Strategic Advisor (Hardlines)

About the role

The Strategic Advisor is a Director-level position within Blue Yonder’s Supply Chain Advisory team. This role supports and delivers strategic advisory engagements that help clients optimize and transform their supply chain operations through the application of Blue Yonder software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives and projects.
• Work with Solution Advisors on building software and advisory services pipeline in the Hardlines and Softlines industry verticals.
• Lead the blueprinting / high level design phase of projects at key Hard Lines customers - business process, key design decisions and enterprise architecture.
• Build and present recommendations for customer leadership, ensuring insights are grounded in data and aligned with customer business goals.
• Support team leadership in shaping engagement strategy, deliverable quality, and client communications.
• Participate in thought leadership efforts, including market research, internal frameworks, and executive-ready content.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver solution rollouts and strategic initiatives.
• Identify and prioritize growth opportunities through data-driven analysis and industry insights.
• Ensure high quality deliverables and client satisfaction.

Requirements

• Possess deep Retail Hardlines knowledge, understands market trends, organizational strengths, gaps, and whitespace opportunities.
• Experienced in guiding customers through best-practice solution deployments; not afraid to challenge assumptions early in the project life cycle.
• Strong storytelling skills with ability to relate solution demos to the day-to-day work and outcomes our customer requires.
• Able to gather, synthesize, and interpret data from industry trends, competitive landscapes, and customer feedback to inform strategic decisions and roadmap development.
• Able to provide Change Management advisory through our customers’ business transformation.
• Able to confidently lead process design and serve as a design authority.
• Effectively engage with executive leadership, C-level clients, industry partners, and global forums.
• Strong presentation skills (can convey strategic recommendations, influence decision-making, and represent Blue Yonder in high-impact environments).
• Expertise to design, launch, and optimize industry-specific solutions and go-to-market plans (developing integrated product offerings, tailoring strategies to industry needs, ensuring competitive positioning in the marketplace).

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ combined experience within a Tier 1 Retail-Hardlines organization and / or management consulting supporting retail customers.
• Experience having both operated within and transformed core business processes, including managing teams that execute day‑to‑day operations and contributing to the design or improvement of those processes within a Tier 1 retail organization.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence C-Level Executives and proven experience as a ‘trusted advisor’.
• Proven track record of delivering successful strategic initiatives and projects across Retail Hardlines and/or Softlines industries.

Skills

• Deep Retail Hardlines knowledge.
• Understanding of market trends, organizational strengths, gaps, and whitespace opportunities.
• Experience guiding customers through best-practice solution deployments.
• Strong storytelling and data interpretation skills.
• Change management advisory skills.
• Process modeling skills.
• Leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Influence C-Level Executives and trusted advisor experience.
• Track record of delivering successful strategic initiatives and projects.

Benefits

At Blue Yonder, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage.
• 401K with Matching.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Corporate Fitness Program.
• Voluntary benefits such as Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance, etc.

We also foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and embracing diversity in all its forms.