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8901 - Corp Office West Crk - 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia, 23238
CarMax, the way your career should be!
Essential Responsibilities
As a Manager of Corporate Strategy, you will work with the CarMax leadership to help shape the company’s strategy within our Product and Operational departments. You will ensure success in those departments by:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role
About CarMax
CarMax disrupted the auto industry by delivering the honest, transparent and high-integrity experience customers want and deserve. This innovative thinking around the way cars are bought and sold has helped us become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, with over 200 locations nationwide.
Our amazing team of more than 25,000 associates work together to deliver iconic customer experiences. Along the way, we help every associate grow their career and achieve their best, at work and in their community. We are recognized for our commitment to training and diversity and are one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
CarMax is committed to bringing together people from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment.
CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, and any other characteristics protected by law.
Upon an applicant's request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com
8901 - Corp Office West Crk - 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia, 23238
CarMax, the way your career should be!
Essential Responsibilities
As a Manager of Corporate Strategy, you will work with the CarMax leadership to help shape the company’s strategy within our Product and Operational departments. You will ensure success in those departments by:
- Identifying opportunities across the organization by periodically leading sessions to identify potential new initiatives for development, and developing and maintaining a roadmap of new initiatives and tests for development that roll up to our long-range Strategic Plan
- Supporting the development of solutions in partnership with our functional experts in each area
- Defining the test plan to understand interdependencies between tests, the sequencing of testing, and identifying key performance metrics
- Conducting test analysis to understand performance and identifying opportunities to further enhance the initiative
- Determining when ready for market expansion
- Maintaining a communication strategy to inform all executives on results from strategic initiatives as well as overall business performance
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Track record of strategic thinking and proven thought leadership
- Ability to convert high-level business objectives into concrete action plans and analytical tasks
- Ability to assimilate numerous qualitative and quantitative inputs in the face of ambiguity and drill down to a good decision
- Proven leadership and management skills
- Ability to develop and execute a plan with high degree of independence
- Ability to deliver great results while simultaneously managing several projects
- Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively, and manage your time to meet goals/objectives
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to motivate and influence across all levels of the organization Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner through verbal and written methods
- Demonstrated success in analytical decision making
- Ability to apply business and technical knowledge to solve key business problems
- Completion of a four-year undergraduate degree in a business or quantitative discipline with an excellent academic record; Graduate degree a plus but not required
- Four or more years of experience in an analytical role
- Experience with strategy formulation, articulation, and implementation
- Experience with advanced analytics and modeling preferred
- Computer skills: Excel, PowerPoint; SQL experience preferred
Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role
About CarMax
CarMax disrupted the auto industry by delivering the honest, transparent and high-integrity experience customers want and deserve. This innovative thinking around the way cars are bought and sold has helped us become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, with over 200 locations nationwide.
Our amazing team of more than 25,000 associates work together to deliver iconic customer experiences. Along the way, we help every associate grow their career and achieve their best, at work and in their community. We are recognized for our commitment to training and diversity and are one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
CarMax is committed to bringing together people from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment.
CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, and any other characteristics protected by law.
Upon an applicant's request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com