Senior Consultant

WGSN • New York, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking to hire a Senior Consultant (Fashion) to join our Consultancy team in NAM. Working at WGSN, we create tomorrow. A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow. WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you. 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.

Requirements

• Proven experience of working in Trend Forecasting.
• Confident in translating Macro and Consumer trends into thought-provoking insights and forecasts across the key industries of Fashion and Sports.
• A strong background in Consulting, ideally within an agency environment, with extensive experience leading and delivering consultancy to senior clients in across projects that blend qualitative and quantitative research to deliver exemplary solutions.
• Agency experience is a must, demonstrating an understanding of the operational models that underpin commercial success for Consultancy.
• 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.
• Microsoft Office, Google Workspace.

Nice To Haves

• A basic knowledge of data visualisation software such as Tableau is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• 15 days of vacation per year with an additional day for each year of service up to 20 days.
• Observes the 12 Federal holidays.
• 6 weeks of paid Parental Leave.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans.
• Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability coverage at no cost.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Inpatient, outpatient and virtual mental health care if enrolled in an Aetna medical plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed