Description
Where Innovation meets Excellence. Be a part of a globally renowned management consulting firm that is on the front-line of industry disruption. We are seeking entrepreneurial-minded individuals that value a highly-diverse culture where differences are embraced, that want to have a voice with top management and that are rewarded for collective achievement.
The Team Our Consumer Goods, Retail and Logistics practice helps some of the largest global firms and most recognizable local brands solve their biggest challenges in today’s age of constant disruption. With diverse services spanning growth strategy and new product innovation, to omni-channel customer experience, supply chain resiliency and AI-driven new business models, we help clients shape and achieve their growth agenda for a sustainable future.
The Role We are seeking an Associate Partner to drive large-scale Retail Transformation Programmes within the Consumer Goods & Grocery sector. This role combines strategic leadership, programme delivery excellence, and executive stakeholder engagement, with a strong emphasis on SAP S/4-driven transformation across complex, multi-country retail environments.
Requirements
- Lead large-scale retail transformation programmes (business + IT)
- Own delivery across multi-workstream programmes (Supply Chain, Finance, Merchandising, Store Operations, Digital)
- Define and drive programme roadmap, governance, and delivery strategy
- Ensure alignment across business transformation and technology enablement (SAP S/4)
- Lead SAP S/4-enabled transformation programmes
- Guide programme architecture, deployment models, and rollout strategies
- Act as a primary interface to Executive Board and Steering Committees
- Influence senior stakeholders across:
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams
- Manage dependencies, risks, and interlocks
- Ensure programme execution
- Design and enforce programme governance frameworks
- Provide transparent reporting to steering forums
- Bring deep grocery / retail industry expertise to transformation programmes
- Build trusted client relationships at senior levels
- Support growth of Retail & Consumer Goods consulting practice
- Identify opportunities to scale transformation programmes and expand scope
Experience Required
- 15+ years of consulting and/or industry experience
- Senior consulting leader (Associate Partner / Executive Director level)
- Industry expertise (Retail/Grocery)
- Program leadership
- Technology transformation (SAP S/4)
- Proven ability to operate in high-stakes, board-level environments
- Previous experience of contributing to proposals and RFP responses and client pursuits in large global accounts