Strategic Transformation Advisory Director

Blue Yonder; Hull and East Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail technology firm is seeking a Strategic Transformation Advisory Director. In this pivotal role, you'll shape retail planning solutions and lead initiatives that integrate cutting-edge technology for optimal customer outcomes. Candidates should possess significant experience in management consulting, particularly within the retail domain, and demonstrate strong communication skills. Join us and redefine the future of retail planning!

Benefits

Flexibility and autonomy

Opportunity to work with tier 1 global retailers

Focus on innovation and continuous learning

Qualifications

• Experience working for or with major retailers on software transformation projects.
• Boardroom-ready communication skills and strategic presence.
• Ability to travel as needed to customer sites or regional offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution process design for enterprise-scale implementations.
• Analyze current processes and recommend future-state designs.
• Deliver engaging presentations to business users and managers.

Skills

Proven experience in a Subject Matter Expert or Management Consulting role

Experience in retail-focused software or consulting

Strong hands-on knowledge of Blue Yonder solutions

Solid understanding of retail planning process

Fluent in English plus another European language

Strong problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in business, Retail, Supply Chain or related field

Job description

Overview

Blue Yonder, Strategic Transformation Advisory Director

Job Title: Strategic Transformation Advisory Director – Retail Planning

Location: Flexible / EMEA Region

Business Unit: Strategic Transformation Advisory Services

Reports to: Sr. Director, Strategic Transformation Advisory

Blue Yonder is the global leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfilment. Our end-to-end, AI-powered platform helps the world’s top retailers and brands unlock smarter, faster, more sustainable planning and execution—across every node in the supply chain. If you’re ready to shape the future of retail planning with cutting-edge technology, this is your moment.

Role Summary

As a Strategic Consulting Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering end-to-end retail planning solutions using Blue Yonder’s industry-leading product suite. You will lead strategic transformation initiatives by aligning solution capabilities with best-practice retail processes tailored to each customer’s unique business goals.

A key responsibility will be to assess and understand the current (“as-is”) business processes in order to recommend an optimized future (“to-be”) state. This understanding will enable you to identify areas of focus for change management and help define a pragmatic, outcome-driven roadmap that delivers measurable financial and operational efficiency benefits.

Work in close partnership with our Enterprise Architects and customer stakeholders, uniting business and technical leadership to co-drive transformation from vision to execution. This is more than software deployment. This is about reinventing how retail planning works through AI, agentic systems, and cognitive automation. You will ensure our solutions are clearly defined and designed to operationalize future-state demand and planning capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead solution process design for enterprise-scale implementations of Blue Yonder solutions, with deep expertise in retail demand and retail planning capabilities.
• Understand and advise on how Blue Yonder solutions can be configured and integrated to optimise customer business processes, especially in the retail planning and supply chain domain.
• Analyse current ("As-Is") process and recommend future-state ("To-Be") designs, including clear transition strategies.
• Act as the solution expert across transformation programs, guiding business and change management stakeholders.
• Deliver engaging presentations to business users, managers, and executive audiences to communicate solution strategy and organisation benefits.
• Help customers break from legacy systems and confidently move toward predictive, intelligent planning.
• Support Project Managers by contributing to planning activities, estimating effort, and validating delivery approaches.
• Develop and maintain blueprint process documentation to a level 3 throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support pre-sales strategy and influence deal success with strong business narratives.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a Subject Matter Expert or Management Consulting role, ideally in a retail-focused software or consulting environment.
• Experience working for or with major retailers on software transformation projects.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Blue Yonder solutions, Demand Forecasting, Allocation & Replenishment, Assortment or Merchandise Financial Planning
• Solid understanding of the retail planning process to guide and advise with empathy.
• Strong understanding of the consumer-driven supply chain and relevant KPIs.
• Boardroom-ready communication skills and strategic presence.
• Fluent in English plus another European language (preferably French or German)
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance short-term needs and long-term strategy.
• Ability to travel as needed to customer sites or regional offices.
• Degree in business, Retail, Supply Chain or related field.

Why Join Blue Yonder

• Be part of a purpose-driven team shaping the future of retail through AI-driven planning solutions.
• Work with tier 1 global retailers at the forefront of transformation.
• Enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and a chance to make a tangible impact on client success.
• Join a company that values expertise, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Let’s reinvent retail planning—together. Apply now and lead the transformation.

Our Values

Ours are the values that drive our success and the success of our customers. 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.