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.Join Accenture and help transform leading Retail organizations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Accenture and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.The Work: As Customer behaviors and expectations continue to evolve and digital technologies continue to change the way in which consumers shop and interact, Retailers are challenged to stay current, innovative, and focused on the right strategies, processes, and technology investments to reach their customer. Our Retail clients come to us to connect with Retailing Processes professionals, Merchandising and Planning Professionals, and Cross Retail Consulting professionals to help enable and improve:The processes of planning, merchandising, and selling goods and services across various channels. (Store, E-commerce)Technology Platforms selections and implementations across Merchandise systems (JDA, Oracle, SAP)Industry thought leadershipA professional at this position level within Accenture has the following responsibilities:Lead multi-functional project teams to provide solutions to complex business problems and integrate Accenture’s capabilities across processes, people and technology to deliver client outcomes and project results.Act as a Subject Matter Advisor within Retail providing thought leadership, insights, and helping to develop Retail POVs and go to Market Strategies and opportunitiesInvolved in setting strategic direction to establish near term goals for area of responsibility.Interacts with senior management levels at a client and/or within Accenture, which involves negotiating or influencing on significant matters.Has latitude in decision-making and determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.Decisions have a lasting impact on area of responsibility with the potential to impact outside area of responsibility.Manages large teams and/or work efforts at a client or within Accenture.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.Here’s What You Need:Minimum of 8 years of retail processes and/or merchandising experience working at an external Consulting firm or on internal projects in the Corporate Retail Industry. Project experience must include retail process design, organization change management, or technology enablement across merchandising, planning, stores, assortment, pricing, supporting retail technologies.Bachelor’s degreeBonus points if:MBA degree or equivalent graduate degreeAccenture OverviewWe 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. More information on benefits offered is here. 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