Practice Partner CPG/Retail

Job description

·  Job Description:

Required Qualifications

·  Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
·  Twelve or more years of client relationship and consulting sales and delivery experience at a leading consulting firm, primarily focused at Consumer Goods industry, serving large and multi-national clients. Retail industry experience is a strong plus, but the primary requirement is a deep expertise in CPG.
·  Strong client and ecosystem network in the CPG industries
·  Demonstrated ability to close deals, coupled with strong delivery background
·  Strong understanding of CPG and Retail industry value chains, business processes and technology and business best practices
·  Demonstrated thought leadership and consulting delivery experience in key domains such as digital customer experience, brand and product management, demand planning, trade promotions management, omnichannel, sales and distribution, order and returns management, merchandising and store operations, and digital commerce.
·  Strong understanding and working experience with key enabling capabilities and technologies such as advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and cognitive automation, internet of things, cloud, and agile delivery methods.
·  Ability to directly engage with and deliver consulting projects at C-level

Other Qualifications

·  Strong communication and negotiating skills
·  Ability to translate understanding of client business and needs into solutions and services to improve client’s business
·  Strong ability to collaborate, inspire, and motivate entire teams
·  Strong leadership skills to coach, mentor and assess resources
·  Strong strategic management and planning skills
·  Strong ability to deal with and resolve ambiguity
·  Action-oriented, results -oriented, 'take charge' attitude, capable of developing a strong business case for client action and the skills to bring those to close.
·  Demonstrated ability to achieve goals and objectives, and to drive business development to assist in achievement of practice goals and objectives.
·  Ability to publicly represent company with clients and other external entities
·  Ability to think strategically, balancing long and short-term priorities
·  Ability to travel 80%

About DXC Technology

As the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) leads digital transformations for clients by modernizing and integrating their mainstream IT, and by deploying digital solutions at scale to produce better business outcomes. The company’s technology independence, global talent, and extensive partner network enable 6,000 private and public-sector clients in 70 countries to thrive on change. DXC is a recognized leader in corporate responsibility.

The company was formed on April 1, 2017, by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. DXC Technology has successfully guided the world’s largest enterprises and government agencies through successful change cycles. With some 130,000 employees worldwide, the company’s deep experience gives it a clear and confident vision to help clients navigate the future. 

DXC Technology is a Fortune 500 company and represented in the S&P 500 Index. The company works to create greater value for clients, partners and shareholders, and to present growth opportunities for its people. DXC Technology is ranked among the world’s best corporate citizens.

DXC Technology’s extensive partner network helps us drive collaboration and leverage technology independence. The company has established more than 250 industry-leading global Partner Network relationships, including 16 strategic partners: Amazon Web Services, AT&T, Dell EMC, HCL, Hitachi Vantara, HP, HPE, IBM, Lenovo, Micro Focus, Microsoft, Oracle, PwC, SAP, ServiceNow and VMware.