Strategic Advisor (CPG - Consumer Packaged Goods)
About The Position
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 value across the supply chain. 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. This role leads design workstreams , 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 CPG industry and/or management consulting and SaaS sales, and the ability to translate complex challenges into actionable solutions.
Requirements
- Possess deep CPG industry 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 require
- 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; 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).
- Proven industry experience leading business teams within a tier 1 CPG supply chain organization, and/or 10+ years of experience in management consulting to CPG industry customers
- Ability to influence C-Level Executives and proven experience as a ‘trusted advisor’ ( e.g. Level 1 Demos )
- Strong process modelling skills
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Proven track record of delivering successful strategic initiatives and projects in the CPG industry
Nice To Haves
- Tech Visionary: Having exposure to usage of AI/ML to solve supply chain problems, is highly desirable
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of business strategic initiatives and software implementation projects.
- Work with Solution Advisors (pre-sales) on building software and advisory services pipeline within the CPG industry vertical
- Lead the blueprinting / high-level software implementation design phase of projects at key CPG customers (i.e. business process, key design decisions and enterprise architecture)
- Build and present recommendations to customer leadership, ensuring insights are grounded in data and aligned with customer business goals (i.e. Level 1 Demos ).
- 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401K with Matching
- Flexible Time Off
- Corporate Fitness Program
- A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
