Retail Business Consulting Advisor-Retail/CPG

The ideal candidate combines deep consulting expertise, commercial acumen, and hands-on retail transformation experience, with a passion for tackling complex business challenges across store operations, customer experience, digital commerce, and supply chain optimization.

This is a senior client-facing role requiring a balance of consulting excellence, business development, and relationship leadership ideal for a commercially minded professional who thrives in dynamic retail environments and enjoys building trusted partnerships that drive measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Shape and execute the retail consulting strategy and plan for the Atlanta and broader Southeast region, in alignment with Client s Global Retail Consulting vision.
• Lead transformation engagements that enhance business performance across merchandising, operations, supply chain, and omnichannel functions.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior retail executives, offering actionable insights and pragmatic recommendations that create value and accelerate growth.
• Collaborate closely with global and regional consulting leaders to align go-to-market priorities, delivery standards, and capability development plans.

Client Engagement & Business Development

• Build, nurture, and expand executive-level client relationships across leading retailers in the region.
• Identify, shape, and convert new opportunities by understanding client priorities and crafting tailored consulting propositions.
• Lead the development of strategic proposals, thought leadership, and value narratives that differentiate Client in the retail market.
• Partner with account and industry leaders to drive pipeline growth, jointly developing go-to-market plans and pursuit strategies.
• Represent Client at regional industry events, conferences, and executive forums to strengthen brand visibility and build professional networks.

Practice & Team Leadership

• Contribute to the growth and differentiation of Client s Retail Consulting Practice by developing new frameworks, methodologies, and points of view on retail transformation.
• Mentor and empower consultants and managers, fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and entrepreneurial culture.
• Partner with digital, analytics, and technology teams to design and deliver integrated business technology solutions that bridge strategy and execution.
• Support internal capability building, recruitment, and knowledge-sharing across the broader North America Retail Consulting network.

Project Management & Operational Excellence

• Oversee engagement delivery to ensure exceptional quality, timeliness, and client satisfaction.
• Manage project economics including resource planning, forecasting, and profitability.
• Apply structured consulting methods and agile approaches to drive tangible, sustainable impact for clients.
• Champion continuous improvement, leveraging data and feedback to refine practice operations and delivery excellence.