Fashion Retail Consultant

Job Title: Fashion Retail Consultant RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Strategy 2. Engage with global customers across Americas, Europe, Middle East India with our business development teams in lead generation, prospecting, in-person meetings, solution demonstrations, business needs understanding and participate in sales cycle for successful conversions 3. Identify process, technology data gaps and define to-be processes to address create digital transformation roadmaps to analyse improve product development, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing and distribution performances of Fashion Retail organizations 4. Understand clientprospect market needs and liaise with internal Pre-sales, Marketing Service lines to build capabilities, collaterals, solution decks demos 5. Fashion Retail Account Practice Development - Demonstrate thought leadership Build industry specific case studies, white papers, Point of view documents for sales enablement and capability demonstration in Industry forums as well as prospects 6. Engage with Internal teams to be the custodian for all Fashion Retail engagements 7. Understand and keep pace with Industry best practices in Fashion Retail space demonstrating industry progress awareness Implementation: 1. Responsible for delivering consulting engagements across Fashion Retail process areas with emphasis on Customer Engagement, Commerce Platforms, Product Lifecycle Management, Trade Marketing, B2B Commerce Supply chain. 2. Liaise with Internal and project teams to formulate project plans as well as manage client expectations on deliverables, timelines and commercials 3. Engage with Client business IT stakeholders to understand requirements, engage with delivery teams to ensure transition as well as deliverables as per expectations 4. Drive and participate in change or transformation programs in any of the previous roles with ability to understand and program manage similar programs 5. Engage with leading software product providers and analysts to keep abreast of industry trends. Capability building and GTM: 1. Lead and Participate in Internal capability build investments in any of the areas of Commerce Platforms, Product Information Platforms, Customer Engagement, Supply Chain Design Execution, Product Lifecycle Management, Merchandizing Assortment Management, Stores Management. 2. Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture Advisory, Data Science and Generative AI 3. Assemble internal teams for capability build engagements, liaise with internal service line stakeholders to align capabilities with needs, engage with sales and pre-sales teams on market feedback as well as ensure capability build deliverables are met as per expectations 4. Champion internal capability build Go-to-Market activities for market interface, initial proof of concept delivery as well as manage engagement deliveries for first few engagements 5. Plan and execute global GTM for new capabilities Qualifications Competencies: 1. MBA or equivalent with 10 to 15 years of experience in Fashion Retail industry in consulting or industry role 2. Strong credentials in NPDConsumer processSupply ChainTrade Marketing facing functions of Alco-Bev Industries either in business management or in consulting firms. 3. Experience should ideally be a mix of business roles in Fashion Retail AFS firms as well as Consulting roles in Global IT services firms. 4. Strong Client facing skills and should have worked with Global customers 5. Experience in leading digital enablement teams for Retail industry solutions in NPDConsumer IntimacyMarketingSupply ChainProcess manufacturing. Ability to interpret business objectives and digital strategy to proactively identify issues and opportunities. 6. Understand technology fundamentals, including architectures, data modelling development lifecycle. 7. Strong analytical, interpersonal skills, ability to do Market Research in the space. 8. Proven collaboration ability across multiple teams, geographies and service lines 9. Preferable experience engaging with Client or Prospect senior executives to position ITC Infotechs solutions services 10. Possesses business written verbal communication skills that resonate with prospects and clients as well as position ITC Infotechs brand in Fashion Retail industry.