Strategic Growth & Insights Leader

Food Lion; Milford Terrace (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Lion is seeking a Senior Strategic Insights & Growth leader to drive analytics, growth opportunities, and strategic direction. The role partners with senior leadership to translate market and customer insights into actionable plans.

You will oversee complex analyses, influence decisions, and shape long-term roadmap, working across functions to prioritize investments and capture white space opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years leading strategic analyses, growth initiatives, customer insights, or cross-functional business initiatives
• Connects customer, competitive, marketplace, and financial insights to enterprise-level business implications and growth opportunities
• Leads highly complex analyses and translates findings into strategic implications and decision frameworks
• Influences senior leaders through compelling strategic narratives and executive-level communication
• Serves as a strategic thought partner and informal leader across functions

Responsibilities

• Lead complex strategic investigations related to growth opportunities, market share performance, customer evolution, and competitive positioning
• Influence strategic discussions by connecting insights across multiple data sources
• Translate findings into business implications and strategic recommendations for senior leadership
• Lead development of growth strategies and strategic recommendations related to customer evolution, competitive positioning, white space opportunities, and new business concepts
• Act as thought partner to business leaders regarding long-term strategic direction
• Influence prioritization of growth investments and strategic initiatives
• Lead enterprise understanding of customer shifts, emerging marketplace dynamics, industry disruptions, and competitive threats
• Connect external insights to business strategy and growth decisions
• Facilitate strategic discussions with senior leaders
• Influence strategic direction through executive-ready analyses, recommendations, and storytelling
• Represent strategic insights perspectives across leadership discussions

Skills

Strategic analysis

Growth initiatives

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Food Lion is seeking a Senior Strategic Insights & Growth leader to drive analytics, growth opportunities, and strategic direction. The role partners with senior leadership to translate market and customer insights into actionable plans.

You will oversee complex analyses, influence decisions, and shape long-term roadmap, working across functions to prioritize investments and capture white space opportunities.