Strategic Transformation Director Retail EMEA at Blue Yonder

Key Tasks

• Act as an industry expert with the ability to exhibit deep domain knowledge in Retail, particularly supply chain planning, in order to guide clients toward improved processes to drive profit, enhance resource effectiveness, and improve overall process efficiency.
• Use expert facilitation skills to lead clients to solutions and opportunities in the areas of business process, resource use and BY technology. 
• Provide change management leadership and guidance to clients to accelerate adoption and value realisation from BY products and their broader strategic transformations
• Stay ahead of current industry best practices and operate as a thought leader in supply chain processes.
• Assist in driving major software and services sales by demonstrating the value of the proposed solutions and proposing a recommended roadmap to lead companies to greater success.
• Work with Principal and Senior Enterprise Architects on the Transformation ‘Blueprints’ for each industry vertical (e.g. Grocery, Soft/Hard Lines, Energy & Convenience) with particular expertise around demand forecasting and replenishment planning
• Maintain close working relationship with sales, management, consulting, customer support and product management relating to securing and presenting appropriate proposal information to prospective clients and existing clients.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and publications for appropriate industry conferences and forums.
• Be a trusted advisor on complex, tier 1 retail transformation programmes
• Be a leader - drive a proactive, cross functional culture across the BY Customer Success, Delivery organization.