Strategic Transformation Advisory Director

Blue Yonder, Strategic Transformation Advisory Director - German Speaking Job Title: Strategic Transformation Advisory Director - Retail Planning Location: Flexible / EMEA Region Business Unit: Strategic Transformation Advisory Services Reports to: Sr. Director, Strategic Transformation Advisory About Blue Yonder Blue Yonder is the global leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfilment. Our end-to-end, AI-powered platform helps the world’s top retailers and brands unlock smarter, faster, more sustainable planning and execution—across every node in the supply chain. If you’re ready to shape the future of retail planning with cutting-edge technology, this is your moment. Role Summary As a Strategic Consulting Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering end-to-end retail planning solutions using Blue Yonder’s industry-leading product suite. You will lead strategic transformation initiatives by aligning solution capabilities with best-practice retail processes tailored to each customer’s unique business goals. A key responsibility will be to assess and understand the current (“as-is”) business processes in order to recommend an optimized future (“to-be”) state. This understanding will enable you to identify areas of focus for change management and help define a pragmatic, outcome-driven roadmap that delivers measurable financial and operational efficiency benefits. Work in close partnership with our Enterprise Architects and customer stakeholders, uniting business and technical leadership to co-drive transformation from vision to execution. This is more than software deployment. This is about reinventing how retail planning works through AI, agentic systems, and cognitive automation. You will ensure our solutions are clearly defined and designed to operationalize future-state demand and planning capabilities. Key Responsibilities - Lead solution process design for enterprise-scale implementations of Blue Yonder solutions, with deep expertise in retail demand and retail planning capabilities. - Understand and advise on how Blue Yonder solutions can be configured and integrated to optimise customer business processes, especially in the retail planning and supply chain domain. - Analyse current ("As-Is") process and recommend future-state ("To-Be") designs, including clear transition strategies. - Act as the solution expert across transformation programs, guiding business and change management stakeholders. - Deliver engaging presentations to business users, managers, and executive audiences to communicate solution strategy and organisation benefits. - Helping customers break from legacy systems and confidently move toward predictive, intelligent planning. - Support Project Managers by contributing to planning activities, estimating effort, and validating delivery approaches. - Develops and maintain blueprint process documentation to a level 3 throughout the project lifecycle. - Support pre-sales strategy and influence deal success with strong business narratives. Required Skills & Experience - Proven experience in a Subject Matter Expert or Management Consulting role, ideally in a retail-focused software or consulting environment. - Experience working for or with major retailers on software transformation projects. - Strong hands-on knowledge of Blue Yonder solutions, Demand Forecasting, Allocation & Replenishment, Assortment or Merchandise Financial Planning - Solid understanding of the retail planning process to guide and advise with empathy. - Strong understanding of the consumer-driven supply chain and relevant KPIs. - Boardroom-ready communication skills and strategic presence. - Fluent in English and at least one other major European language (e.g. French, German, Spanish) is preferred. - Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance short-term needs and long-term strategy. - Ability to travel as needed to customer sites or regional offices. - Degree in business, Retail, Supply Chain or related field; - Ideally fluent in Why Join Blue Yonder - Be part of a purpose-driven team shaping the future of retail through AI-driven planning solutions. - Work with tier 1 global retailers at the forefront of transformation. - Enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and a chance to make a tangible impact on client success. - Join a company that values expertise, innovation, and continuous learning. Our Values If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success - and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.