Management Consultant - Retail

1200 Accenture Inc Company; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Management Consultant for Retail in Canada, offering exposure to a global client base and a broad portfolio of capabilities. You will work with cross-functional teams to transform client operations and business models, delivering measurable value and strategic insights.

The role emphasizes analytical problem solving, client relationship building, and leadership of project teams in a fast-paced environment. A university degree is required and a Master’s degree is valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience at the intersection of Business and Technology and consulting.
• 2+ years in Retail or CPG industries with Apparel/Merchandising experience preferred.
• A University Degree is required for this position.
• Bonus points for analytics and digital technologies knowledge.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of projects to assess clients' position in the Retail industry and develop practical roadmaps for strategy, change, and value delivery.
• Help teams deliver world-class business, operations, and technology strategy solutions.
• Build relationships with clients and Accenture leaders to craft strategic solutions and position Accenture as a trusted advisor.
• Provide guidance on quantitative analysis and research to generate actionable recommendations.
• Tackle complex business problems with structured, objective analysis and mentorship to junior staff.
• Occasional travel may be required based on client demand.

Skills

Retail experience

Management Consulting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Master's Degree

University Degree

Job description

Management Consultant – Retail

Join Accenture and help transform leading 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.

We Are: Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 700,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises.

Accenture Consulting: Your Unique Place in our Global Collective Being part of Accenture Consulting means becoming an expert at making the New Happen Now. To us, the New is all about the wise pivot that turns constant disruption to continuous reinvention. We are an innovation-led company that works at the heart of our clients’ organizations so that no matter how complex the business challenge, we face the future with confidence. If you love solving challenges and not just studying them, then Accenture Consulting is the right place for you. Join us to develop your ideas into provocative points of view and transformative insights that help shape industries.

You’ll work with an amazing and diverse mix of world-class experts with access to one of the most robust portfolios of capabilities and ecosystem relationships in the industry. Together, you’ll do so much more than consult.

You Are:

A Management Consultant with experience supporting clients within the Retail industry. Your experience includes working with management teams and senior leadership to support clients on consulting engagements to transform their business operations or business model so they can achieve their strategic, financial, and operational goals. As a consultant, you're a natural at working within teams and mentoring analysts. You thrive in solving complex problems, thanks to your prodigious analytical skills and structured approach. You have excellent communication and people skills along with a strong desire to work in a fast-paced environment.

The Work:

• Support the delivery of projects to assess clients' position in the Retail industry and ensure they are positioned for long-term success with practical roadmaps for carrying out strategy, managing change, and delivering value.
• Support teams to deliver world-class business, operations, and technology strategy solutions that meet the needs of clients.
• Build relationships with clients and Accenture’s leaders and partner with them to create strategic solutions that sustain Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner.
• Provide overall guidance on quantitative analysis and research to generate recommendations and insights and drive outcomes.
• Provides solutions to complex business problems for areas(s) of responsibility where analysis of situations requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.
• Mentor junior members of the team.
• Travel may be required based on client demand.

Accenture promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment

Here’s What You Need:

• Minimum 3+ years of experience working at the intersection of Business and Technology
• Minimum 2+ years of Consulting experience from a Tier 1 consulting firm or equivalent in an internal consulting role
• Minimum of 2 years experience focusing in the Retail or CPG industries, with a high preference for those with Apparel and Merchandising experience
• A University Degree is required for this position
• Bonus Points if: Practical knowledge and understanding of Analytics and Digital technologies
• Bonus Points if: Understanding of what is takes for a strategy to be executed
• Bonus Points if: Must have a high-level understanding on how ecosystems fit into the digital world, and how digital technology is changing business
• Bonus Points if: Well networked with client executives in the Canadian Corporate landscape
• Bonus Points if: Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Bonus Points if: Ability to prioritize the issues and present solutions
• Bonus Points if: Ability to shape a value proposition
• Bonus Points if: Experience with Market Entry, Pricing, Market Agenda
• Bonus Points if: ZBX experience and skills preferred

Master's Degree

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate. Information on benefits is here: Role Location Annual Salary Range British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $75,400 to $125,400

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