Posted 2mo ago

Strategic Services Director, Retail & Grocery

@ Blue Yonder
London, /, United Kingdom
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Lead strategy, Present recommendations, Engage executives
Requirements Summary:Experience leading strategic initiatives in supply chain/retail; strong leadership with C-level stakeholders; multi-industry exposure; data-driven decision making.
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Job Description

What you’ll do

  • Lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives and projects.
  • Work with Principal and Senior Enterprise Architects on Master ‘Blueprints’ / High level design for industry verticals
  • Work in the high level design phase of projects to deliver client specific blueprints encompassing business process, key design decisions and enterprise architecture
  • Build and present recommendations to client leadership, ensuring insights are grounded in data and aligned with business goals.
  • Support team leadership in shaping engagement strategy, deliverable quality, and client communications.
  • Participate in thought leadership efforts, including market research, internal frameworks, and executive-ready content.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver solution rollouts and strategic initiatives.
  • Identify and prioritize growth opportunities through data-driven analysis and industry insights.
  • Ensure high quality deliverables and client satisfaction.

Key Skills

  • Possess deep industry and sub-industry knowledge, understands market trends, organizational strengths, gaps, and whitespace opportunities.
  • Experienced in guiding customers through best-practice solution deployments; not afraid to challenge assumptions early in the project life-cycle.
  • Strong storytelling skills with ability to relate solution demos to the day to day work and outcomes our customer require
  • Ability to gather, synthesize, and interpret data from industry trends, competitive landscapes, and customer feedback to inform strategic decisions and roadmap development
  • Quickly builds trust and credibility and delivers outcomes for the customer.
  • Confidently leads process design and serves as a design authority.
  • Effectively engages with executive leadership, C-level clients, industry partners, and global forums.
  • Strong presentation skills; can convey strategic recommendations, influence decision-making, and represent Blue Yonder in high-impact environments.
  • Expertise to design, launch, and optimize industry-specific solutions and go-to-market plans (developing integrated product offerings, tailoring strategies to industry needs, ensuring competitive positioning in the marketplace).

What we are looking for

  • Proven industry experience leading business teams within a tier 1 supply chain organization, and/or 10+ years of experience in management consulting, strategic planning

  • Experience of working within multiple industry verticals highly desirable

  • Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to influence C-Level Executives and proven experience as a ‘trusted advisor’

  • Strong process modelling skills
  • Proven track record of delivering successful strategic initiatives and projects.

Our Values


If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

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.