Overview
Enterprise Strategy Consultant – Retail Grocery and Hardlines. The Enterprise Strategy Consultant is a lead contributor and Design Authority within the Supply Chain Advisory team. This role is responsible for driving the functional and technical integrity of strategic transformations, bridging the gap between high‑level business goals and operational reality. The ideal candidate possesses deep functional and technical expertise in Retail Grocery and Hardlines, and a proven ability to manage complex “blueprinting” phases. As a high‑functioning individual contributor with an agentic mindset, you will take ownership of data, technical roadmaps, and architectural outcomes and pivot strategies autonomously when necessary.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as Design Authority for the E2E solution, ensuring all workstreams align with best practices and the long‑term technical roadmap.
- Review and approve key design decisions (KDDs) to ensure sustainability, minimize technical debt, and leverage out‑of‑the‑box cognitive capabilities.
- Protect solution integrity throughout the project lifecycle, constructively challenging assumptions that deviate from the core architectural vision.
- Own the high‑level design phase for customers, focusing on the intersection of business process and architecture optimization.
- Lead the migration path from legacy environments to AI‑driven cognitive platforms, ensuring seamless data flow across all applications.
- Map complex Grocery/Hardlines requirements to functional specifications that support automated, autonomous supply chain execution.
- Lead the design and execution of specific project workstreams, ensuring technical alignment with the overarching engagement strategy.
- Collaborate with product, delivery and industry leads to ensure the proposed architecture is supported by current and future product releases.
- Interpret complex data trends to justify architectural pivots or solution designs to customer stakeholders.
- Design and deliver strategy‑aligned demonstrations that connect E2E architecture to tangible business outcomes.
Key Skills
- Deep mastery of Forecasting, Replenishment and Allocation within Retail Grocery and Hardlines.
- Intuitive grasp of macro/micro‑space category management and assortment optimization.
- Experience guiding customers through the transition from legacy systems to modern AI/ML architectures.
- Proactive approach to navigating complex transformations with minimal supervision.
- Ability to translate complex technical architecture into clear, value‑based language for C‑level executives and on‑the‑floor leadership.
Qualifications
- 9–11years of experience in supply chain consulting, enterprise architecture or related roles within the Grocery or Hardlines sectors.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or a related field.
- Strong process modeling skills and experience with high‑scale retail solution deployments.
- Comfort acting as Design Authority, influencing stakeholders and maintaining architectural discipline under project pressure.
Equity &‑E
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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