Strategic Advisor; Hardlines​/Softlines

Position: Strategic Advisor (Hardlines / Softlines)
Job Title:

Strategic Advisor (Hardlines / Softlines)

Location:

Virtual within the US

Travel is expected up to 50% across the US

Overview - Supply Chain Advisory team

Blue Yonder is a leading AI-driven Global Supply Chain Solutions Software Product Company and one of Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work". Blue Yonder's Supply Chain Advisory (SCA) team provides expert guidance to organizations aiming to optimize their supply chain operations. The department's primary focus is on delivering strategic insights, solutions, and transformative practices that align with business goals to enhance efficiency, agility, and resilience across the supply chain.

Scope - Strategic Advisor (Hardlines / Softlines)

The Strategic Advisor is a Director-level position and plays a critical role within our Supply Chain Advisory team by supporting and delivering strategic advisory engagements that help clients optimize and transform their supply chain operations through the application of Blue Yonder software solutions. This role leads design work streams, develops strategic recommendations, sells and expands SaaS deals, and collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable value to customers.

The ideal candidate has strong supply chain expertise, proven experience in the Retail Hardlines and Softlines industry and/or management consulting, and the ability to translate complex challenges into actionable solutions.

What you'll do

* Lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives and projects.

* Work with Solution Advisors on building software and advisory services pipeline in the Hardlines and Softlines industry verticals

* Lead the blueprinting / high level design phase of projects at key Hard Lines customers - business process, key design decisions and enterprise architecture

* Build and present recommendations for customer leadership, ensuring insights are grounded in data and aligned with customer business goals.

* Support team leadership in shaping engagement strategy, deliverable quality, and client communications.

* Participate in thought leadership efforts, including market research, internal frameworks, and executive-ready content.

* Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver solution rollouts and strategic initiatives.

* Identify and prioritize growth opportunities through data-driven analysis and industry insights.

* Ensure high quality deliverables and client satisfaction.

Key Skills

* Possess deep Retail Hardlines and/or Softlines knowledge, understands market trends, organizational strengths, gaps, and whitespace opportunities

* Experienced in guiding customers through best-practice solution deployments; not afraid to challenge assumptions early in the project life cycle

* Strong storytelling skills with ability to relate solution demos to the day-to-day work and outcomes our customer requires

* Ability to gather, synthesize, and interpret data from industry trends, competitive landscapes, and customer feedback to inform strategic decisions and roadmap development

* Able to provide Change Management advisory through our customers' business transformation

* Confidently leads process design and serves as a design authority

* Effectively engages with executive leadership, C-level clients, industry partners, and global forums

* Strong presentation skills (e.g. can convey strategic recommendations, influence decision-making, and represent Blue Yonder in high-impact environments)

* Expertise to design, launch, and optimize industry-specific solutions and go-to-market plans (developing integrated product offerings, tailoring strategies to industry needs, ensuring competitive positioning in the marketplace)

What we are looking for

* 10+ years' combined experience within a Tier 1 Retail organization (Hardlines and/or Softlines) and / or management consulting supporting retail customers

* Experience having both operated within and transformed core business processes, including managing teams that execute day‑to‑day operations and contributing to the design or improvement of those processes within a Tier 1 retail organization

* Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

* Ability to…