Manager, Interconnected Strategy

The Home Depot

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a strategic expert to shape its interconnected strategy across 2,300+ stores and a large digital footprint. The role focuses on market intelligence, planning, and driving strategic projects with cross-functional teams to enable growth and customer-centric outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years of experience in retail/ecommerce strategy, strong analytical capabilities, and excellent communication skills to influence leadership and collaborators across the organization.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
4+ years of relevant work experience.
MBA a plus (preferred).
Strong skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

10% - Competitive and Market Intelligence: monitor external developments to identify opportunities and threats; communicate insights to executives.
20% - Planning Process: structure issues, prioritize analyses, and prepare readouts for team and stakeholders.
70% - Strategic Projects: lead interconnected strategy and execution workstreams across functions.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Market intelligence

Data analysis

Communication & presentation

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

Are you ready to shape the future of retail at a massive scale? As the world’s #1 home improvement retailer, The Home Depot generates~$150B in annual sales. While our e-commerce business stands alone as one of the largest in retail at ~$25B in online sales, its true impact is much largeraswecombineourdigital capabilitieswiththetrusted value of our~2,300+ stores and 500,000+ associatestoprovide africtionlessinterconnected experiencefor the 6 billion online + in-store customer visits we welcome each year.

Home Depot’sinterconnectedexperience is a key enabler of our ability to grow and gain market share in any macroeconomic environment. Delivering a best-in-world interconnected retail experience for Pros and Consumers is one of Home Depot’s top strategic priorities, requiring the establishment of clear strategic direction to support cross-functional alignment and organizational investment.

The Interconnected Strategy teamis responsible forthe development and execution of Home Depot’s overall interconnected& customer experiencestrategy.This includesidentifyingtop opportunities based on market dynamics, developing efforts to address those opportunities, and ensuring adequate internal resourcing while building external relationships to support those efforts.

By developingexpertiseacross every element of modern digital retail — from market dynamics and competitive landscape to technology trends, merchandising, and fulfillment operations — the [Sr. Analyst / Manager] of Interconnected Strategy has a unique opportunity to influence meaningful change from within one of the world’s leading retailers.

Key Responsibilities:

10% - Competitive and Market Intelligence - Stay abreast of external developments (including innovations and strategies of notable competitive and non-competitive retailers) to identify opportunities and threats. Leverage internal/external research to develop insights/solutions, create compelling documents to communicate to executive audiences
20% - Planning Process - Address business problems by structuring issues and prioritizing analyses. Present readouts and work materials to team and key stakeholders
70% - Strategic Projects - Drive one or more interconnected strategy and operational execution workstreams

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

This Position typically reports tothe Sr. Manager or Director
This Position has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:

Typical requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years old
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

Previouswork experience intop-tierretail/ecommerce, corporate strategy,or professional services (e.g., strategy consulting,investment banking,private equity) supporting retail/ecommerceor consumer-facing business units
3+ yearsof relevant work experience
MBA a plus
Strong skills in quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, and strategic problem solving
Solid understanding of retail and financial acumen
Strong communication& presentation skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders and leadership
Proven ability to collaborate effectively in highly cross-functional environments
Comfort framing andnavigatingambiguousbusinesschallenges
High degree of personal drive, initiative, and ownership
Strong interpersonal skills with high degree of professionalism and confidentiality

Minimum Education:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a master’s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

Minimum Leadership Experience: