Corporate Strategy Analyst

#BeExtraordinary At Andrew Peller Limited (APL), our mission is to be Canada’s #1 branded wine and craft beverage company by delivering the perfect brand experience for every lifestyle and occasion. Through our commitment to excellence, honouring our roots, owning it, fostering belonging and driving to succeed, we inspire teammates to be extraordinary every day. Who We Are We are one of Canada's largest and oldest wine companies with a rich heritage in quality winemaking. We produce some of Canada's most recognized brands and offer our teammates a challenging and rewarding employment experience. The Offer - Competitive total compensation and employer paid health benefits - Personal growth and development under strong stable leadership - Structure that allows for interaction and opportunity to work closely with our executive team - Unique opportunity to be part of something BIG in the changing wine industry - Hybrid work environment ("work for your day") meaning you will be both home office and Oakville corporate office based. SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES **Reporting, Analysis and Insights Generation**: - Gather both internal and external data, synthesize and develop easy-to-follow, actionable dashboards and reports - Drive processes for ongoing collection of data and ensure macro trends, market, customer and competitor intelligence remains updated - Support in creating processes, templates and tools for efficient KPI analysis and reporting - Lead the development of corporate strategy scorecards, developing and tracking Objectives and Key Results. Partner with business unit and functional leads to monitor and analyze other key business performances against established metrics, identifying areas of improvement and optimization - Support the creation of board materials, financial models, ad-hoc requests from senior leaders in strategy and the Executive Leadership Team **Strategic Planning, Execution and Corporate Development**: - Work with Corporate Strategy leadership and Executive Leadership Team to establish ongoing strategic planning timelines, cadence, check-in points - Assist the business to define and drive business level roadmaps in addition to evaluating potential risks and operational impacts associated with the strategic plan - Become familiar with various globally recognized strategic planning frameworks, work with Corporate Strategy leadership to educate business on them and ingrain into decision making - Support product gap and competitive analysis. Preform financial and data analysis and evaluate hypotheses, trends concerning market segments, geographies and products - Where required, support the business on potential mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnership deals. **Corporate Development and Strategy Toolkit**: - Research, learn and develop a suite of toolkits for the Corporate Strategy team by leveraging best-in-class frameworks - Develop training materials and tailor them towards the wine, alcoholic beverage industry WORKING RELATIONSHIP - Reports to: Manager, Strategy and Transformation SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE - Completion of bachelor’s or higher degree in Business, Economics, Finance or a related field. A master’s degree or relevant professional certification is preferred. - 3+ years of progressive experience, with preference in the wine, alcoholic beverage industry, management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy or similar roles where structuring ambiguous problems using data to communicate results to executives - Proven track record of driving change, ability to think outside the box, work with members in various functions and levels of an organization - Strong financial acumen with experience in financial modeling - Understanding of the wine industry, including market dynamics, supply chain, and consumer trends. - Excellent leadership and people management skills - Strong problem solving abilities and presentation skills with the ability to influence at all levels - Ability to think strategically and navigate complex issues - Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment - Excellent business acumen, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines We are conducting an internal and external search simultaneously. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest; only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. **Accommodation**: **Equal Opportunity Employment**: At Andrew Peller Limited, we are committed to creating and celebrating a culture of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination or harassment because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, fam