Analyst, Corporate Strategy

Celestica Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic thinker to join their Corporate Strategy team in Toronto. This role involves collaborating with senior leaders to shape the company's strategic direction and drive profitable growth. The successful candidate will support the development of business unit strategies, conduct market assessments, and assist in executive-level communications. This is a unique opportunity to influence the strategic vision of a leading company in aerospace, defense, and technology sectors. If you have a passion for strategy and a background in analytical fields, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, finance or business required.
• Experience in Investment Banking or Consulting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support development of business unit strategies and actionable recommendations.
• Conduct assessments of industry trends and competitive landscape.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Influencing Skills

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field

Job description

The Corporate Strategy team works with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other senior leaders across the company to shape Celestica's strategic direction and deliver profitable growth. This team is responsible for managing the company's strategic planning process, assessing market opportunities and threats, recommending and prioritizing actionable growth strategies and investments, defining and executing business transformations, and supporting mergers and acquisitions that advance the company's strategic objectives.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support development of business unit strategies, including scoping and structuring, formulating hypotheses, conducting research, performing analysis, developing actionable recommendations, and creating implementation plans
• Support evaluation of logical extensions (white spaces) of the company’s current core competencies by assessing market, technology, and macroeconomic trends
• Conduct ongoing assessments of industry and competitive landscape, identify key industry trends impacting the business, and characterize associated opportunities for growth
• Drive greater efficiency, effectiveness, & capability in collaboration with functional leaders
• Support special initiatives as requested by the ELT in support of the strategic vision
• Support the Corporate Development team during critical deal phases, which may include competitive landscape analysis, pipeline development, strategic due diligence, transaction management, and post-merger integration
• Support development of executive-level communications at all levels of the company, including the Board of Directors

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field, such as engineering, economics, finance or business
• Investment Banking, Equity Research or Consulting background
• Exposure or interest in corporate strategy.
• Experience or interest in Celestica’s end markets (aerospace and defense, capital equipment, medical technology, industrials, smart energy, cloud, networking, communications)
• Skilled at influencing and communicating with a diverse set of functions and audiences
• Relentless focus on driving tangible impact to the corporation

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law). At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.