Manager, Corporate Strategy
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- Jul 26, 2017 Post Date
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Who we are
With annual revenues of nearly $600 million, Batesville is the clear leader, providing a comprehensive portfolio of burial and cremation products, memorialization offerings, profit-enhancing merchandising systems, and leading-edge technology designed to help funeral directors succeed. The company’s relentless pursuit of quality, customer service and innovation has propelled Batesville to the forefront of the death care industry.
Our success hinges on providing the right combination of high quality products and professional and technical resources that enhance a funeral home’s business and create positive relationships with families. While products and services have changed over time, Batesville’s mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love ®has remained the same for more than 100 years.
At Batesville, our associates are our strongest asset, and we strive to attract, hire and develop the best and brightest to ensure our place in the future. Batesville has a strong culture of achievement, which is underpinned by these five core values:
- Individual worth and integrity
- Excellence in execution
- Spirit of continuous learning and improvement
- Courage
- Customer focus and partnership
Position Summary
Responsible for managing Batesville’s Strategic Management Process (SMP) and industry analysis. Facilitates key meetings of the Batesville Executive Management Team (EMT), including strategy sessions, staff meetings and policy deployment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Manages the Strategic Management Process (SMP) including situation assessment, strategic framework, and coordination of the business plan. Responsible for coordinating and developing all presentations, memos and communications with Hillenbrand and the board of directors.
- Facilitates and administers the organization's monthly performance management process (policy deployment), driving focus on the relevant performance topics and ensuring all functional areas are prepared for the meeting.
- Conducts death care industry analysis, including public death care company performance, peer group tracking and competitive analysis for inorganic growth opportunities.
- Manages EMT calendar, including the meeting agendas and logistics, and ensures key takeaways are captured and follow up items are completed.
- May participate in other strategic activities.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
Education
Bachelor’s degree (B.S./B.A.) or equivalent from a college or university and a minimum of 5 years related experience and/or training in strategy/ cross-functional process management. Master’s degree preferred.
Skills/Experience Required
Skills/Experience Required
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Incumbent for this position must be fully mobile and able to relocate
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Advanced written and verbal communication experience required
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Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Skills/Experience Preferred
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Intermediate experience with facilitation
- Strong financial acumen
Travel
Employee must be able to travel 10% of the time.
What We Offer
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Competitive Pay + Health & Welfare Plans
- Vacation & Paid Holidays
- Generous 401K Matching Program – 4% (base pay) automatic contribution + $.50 for each additional dollar saved on the first 6% of pay saved.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance: Basic Life, Group Term Life, Voluntary AD&D & Business Travel Accident Coverage
What Sets Us Apart
We Develop From Day #1: We promote an on-boarding experience focused on individual training through our Experience Batesville program. Our focus on intentional talent development continues through our Batesville University offerings and education events. We encourage associates to create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to help drive career focused discussions and advancement opportunities.
We Take Care of Our Associates: We present on-site wellness services including a clinic offering free health care & prescriptions to plan members, the revolutionary Bod Pod Assessment & Weight Management Program, and Market C – a vending management kiosk offering fresh food and convenience items when you need to grab a quick bite on the go. *
We Support Each Other: Our mission is to help families honor the lives of those they love® and to carry that mission through to our team, we host an annual Remembrance Day to help our associates honor the lives of those they love.
We have Fun! We work hard and when it’s time to play hard, our Tree is Me committee focuses on planning and promoting team events such as: our annual Associate Christmas & Children’s Parties, Summer Picnic, March Madness & Putt-Putt tournaments, Cinco de Mayo, Super Bowl and many other fun activities.
We Give Back: In addition to planning associate events, our Tree Is Me committee partners with our local Relay for Life team to encourage associate participation in week long fundraising events and walking laps to help raise funds and awareness for cancer.
Physical Demands
To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.
DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
