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VP Strategy Integration

Advantage Solutions Inc. is a leading provider of outsourced sales, marketing, and technology solutions for consumer goods companies and retailers, offering a wide range of data-driven services to drive demand and connect brands with consumers.

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Vice President Strategy Integration

Summary

The VP, Strategy & Integration serves as a strategic partner to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Demo Services & Workforce Operations, providing enterprise-level leadership across the full scope of the organization. This role drives the development and execution of integrated strategies that align operational priorities, accelerate business transformation, and deliver measurable outcomes across Demo Services and Workforce Operations.

Spanning the entire COO organization, the VP operates as the connective tissue between functional teams, shared services, and commercial segments—ensuring strategic coherence, cross-functional alignment, and organizational readiness to meet evolving business demands. This leader owns the strategic planning cadence, stewards enterprise-wide initiatives from concept through execution, and influences decision-making at the most senior levels of the organization.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned operator who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution, can navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, and brings the leadership presence to drive alignment across a matrixed enterprise.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Define and lead the strategic planning process across Demo Services & Workforce Operations, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and commercial segment priorities.
  • Architect and drive cross-functional integration strategies that connect operational execution to business growth objectives across shared services and commercial segments.
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner to the COO, synthesizing market intelligence, operational data, and organizational insights to shape executive decision-making.
  • Lead the development and delivery of executive-level materials for board meetings, MPRs, investor updates, and C-suite strategy sessions.
  • Establish and govern the strategic initiative portfolio, ensuring resources are allocated to highest-impact priorities and progress is tracked against defined outcomes.
  • Identify emerging trends, competitive dynamics, and organizational risks that inform long-range planning and strategic pivots.

Cross-Functional Program Leadership & Operational Excellence

  • Own and drive enterprise-level programs and transformation initiatives that span multiple business units, shared services functions, and commercial segments.
  • Design and implement operating frameworks, governance structures, and performance management systems that accelerate execution and accountability.
  • Lead cross-functional teams through complex, ambiguous initiatives—establishing clear workstreams, milestones, and escalation paths.
  • Partner with shared services leaders (Finance, HR, IT, Legal) to ensure operational initiatives are resourced, supported, and integrated across the enterprise.
  • Drive continuous improvement by identifying systemic inefficiencies and championing scalable process and technology solutions.
  • Oversee the preparation and orchestration of leadership offsites, planning summits, and cross-functional working sessions.

Executive Communication & Enterprise Stakeholder Management

  • Develop and execute a communications strategy that ensures consistent, compelling messaging across the COO organization and to key enterprise stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain trusted senior-level relationships across commercial segments, shared services, and executive leadership to facilitate collaboration and remove barriers.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between the COO's office and internal/external stakeholders, ensuring clarity of priorities, alignment on decisions, and timely follow-through.
  • Draft executive communications, strategic briefings, and organizational updates that shape narrative and drive engagement at all levels.
  • Represent the COO organization in cross-enterprise forums, steering committees, and leadership councils.

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Directly manages a team of strategy, integration, and/or project management professionals.
  • Provides executive-level leadership, coaching, and development to direct reports and extended team members.
  • Leads and influences cross-functional teams, workstreams, and matrixed project teams without direct authority.
  • Sets team vision, establishes performance expectations, and cultivates a high-performance, results-oriented culture.

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

Travel required (up to 50%) to support leadership meetings, cross-functional engagements, offsites, and enterprise-wide initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in strategy, operations, management consulting, or enterprise program leadership.
  • 5+ years leading cross-functional or enterprise-level initiatives within large, matrixed organizations.
  • Demonstrated experience partnering with C-suite executives and influencing at the most senior levels of an organization.
  • Track record of driving organizational transformation, strategic integration, or large-scale change management.
  • Experience working across shared services functions and commercial business segments.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

  • Executive presence with the ability to lead, influence, and build consensus across senior stakeholders in a complex, matrixed environment.
  • Exceptional strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate ambiguity into structured, actionable plans.
  • Advanced program leadership and organizational design capabilities.
  • Outstanding written, verbal, and visual communication skills with experience presenting to C-suite and board audiences.
  • High degree of professionalism, executive judgment, and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive matters.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational execution to commercial outcomes.
  • Ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics and drive alignment across competing priorities.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and enterprise collaboration platforms (Teams, Miro, Asana, etc.).

Note : Job will remain open until filled.

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Advantage Solutions Inc. is a prominent provider of outsourced sales, marketing, and technology solutions, uniquely positioned at the intersection of consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers. Founded in 1987 by Sonny King, initially as Advantage Sales & Marketing in Irvine, California, the company has grown significantly through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. It now serves a diverse clientele that includes over 4,000 CPG brands and numerous retailers across various channels such as grocery, mass, big box, drug, and convenience stores, with a reach spanning more than 100,000 locations. In 2023, Advantage Solutions relocated its corporate headquarters to St. Louis, Missouri, while retaining its Irvine office as a collaboration hub, alongside other key offices across North America. The company became publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol ADV.

Advantage Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to help brands and retailers generate demand, get products into the hands of consumers, and optimize their presence both in-store and online. These services include headquarter sales, retail merchandising, in-store and online sampling, digital commerce, omnichannel marketing, retail media, private brand strategy, and supply chain solutions. The company emphasizes a data- and technology-driven approach, leveraging proprietary technology, artificial intelligence, and extensive insights to deliver results with speed and precision. Advantage Solutions is committed to innovation, continually modernizing its technology and forming strategic alliances, such as its partnership with Swiftly, to enhance its omnichannel capabilities and provide cutting-edge solutions. The company's mission is to empower people, advance purpose, and deliver performance, aiming to be a trusted partner that helps clients sell more while spending less. It also focuses on enriching lives by connecting people to products and experiences through a culture that prioritizes people, leads with insights, and executes relentlessly.

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401(K)

401(K) retirement plan.

Paid holidays

Paid holidays provided.

Paid sick days

Paid sick days offered.

Fitness stipend

Fitness stipend offered.

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