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FULL_TIME
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Industry Advisory--Retail

11/25/2025

Lead commercial growth programs and sales excellence initiatives to drive top-line impact in retail. Engage with C-level decision-makers to align on transformation agendas and develop industry-specific strategies.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Strategic Sales Leadership: Leading commercial growth programmes, go-to-market strategies, and sales excellence initiatives that deliver measurable top-line impact Retail and Category Expertise: Bringing hands-on experience from roles in category management, merchandising, and supply chain across large retailers Technology Integration: Translating retail and consumer insights into compelling narratives powered by AI, cloud, and data platforms—enabling predictive analytics, personalised engagement, and unified commerce. Stakeholder Management: Engaging C-level decision-makers and board members across regions to align on transformation agendas Originate and qualify new opportunities while driving account-based revenue by defining and executing industry plays across assigned consumer goods accounts (e.g., agile and sustainable supply chains, optimized channels and global routes-to-market, next-gen product design and branding). Lead and orchestrate sales activities and customer engagement in partnership with account teams to deliver value, build trust, and exceed customer expectations as a strategic advisor. Ignite, shape, and secure market-making business partnerships by building and leveraging relationships with CxOs and senior business executives. Collaborate with external partner ecosystem (e.g., business leaders, GSIs, ISVs) on client and partner planning, and developing industry-specific strategies that add credibility and depth. Spark innovation and reimagine future capabilities by facilitating ideation and envisioning sessions and co-developing multi-horizon roadmaps. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business or related field AND 7+ years customer-facing experience in consumer goods, retail, management consulting, consultative selling, technology or industry-relevant equivalent management or technical work experience Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business or related field AND 15+ years customer-facing experience in a combination of consumer goods and retail industry andmanagement consulting at the Director, Principal and Associate Partner level or equivalent (strategy preferred with the likes of Accenture, PwC, EY, McKinsey, KPMG or the equivalent), consultative selling of transformative technology. This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. *
Key Skills
Strategic Sales LeadershipRetail ExpertiseCategory ManagementMerchandisingSupply ChainTechnology IntegrationPredictive AnalyticsStakeholder ManagementAccount-Based RevenueCustomer EngagementMarket PartnershipsInnovationIdeationConsultative SellingBusiness StrategyCollaboration
Categories
SalesRetailConsultingManagement & LeadershipTechnology
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