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Strategy & Operations Club. Club Kickoff Meeting September 20, 2005. The Importance of Strategy & Operations.
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Strategy & Operations Club Club Kickoff Meeting September 20, 2005
The Importance of Strategy & Operations • “My job at Honeywell International these days is to restore the discipline of execution to a company that had lost it. Many people regard execution as detail work that’s beneath the dignity of a business leader. That’s wrong. To the contrary, it’s a leader’s most important job.” * Larry Bossidy, Chairman Honeywell International, “Execution – The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Club Focus • SOC focuses on career development and education in all areas related to Strategy, Management or Operations • Sample Careers/Job Titles: • Strategic Planning • Business Development • General Management • Project Management • Internal Consulting • Supply Chain Management
Strategy & Operations Recruiting at Stern • Goldman Sachs - Global Operations • BOC Gases - Senior Business Analyst • Pfizer - Business Development • McGraw Hill - Business Development • Avaya - Operations • Sara Lee – Supply Chain Management • New York Life Insurance – Management Associate (General Mgmt) • Unilever – Business Engagement Associate • US Tobacco - Manager Strategic Planning • The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P)- Business Analyst & Supply Chain • Citigroup - Citicards Associate • GMAC Commercial Holding Corp - Strategic Planning Associate • Cendant Corporation - Associate • Dun & Bradstreet – Graduate Leadership Program – Strategy • Deutsche Post World Net – Internal Management Consulting • Bertelsmann - Bertelsmann Entrepreneurs Program (General Mgmt) • Pitney Bowes – Management Development Program - Strategy • Numerous Consulting Companies • Booz-Allen Hamilton, Deloitte Consulting, Cap Gemini, AT Kearney, IBM, Grant Thornton, Jennings Ryan & Kolb, Adjoined Consulting, Analysis Group, Gordian Group
Planned Events • Club Networking and Social Event @ Bowlmor Lanes – 9/28 • Company-Sponsored Events: • Time Warner Strategic Planning Group – Oct 6 • Other Companies – TBD • Plant Tours • Industry Panels • Internal Consulting • Strategic Planning/Business Development • Topics in Global Sourcing • Lunch and Learn: “How to Settle a Trade” • Outsourcing Conference • Resume Review • Alumni Cocktail Receptions • Part-Time / Full-Time Networking Event • Lunch with Prominent Faculty
Other SOC Benefits • In addition to the numerous events planned, SOC has many other benefits: • Opportunity to demonstrate commitment and leadership to the profession • Networking opportunities with alumni and corporate recruiters • Get to know other MBA1s and MBA2s with similar career interests • Resume Book • Internship Search Support
First-Year Officer Opportunities • 6 First-Year Officers: • Special Events (2) • Finance • Career Development • External Affairs • Technology • Applications due Monday, September 26 • Process: • Submit a one paragraph statement of interest (may include more than one position) along with your resume to soc@stern.nyu.edu • Subject line - “Officer Position: First Choice” • Interviews during week of 9/26 • Decisions by approximately October 3 • Club Signup Site: http://nyustern.collegemailer.com/mailer/club_signup.asp • Lifetime Membership $25