CPG Retail Industry Practice Leader

Job Title: CPG Retail Industry Practice Leader Role : Associate Partner BC5, Industry Group 1. RESPONSIBILITIES: 2. Strategy 3. Industry Segmental Focus Food Beverage, Alcobev, Apparel, Footwear Sportswear, Tobacco, Personal Care Hygiene 4. Lead CPG Fast Fashion Retail Industry strategic focus for the company working with Sales and Delivery leaders across geos, identifying industry segments to focus on, building solutions and offerings for the chosen sub-segments, sales partnering to achieve business development goals and working to grow revenue and broaden our footprint in key focus accounts. 5. Practice Leadership and people development responsible for building and leading a team of highly competent Industry consultants 6. Client Engagements 7. Engage with global customers to understand, assess and solve business problems using technology in functions spanning Raw material sourcing, Personalised customised new product development, Consumer preferences need, Product brand performance, Consumer acquisition retention, Supply chain efficiency, Manufacturing process excellence, Sustainability regulatory compliance need, Consumer life cycle journey, Promotions campaigns, Direct-to-consumer, Sales distribution. The identified candidate should be conversant with and carry deep business process expertise across CPG Fast Fashion Retail industry segments 8. Identify process, technology data gaps and define to-be processes to address create digital transformation roadmaps to analyse improve ingredient sourcing, product innovation, consumer sensing, consumer testing, manufacturing, supply chain logistics, speed-to-market, direct-to-consumer efficiency, marketing and distribution performances of CPG Fast Fashion Retail organizations 9. Identify analytics, Gen AIAgentic AI and dashboard needs to enable business decision makers manage product brand positioning, consumer preferences, governance process flow optimisation, interactions commerce, sales performance, supply chain control, competition intensity and market trends for CPG Fast Fashion Retail products 10. Projects Implementation: 11. Support implementation and adoption of digital transformation solutions across the value-chain and ensure alignment with business strategy and plans for clients. 12. Support in deployment of transformative technologies on Data platforms, IoT Data AR VR, MES Manufacturing Execution System, Digital Twin, Gen AIAgentic AI etc. Define, Design and drive specifications, and SOPs with relevant inputs from cross functional teams. 13. Engage with leading software product providers and analysts to keep abreast of industry trends. 14. Capability building and GTM: 15. Build New Capabilities with various solution components in the space of Sourcing platform, Consumer preference sensing, New product development, Marketing automation and analytics, Supply chain, Manufacturing, Selling distribution for CPG Fast Fashion Retail organizations 16. Plan and execute global GTM for new capabilities 17. Qualifications Competencies: 18. MBA or equivalent with 20 to 25 years of experience in CPG Fast Fashion retail industry in consulting or industry role 19. Strong credentials in NPDConsumer processSupply ChainTrade marketing facing functions 20. Experience should be a blend of business management and consulting firms. 21. Demonstrated experience as a business manager desirable. 22. Strong Client facing skills and should have worked with Global customers 23. Experience in leading digital enablement teams for CPG solutions in NPDConsumer IntimacyMarketingSupply ChainProcess manufacturingTrade marketingDistribution. Ability to interpret business objectives and digital strategy to proactively identify issues and opportunities. 24. Understand technology fundamentals, including architectures, data modelling development lifecycle. 25. Strong analytical, interpersonal skills, ability to do Market Research in the space. 26. Proven collaboration ability across multiple teams, geographies and service lines