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Director, Strategic Accounts
  • Brain Corp
  • Bentonville, AR FULL_TIME
  • Brain Corp is a San Diego, California, USA-based AI company creating transformative core technology for the robotics industry. Our purpose is to create autonomous technology that helps the real world work better. Brain's robotic and AI solutions help retailers ensure that the right product is on the right shelf at the right price, in a clean environment. Through the BrainOS® Robotics Platform, which powers the largest global fleet of the Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) in operation in commercial public spaces, Brain Corp delivers insightful and efficient automated solutions in both commercial floor cleaning and inventory management, empowering organizations and their employees to achieve more. Brain Corp currently powers more than 30,000 AMRs, representing the largest fleet of its kind in the world. Brain Corp is funded by the SoftBank Vision Fund, Clearbridge, and Qualcomm Ventures.

    Position Summary:

    The Director, Strategic Accounts is responsible for managing the Brain relationship with assigned key account(s) and maximizing the client’s value of the Brain’s products and services. A strong candidate has a passion for serving clients, possesses a process engineering mindset, and exhibits a strong aptitude in data/analytics. The key success metrics will be demonstrated ROI from the partnership, strong utilization of Brain robots, gross revenue retention, and supporting revenue expansion opportunities.

    This role is expected to manage Brain team member(s) and other internal resources to help the client achieve their business goals. The role is also responsible for strengthening and growing client relationships; strategic accounts have many distinct business functions and Brain solutions can help support many client use cases that may not yet be fully understood.

    Essential Job Functions:

    • Create clear strategies and executable work streams that keep Brain at the forefront of client needs.
    • Develop relationships across the customers’ organizations, from VP level to operational level.
    • Identify and document customer business goals, priorities, and opportunities and clearly communicate them into Brain’s sales, product, marketing, support, and engineering teams.
    • Evangelize Brain’s product, services, and value propositions within your accounts; identify new business opportunities and engage the relevant key Brain personnel.
    • Coordinate ongoing programs at the corporate level in cooperation with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success.
    • Ensure customer satisfaction through great customer experiences and high adoption of value-add products and services, leading to SaaS renewals.
    • Partner with the Customer Success Group and Product Managers to communicate the voice of the customer (VOC) back into Brain products and services.
    • Create and maintain business metrics, notes, and action plans to measure and drive utilization and customer satisfaction in your accounts.

    Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: 

    • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or other relevant fields (Master’s degree preferred)
    • 8-10 years of client-facing experience in either a customer success or account management role; 5 years of experience working with Walmart, Sam’s Club, or another retailer preferred.

    Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics: 

    • A self-starter with a proven track record of getting clients to adopt new products and personally ensuring clients’ expectations were met.
    • Exceptional problem-solving, strategic, and analytical skills combined with excellent business acumen.
    • A sense of urgency to resolve customer escalations quickly and efficiently.
    • A passion for working with data and technical products to create business value. 
    • Strong leadership skills, agile to adjust to other people’s needs and achieve impact through others.
    • Proactive, detail oriented, and strong active listening skills to clearly understand customers’ problem statements and technical needs.
    • Ability and willingness to learn: Robotics, AI, industry verticals, and new business models
    • Expert level experience with Microsoft and Google G-suite applications.
    • Experience with Salesforce or similar customer relationship management software.
    • Experience with SQL (GCP BigQuery) and BI Tools (Tableau or PowerBI) preferred.
    • Knowledge of Retail Link, Luminate, and other retailer data platforms is a plus. 

    Physical Demands:

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for sitting, walking or standing for periods of time; operating a computer and keyboard; use of hands to finger and grasp; talk and hear at normal room levels; visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures; push or pull up to 20 pounds.

    Work Environment:

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Employees are exposed to the typical office environment with computers, printers and telephones.

    Salary Range:

    The anticipated salary range is $150,000 to $180,000. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. 

    In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of:

    • A discretionary annual target bonus
    • Stock options
    • 401(k) plan with match (no waiting period and immediate vesting)
    • Comprehensive suite of insurance benefits for employees (and their families) to include a variety of medical plan options (including an HSA with employer contribution), dental, vision, life and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Legal/Identity support plans, pet insurance.
    • Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care)
    • Generous paid time off including flexible vacation, Paid Sick Leave, time off for volunteering in the community, 10 paid company holidays, and a winter company shutdown
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Director, Demand Planning
  • RICELAND FOODS INC
  • Stuttgart, AR FULL_TIME
  • Director of Demand Planning Job Location: RFI Little Rock Office Little Rock, AR. RICELAND FAMILY FARMER OWNED Riceland Overview Riceland Foods and its family farmers have provided the world with whol...
  • 1 Day Ago

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Senior Director, Finance – Sam’s Club Fresh Freezer Cooler (FFC) Merchandise & Planning
  • Sam's Club
  • BENTONVILLE, AR OTHER
  • Position Summary...What you'll do...Join Sam’s Club as the Senior Director, Finance – Sam’s Club Fresh Freezer Cooler (FFC) Merchandise & Planning and your work could help over 240 million global cust...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Strategic Planner
  • Advantage Solutions
  • Rogers, AR FULL_TIME
  • Summary Strategic Planner At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dynamic and talented Strategic Planner to develop, direct, implement plans, and research projects to ...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Intake Specialist
  • West Central Planning & Development District
  • Hot Springs, AR FULL_TIME
  • Job Description of Intake Specialist: The Intake Specialist reports directly to the Field Services Coordinator and is responsible for processing applications for WIOA Programs available through WCAPDD...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Dispatcher
  • West Central Planning & Development District
  • Hot Springs, AR FULL_TIME
  • Job Description of a Dispatcher: Effectively and professionally provides communications and dispatch services for ground emergency medical services.Duties and Responsibilities of Dispatcher: - Utilize...
  • 1 Day Ago

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Vice President Information Technology
  • ICX Group
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • ICX Group is actively recruiting for two VP of IT roles with our clients in the Jacksonville area. These roles are direc...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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VP, Director of Strategic Planning
  • Humancare | An IPG Health Company
  • The Strategic Planning Director-VP is responsible for leading a team of Strategic Planners, Senior Planners and Planning...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Manager Strategic Planning
  • HMSHost
  • Bethesda, MD
  • Purpose: The Senior Manager, Strategic Planning is responsible for leading business and financial analysis for F&B and r...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant State Director
  • CEF of Virginia
  • Richmond, VA
  • Job Description Job Description OVERVIEW: The Assistant State Director works alongside the State Director in: Fulfilling...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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DSP Manager (Unit Coordinator)
  • Transtional Center Inc.
  • Centreville, IL
  • Job Description Job Description Job description Job Summary JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: Unit Coordinator in Training JOB ...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Human Resource Manager
  • Providence Housing Authority
  • Providence, RI
  • Job Description Job Description Oversight of recruitment and selection of all agency personnel, recruiting the most qual...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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VP Director - Strategic Planning (Communications)
  • Meet
  • Meet is partnered with a Healthcare Advertising Services company in need of a Vice President to lead strategy. The Strat...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director, Global Recycling Standards Organization
  • Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
  • Washington, DC
  • Under the direction of the Global Recycling Standards Organization (GRSO) Board of Directors, the Director of the Global...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Arkansas (/ˈɑːrkənsɔː/ AR-kən-saw)[c] is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2018. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta. Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 33rd...
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Income Estimation for Strategic Planning Director jobs
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Strategic Planning Director in Modesto, CA
Rick is an international business attorney and currently sits on the Board of Directors and provides general counsel, risk management and compliance services to foreign companies entering the U.S.
January 18, 2020
Strategic Planning Director in Hialeah, FL
The not-for-profit organization is governed by an independent board of directors and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
January 18, 2020
Whether your HR function is a department of one or of many, basic Human Resources strategic planning that includes internal organizational needs assessment and external benchmark comparisons is needed.
November 29, 2019
Strategic Planning Director in Norwich, CT
Strategic plans become the budget’s descriptive front end, often projecting five years of financials in order to appear “strategic.” But management typically commits only to year one; in the context of years two through five, “strategic” actually means “impressionistic.”.
January 25, 2020
Bridgespan Group Manager Laura Lanzerotti recently asked members of the Bridgespan LinkedIn communities about their organizations’ experiences moving from strategic planning to implementation.
February 03, 2020