Retail Strategy Manager/Senior Manager

We Are: 

Accenture Strategy and Consulting.

Through deep industry expertise, analytics and insights, we empower clients to survive and thrive in the new, the now and the unknown.

To stay agile in a world dominated by change, the C-suite must keep the core business running while simultaneously identifying and investing in the new.

Accenture Strategy consulting enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future.

Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.

You Are:

A Strategy Consulting maestro with tons of experience in the retail industry, and leadership and management skills to spare.

Your expertise?

Advising clients on data-driven retail strategies to achieve their strategic, financial, and operational goals.

You have energy and drive in abundance, along with personal resilience, a passion for serving clients, and a love of continual learning.

You have a flair for breaking down processes into logical parts and constructing crystal-clear reasoning and analyses—an aptitude you use to decimate problems.

Communication and people skills?

You have both in spades, and as a manager you’re a natural at appreciating diverse perspectives and bringing out the best in teams.

The Work: 

  • Go deep to get the lay of the land of the retail industry that clients operate in, and to grasp clients’ business options in the context of global, economic, technology, and social trends. 
  • Lead teams to provide world-class omni-channel capabilities, store operations , merchandising, product development, supply chain or retail labor productivity strategy solutions that meet the unique market and organizational needs of retail clients.
  • Lead teams in driving insights and recommendations using data models and visualization tools.
  • Help clients achieve long-term success by drawing up practical road maps that help clients carry out strategy, manage change, monitor and gauge processes, and rectify issues if needed.
  • Manage junior members of the Strategy team and groom them for more responsibility.
  • Build relationships with clients to sustain Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner. 

Travel:

For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only.

Please note: The safety and well-being of our people continues to be the top priority, and our decisions around travel are informed by government COVID-19 response directives, recommendations from leading health authorities and guidance from a number of infectious disease experts.

Qualifications

Here’s What You Need:

  • Minimum 5 years of project-based corporate leadership work experience in one or more of the following: 1)Retail Store Operations, 2)Merchandising 3)Retail Supply Chain, 4) Retail Product Development or 5)Retail Growth
  • Minimum 2 years of consulting experience in the consulting industry or equivalent in an internal consulting role.
  • Minimum 2 years of prior experience in driving insights using statistics or data analysis
  • A Bachelor’s degree

Bonus Points if:

  • You have Consulting experience from a Consulting firm
  • You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree

Accenture Overview

We are a global collective of innovators applying the New every day to improve the way the world works and lives.

Help us show the world what’s possible as you partner with clients to unlock hidden value and deliver innovative solutions.

Empowered with innovative tools, continuous learning and a global community of diverse talent and perspectives, we drive success in a new business architecture that disrupts conventional practices.

Our expertise spans 40+ industries across 120+ countries and impacts millions of lives every day.

We turn ideas into reality.

As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, Accenture provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado.

Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location.

For the state of Colorado only, the range of starting pay for the Strategy Senior Manager role is $147,700
– $305,000 and the range of starting pay for the Strategy Manager role is $111,000
– $249,000.

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization.

As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values.

Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process.

Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

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COVID-19 update: 

The safety and well-being of our candidates, our people and their families continues to be a top priority.

Until travel restrictions change, interviews will continue to be conducted virtually. 

Please be aware that Accenture requires all employees to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.

Accenture will consider requests for medical or religious accommodation to this vaccination requirement during the recruiting process.

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