Retail Management Consultant

Experience delivering projects and driving business outcomes
Experience working in a consulting or in transformation in a retailer
Ability to grasp new concepts and problems quickly
Ability to analyse and solve complex problems
Ability to remain value focused; drive recommendations and/or outcomes that create value for our clients
Ability to connect business objectives and outcomes to operational and technology enablers
Potential to form strong client relationships particularly at senior levels
Strong written and oral communication skills

Qualification
Set yourself apart:

3+ years' experience in Strategy consulting, Consulting and/or experience in transformation work in a retailer
Proven experience working on projects; identifying solutions that deliver high ROI and being part of ensuring that value is created in execution
Experience in customer & digital; stores; supply chain; commercial, product development and merchandising; or operating model
Understanding of retail enablement and how technology drives business value
Experience in helping retailers create value through technology, digital disruption, future trends and/or innovation
Data driven, analytical and logical thinking skills needed to help solve our client's biggest challenges

Consultant
The team:
Our Retail Strategy & Consulting team brings together deep industry knowledge and functional expertise to provide innovative, data-driven solutions for our retail clients. In order to win in the long-term, companies must not only understand the challenges of today, but prepare for multiple potential tomorrows. Accenture Strategy helps companies think beyond existing models and see around corners, to build resilience, embrace change and shape new futures-applying the lens of 360 value to everything we do. Accenture Consulting helps our clients transform their organisations, business functions and cross-industry ecosystems, leveraging cutting edge technology, platforms and data to navigate change and accelerate growth. Retail continues to be one of the prime industries for Accenture, with a strong global presence and a credible market leadership position.
In our team you will learn to:

Solve our retail clients' most challenging problems
Deliver outstanding work that exceeds client expectations
Work with project teams of highly talented consultants from across Accenture
Leverage cutting edge data analytics to support data-driven insights and decisions
Embrace the extensive global retail ecosystem that Accenture can provide to our clients delivering end-to-end solutions from strategy through to implementation and execution

In this role you will:

Work with leading retailers and brands across all retail categories including grocery, apparel, electronics, homewares and home improvement
Deliver project work focused on retail with the opportunity to work across other consumer industries e.g. consumer goods and travel
Seek knowledge of key trends and drivers in the industry; including market, customers, suppliers and competitors to add to project delivery
Play a supporting role in business development, including proposals and thought leadership, working closely with the practice Managing Directors and Senior Managers
Build deep understanding of retail organisations, their operations, and enablers
Hone your skills in designing and delivering cutting edge solutions that unlock value for our clients

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app-based fitness classes and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! We strive to help our people create the right work-life balance that allows them to realise their full potential. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you.
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