Sr Manager Strategic Advisory (Retail)

Blue Yonder•Dallas, TX

4d•Remote

About The Position

Blue Yonder's Supply Chain Advisory (SCA) team provides expert guidance to organizations aiming to optimize their supply chain operations. The department's primary focus is on delivering strategic insights, solutions, and transformative practices that align with business goals to enhance efficiency, agility, and resilience across the supply chain. The Sr Manager Strategic Advisory is a member of the Supply Chain Advisory team and serves as the bridge between execution-focused Strategy Consultants and Strategy Analysts. This role takes ownership of defined strategy workstreams and contributes materially to overall engagement direction, client problem framing, and solution design. The Sr Manager Strategic Advisory operates with a high degree of autonomy while still aligning to engagement leadership for strategic coherence. This role requires strong strategic judgment, the ability to manage ambiguity, and confidence engaging with senior client stakeholders while shaping high-impact supply chain transformation strategies.

Requirements

6-9 years of experience in supply chain operations, consulting, or transformation roles within or advising major retailers
Proven experience leading strategy workstreams or engagements
Demonstrated success working directly with senior client stakeholders
Strong track record of producing executive-ready strategy deliverables
Experience coaching and reviewing the work of junior consultants
Ability to influence without authority and collaborate across functions

Nice To Haves

Strong end-to-end understanding of supply chain strategy, transformation, and operating models
Advanced analytical and problem-structuring capabilities
Ability to independently frame problems and develop strategic recommendations
Strong executive communication and storytelling skills
Experience leading workstreams and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams
Sound judgment in balancing strategic ambition with execution feasibility
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-paced client environments

Responsibilities

Own and lead major workstreams within supply chain strategy and advisory engagements at major retailers
Translate high-level strategic objectives into structured analyses, hypotheses, and deliverables
Co-develop Retailer strategies, operating models, and transformation roadmaps alongside Strategy Advisors
Drive problem-solving sessions and internal alignment on key design decisions
Act as a primary day-to-day client contact for defined areas of the engagement
Support executive-level storytelling, including synthesis of insights and implications
Contribute to proposal development, scoping, and estimation activities
Lead internal capability building, asset development, and mentoring efforts