Vice President Strategy And Corporate Development

Description:

Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve YETI's strategic planning process, in close partnership with the CEO and SLT, acting as a thought leader and domain expert
• Shape YETI's strategy by leveraging industry knowledge, experiences, and subject matter expertise
• Contribute innovative thinking and insights to YETI's portfolio and market expansion opportunities, based on deep understanding of consumer trends, product, pricing and marketing models internally and externally
• Partner with SLT to operationalize YETI's long-term growth strategy, garnering buy-in and holding key stakeholders accountable to the results through quantitative analysis and dashboard reporting of key metrics
• Drive inorganic growth activities by leading all stages of the M&A process, including opportunity targeting and evaluation cultivation, due diligence, deal execution and post-deal integration
• Explore and drive other business development opportunities, such as partnerships, licensing agreements, joint ventures, alliances, etc.

Qualifications and Attributes:

• At least 14 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, strategic consulting, investment banking, and/or business planning within the Consumer Goods Industry
• Master's degree in Business Administration, preferred
• Deep understanding of premium brands with a focus on active, outdoor lifestyle brand trends, and dynamics
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous high-priority projects (including project management of cross-functional teams)
• Balance of working as a consultant and as a practitioner within a successful global brand
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, with exceptional ability to create structured quantitative and qualitative analyses
• Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to formulate and deliver insights around complex business problems in a thoughtful and persuasive manner
• Experience working with and/or presenting to a public company Board of Directors, preferred but not required