Senior Consultant – Consumer Products, Retail and Logistics,

Infosys Consulting; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 117,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability insurance

Health Reimbursement Account

Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness,

Hospital Indemnity

401(k) plan

Job summary

Infosys Consulting, the management and technology consulting unit of Infosys Ltd, seeks a Senior Consultant in Consumer Products and Retail and Logistics. You will deliver engagements, ensuring quality, budget and staffing while mentoring teams and advancing thought leadership.

The role requires at least 6 years in retail with strong merchandising and supply chain knowledge, and the ability to translate business needs into actionable operational and technical requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience including 1-2 years in management consulting.
• Retail merchandising and supply chain knowledge.
• Ability to translate business objectives into operational requirements and business cases.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%.
• Authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver client advisory, solution delivery and transformation engagements.
• Lead and manage a team of consultants to develop strategies, roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Oversee hypothesis development, data analysis and synthesis of recommendations.
• Collaborate with clients to define long-term vision, goals and initiatives.
• Coordinate between business, product, technology, and management across change programs.
• Guide teams and mentor colleagues to build domain expertise.

Skills

Presentation skills

Facilitation skills

Relationship building

Travel up to 80%

Education

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent

Job description

Senior Consultant – Consumer Products and Retail and Logistics, Infosys Consulting

Infosys Consulting, the management and technology consulting unit of Infosys Ltd, is seeking motivated Consumer Products and Retail Consultants. Consulting managers seeking long-term growth and career-enhancing opportunities will find both as part of our team of front-runners in Consumer Products and Retail Consulting.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of six years’ experience in the retail industry with a strong understanding of merchandising and supply chain business processes, technology and operations including knowledge of products and intermediary service providers. A key focus area would be experience in merchandising financial planning, assortment planning, retail store planning and operations, customer order management and inventory management

About the Role

As a Senior Consultant, you will participate in the delivery of engagements aimed at designing and executing business strategies for our clients, being responsible for quality, budget and staffing, working closely with senior client stakeholders. You will contribute to the firm’s development by guiding and mentoring teams and sharing knowledge. You will be build the necessary skills to become an expert in your respective domain and contribute to advancing Infosys Consulting’s thought leadership in the industry.

Consulting Delivery

• Participate in the design and delivery of client advisory, solution delivery and organizational transformation engagements in standalone projects or as part of wider client programmes
• Advise clients on strategy and detailed use cases by leveraging insights from industry best practices
• Lead and manage a team of consultants to develop concise and practical strategies, roadmap and/or re-engineering program recommendations with a clear implementation path
• Oversee the formulation of hypothesis / client problem statement, identification, analysis and interrogation of related data and synthesize the key outcomes and resulting recommendations
• Seek out client input in a structured manner to better understand needs and develop ideas for how to meet those needs
• Collaborate with clients to define long-term vision, goals and strategies, help identify and design downstream product, operational and technology initiatives
• Direct teams of global consulting, IT professionals & subject matter experts in establishing comprehensive business and functional requirements, then translating those requirements into actionable project initiatives with associated metrics
• Play a key liaison and coordinator between the business, product, technology, senior management, vendor teams and other members of the change programs

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience with at least 1-2 years of management consulting experience at a top-tier consulting firm
• Good depth of business process knowledge within retail merchandising and supply chain operations
• Demonstrated ability in delivering complex change programs in large organisations
• Strong background of participating in teams comprising both client stakeholders, operations, business and technology specialists
• A demonstrable ability to translate business objectives into operational and technology requirements with the commercial acumen to create supporting business cases
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills with ability to build client relationships
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 80%, depending on client requirements
• Candidates authorized to work for any employer in United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree
• Excellent business understanding of retail and consumer product operations
• Expanded capabilities and experience to work across both retail and CPG engagements s
• Good depth of knowledge process optimization, system design and implementation
• Experience of programs where stakeholder engagement is a key requisite to achieving successful program/project delivery
• Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and challenging constraints
• Ability to collaborate within the firm and leverage existing resources
• Working knowledge of agile methodologies
• Demonstrate thought leadership, ability to conceptualize and drive new solution / service offerings and take them to market
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary

For candidates based out of CA, WA, NY, IL, MN,NJ states, estimated annual compensation will be $ 116,875 to $ $148,125

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:

• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness , Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level

About Us

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

EEO

Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability