Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 289,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$28.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2013. Its home page is http://www.accenture.com/home.asp.
Products is one of Accenture's five Operating Groups. The Products operating group comprises offour industry groups — Consumer Goods & Services, Retail, Automotive & Industrial Equipment, Transportation & Travel Services and Health & Life Sciences
Grocery Retail Manager
Workplace: Warszawa
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Developing and maintaining relationships with top decision makers at key clients, organizing and leading pursuit teams, participating and leading aspects of the proposal development process.
- Ensuring high quality and in time project delivery, ensuring buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at the client.
- Development of assets and methodologies, development of point-of-view, research or white papers, support development of marketing collateral, public speaking and publication in industry periodicals.
- Performing the role of counselor and coach, providing input and guidance into the firms staffing process, and actively participates in staff recruitment and retention activities.
Key Competencies and Characteristics:
- Experienced manager with strong conceptual and interpersonal skills, with a key role in building the Products practice in Poland
- Should be comfortable working at the highest levels of client organizations and interacting closely with the Consultants in a range of environments
- Should be comfortable functioning in a broadly positioned and highly diverse consultingfirm
- Should have excellent communication and presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities
- Should possess strong program management skills
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Minimum higher degree, MBA is preferred
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Excellent English communication skills (written & spoken)
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7+ years of overall industry and/or consulting experience, consulting experience is a must.
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Should have worked in the Grocery Retail industry or done extensive consulting with Retail clients (preferably with large international Retails companies)
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Should have experience in at least 3 of the following areas:
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Commercial Analysis (with deep commercial experience)
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Sales Channel & Distribution Strategy & Processes
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Trade Promotion Management Strategy / Processes / System Solutions
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Supply Chain Planning & Process Transformation
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Marketing Transformation / Digital Marketing / Multi Channel Commerce
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Global Operations / Market entry strategy development
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Should be skilled in using MS Excel, MS Access and MS Powerpoint
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Should have managed teams and project delivery experience
Working Conditions
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Headquarter: Warsaw as primary place of work
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Willing to work at client locations mostly across Poland, but also other locations, for short or long term
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Willing to travel min 60% (annual) of time and could be more. Travel is required and may on a weekly basis (typically Monday – Friday)
What we offer:
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Permanent employment contract
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Attractive benefits package
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Challenging job in a professional and multinational environment
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Opportunity to gain skills, knowledge and experience, together with highly marketable specialists
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Opportunity to work with Global TOP Clients on large projects
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Core training program in US headquarter
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Dynamic, international working environment
