Senior Fashion Consultant

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Consultant (Fashion) to join our dynamic, ambitious and close-knit consultancy team. Working closely with our team of global consultants, you will be responsible for working with a defined set of clients, developing commercial solutions that address their needs and leading project teams to deliver inspiring, market-leading insights.

Key accountabilities

• Work with the Director and Mindset Senior Leadership to deliver the defined Consultancy strategy to clients, ensuring the appropriate methodologies and frameworks are employed for all project teams.
• Work closely with the Account Management and Sales teams to lead and develop key high-value Fashion & Sports accounts, proactively seeking to broaden commercial opportunities with clients.
• 'Expert' in the client relationship - able to articulate client needs & motivations, business objectives and ROI, and flex confidently across industries as needed. While Fashion & Sports will be your primary focus, you will be expected to work across other verticals such as Beauty, Lifestyle, Consumer Tech or Food & Drink as needed.
• Own & manage a defined set of Fashion & Sports accounts, delivering against complex, strategic briefs.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary research across a variety of methodologies, to provide actionable trend forecasts that will benefit our clients' future business.
• Develop research methodologies and design project frameworks to individual project requirements, training and overseeing junior team members on methodologies where applicable.
• Accountable for the relevancy and quality of the work delivered to selected clients, evaluating feedback to maintain and improve standards.
• Travel nationally and internationally to deliver high-value consulting projects to clients. Work across time zones with a diverse set of clients.

Skills, experience & qualifications required

• Agency experience is preferred, demonstrating an understanding of the operational models that underpin commercial success for Consultancy.
• Proven experience in client facing roles with a demonstrated ability to deliver compelling, high impact consulting presentations to clients, key stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Exceptional knowledge of the global Fashion and Sports landscape with a clear understanding of premium to commercial trends across product categories (apparel, footwear, accessories).
• Proven experience working with clients in the Fashion and Sports industries, and confident in delivering insights to senior client stakeholders.
• Excellent understanding of trend forecasting methodologies, consumer behavior, and marketing/social media trends across the Fashion and Sports industries.
• Exceptional knowledge of consumer behaviour, cultural insights, and marketing trends, with the ability to pinpoint trends that will have a great impact across Fashion & Sports.
• A solution-minded approach, with experience working across multiple research methodologies (qualitative and quantitative) to develop market-relevant fashion trend solutions, forecasts, creative direction and/or assortment plans.
• Analytical problem-solving skills with experience in solving unstructured problems involving quantitative data, through a structured and hypothesis-driven approach. Able to translate complex data sets into compelling narratives.
• A critical thinker, able to consider both strategic and tactical implications. Highly skilled verbal and written communicator.
• Ability to lead project teams, prioritise workload, and support other members of team. Comfortable and proficient in leading projects and initiatives across multi-functional teams and multiple time zones.
• Technical skills: Microsoft Office, Google Workspace. A basic knowledge of data visualisation software such as Tableau is an advantage.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off – 15 days of vacation per year with an additional day for each year of service up to 20 days. WGSN also observes the 12 Federal holidays. We also offer 6 weeks of paid Parental Leave.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan – allows employees to save and invest for their own retirement on a tax deferred basis. WGSN matches 50% of the first 6% contributed by employees.
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans with Aetna.
• Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability - all eligible employees receive coverage at no cost.
• Mental Health – WGSN provides many ways for employees to access mental health care including an Employee Assistance Program and inpatient, outpatient and virtual care if enrolled in an Aetna medical plan.