Senior Principal, Consumer Products, Retail and Logistics, Infosys Consulting (Merchandising an[...]

Overview

Senior Principal – Consumer Products, Retail and Logistics, Infosys Consulting (Merchandising and Planning)Infosys Consulting is currently seeking a Sr. Principal with proven consulting experience in the Consumer Products, Retail and Logistics sectors.The ideal candidate will have a minimum of ten years’ experience in the retail industry with a strong understanding of merchandising and supply chain business processes, technology and operations, including knowledge of products and intermediary service providers. A key focus area would be experience in merchandising financial planning, assortment planning, retail store planning and operations, customer order management and inventory management.Location: Anywhere in the US and/or Remote | Domain: Consulting | Company: ITL USA | Requisition ID: 139394BR

About the Role

As a Sr. Principal, you will participate in the delivery of engagements aimed at designing and executing business strategies for our clients, being responsible for quality, budget and staffing, working closely with senior client stakeholders. You will contribute to the firm’s development by guiding and mentoring teams and sharing knowledge. You will build the necessary skills to become an expert in your respective domain and contribute to advancing Infosys Consulting’s thought leadership in the industry.

Consulting DeliveryParticipate in the design and delivery of client advisory, solution delivery and organizational transformation engagements in standalone projects or as part of wider client programmes

Advise clients on strategy and detailed use cases by leveraging insights from industry best practices

Lead and manage a team of consultants to develop concise and practical strategies, roadmap and/or re-engineering program recommendations with a clear implementation path

Oversee the formulation of hypothesis / client problem statement, identification, analysis and interrogation of related data and synthesize the key outcomes and resulting recommendations

Seek out client input in a structured manner to better understand needs and develop ideas for how to meet those needs

Collaborate with clients to define long-term vision, goals and strategies, help identify and design downstream product, operational and technology initiatives

Direct teams of global consulting, IT professionals and subject matter experts in establishing comprehensive business and functional requirements, then translating those requirements into actionable project initiatives with associated metrics

Play a key liaison and coordinator between the business, product, technology, senior management, vendor teams and other members of the change programs

Practice DevelopmentProvide insights on new and emerging best practices in consumer products and retail, contribute to the development of service offerings

Work with other practice members to support Infosys Consulting thought leadership activities and develop innovative assets, including differentiated points of view and methodologies

Build social networks that enable knowledge and information flow and stay abreast of market trends and how the industry needs to respond

Contribute to practice growth and vitality through roles such as recruitment, training and retention

People ManagementCoach and develop junior team members to deliver quality results and promote professional development

Participate in and contribute to practice training activities

Business DevelopmentDevelop and build relationships at senior management

Formulate and present Infosys Consulting propositions and service offerings

QualificationsBasic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required

Minimum 10 years of consulting experience within the Consumer Products, Retail and/or Logistics sectors

Good depth of business process knowledge within retail merchandising and supply chain operations

Demonstrated ability in delivering complex change programs in large organisations

Strong background of participating in teams comprising both client stakeholders, operations, business and technology specialists

A demonstrable ability to translate business objectives into operational and technology requirements with the commercial acumen to create supporting business cases

Excellent presentation and facilitation skills with ability to build client relationships

Must be willing and able to travel up to 80%, depending on client requirements

Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Excellent business understanding of retail and consumer product operations

Expanded capabilities and experience to work across both retail and CPG engagements

Good depth of knowledge process optimization, system design and implementation

Experience of programs where stakeholder engagement is a key requisite to achieving successful program/project delivery

Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and challenging constraints

Ability to collaborate within the firm and leverage existing resources

Working knowledge of agile methodologies

Demonstrate thought leadership, ability to conceptualize and drive new solution / service offerings and take them to market

Ability and willingness to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary

Compensation and BenefitsEstimated total annual compensation range: $241,000 to $300,000

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts

Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)

401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

About Us

Infosys Consulting is a global management consulting firm helping some of the world’s most recognizable brands transform and innovate. Our consultants are industry experts that lead complex change agendas driven by disruptive technology. With offices in 20 countries and backed by the power of the global Infosys brand, our teams help the C-suite navigate today’s digital landscape to win market share and create shareholder value for lasting competitive advantage. To see our ideas in action, or to join a new type of consulting firm, visit us at www.InfosysConsultingInsights.com .

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