Supply Chain Tech - Category Management and Retail Merchandising - Senior Consultant

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The opportunity
This is a rapidly growing area, so you will have plenty of opportunity to develop your skillset to keep up with the ever-growing demands of the digital landscape. Most of your time will be spent embedded with our clients' teams and we will look to you to provide our clients with a unique business perspective on how they must continue to innovate and remain competitive in this ever-changing industry.
Your key responsibilities
You will focus on the evaluation, design, customization, and optimization of digital- and cloud-based solutions in support of major merchandising processes. You will team with various EY groups with digital capabilities to pursue and deliver digital engagements and deliver solutions that will bring our clients' digital vision and strategy to life.
Skills and attributes for success
- Working in project teams through agreed-upon phases of project governance, requirements definition, vendor selection, risk analysis, customization, testing, training, and rollout of a client's project lifecycle
- Leading team members in developing applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership, and accelerators to differentiate EY in the Digital and Emerging Technology Consulting markets
- Providing broad technical and functional knowledge of various key technology and business platforms
- Teaming with client technology professionals and third-party strategic alliances
- Developing long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally
- Interacting and communicating effectively with teammates, clients, stakeholders, and executives
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Hands-on knowledge of Blue Yonder (formerly JDA) Category Management Suite, BY Portfolio Merchandise Management, and/or Blue Yonder Enterprise Planning
- Experience within a leadership or consulting role, and responsibilities delivering projects in supply chain management, with a focus toward category management, core merchandising, promotional management and merchandise financial planning, as a business domain
- A good understanding of value chain synchronization and supply chain reinvention is beneficial.
- Experience with advanced planning tools, such as JDA, OM Partners, o9 and/or Kinaxis
- Bachelor's degree and five or more years of related work experience
- Experience with Blue Yonder Supply Chain software with deep functional/domain expertise and hands-on experiences in configurations, training, knowledge transfer, customer communications and documentations
- Led and managed, at a minimum, two to three full lifecycle supply chain implementations in large and complex environments
- Subject matter knowledge in the following Supply Chain areas:
- Space planning
- Floor planning
- Planogram Generator
- Clustering
- Assortment planning
- Merchandise financial planning
- Promotional planning
- Led and participate in:
- Gathering business requirements
- Analyzing and transforming to application requirements
- Performing fit-gap analysis
- Leading functional design approval process
- Interacting with the development team to test and deliver the solution
- Assisting customers during UAT
- Preparing and reviewing documentation
- Flexibility and willingness to travel and a valid driver's license
Ideally, you'll also have
- Degree emphasis in computer science, IT, computer engineering, MIS, or mathematics; master's degree in one of these areas preferred
- Certifications and prior consulting experience
- Working experience with on-site and off-shore delivery model environment
What we look for
We are interested in passionate leaders with a strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in the digital and emerging technology space. If you have a strong passion for helping businesses achieve their digital strategy, this role is for you.
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What we offer
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The salary range for this job in most geographic locations in the US is $88,800 to $162,800. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $106,600 to $185,000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
- Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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