[Hiring] Senior Director Strategic Advisory @Blue Yonder

Role Description

The Sr Director, Strategic Advisory is a member of the Supply Chain Advisory team and leads a high-performing advisory practice that partners with strategic customers to shape long-term value realization, drive executive alignment, and accelerate commercial outcomes. This leader combines CPG industry expertise, consultative strategy, and cross-functional execution to deliver transformational roadmaps, advisory services, and measurable business impact across our portfolio.

• Lead and oversee the delivery of high-impact strategic supply chain advisory engagements, including assessments, maturity evaluations, roadmap development, and transformation planning.
• Shape and evolve Strategic Services offerings to align with market trends, customer needs, and emerging capabilities across the organization.
• Define and lead go-to-market strategies and innovation agendas across targeted industry verticals.
• Provide executive leadership and oversight to cross-functional teams designing, launching, and optimizing industry-specific solutions.
• Partner with senior internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of advisory strategy, solution direction, and organizational objectives.
• Serve as a senior advisor to client executive leadership, guiding complex decision-making and long-term transformation initiatives.
• Identify emerging trends, disruptive technologies, and new market opportunities to inform advisory strategy and future offerings.
• Build, maintain, and expand executive-level client relationships, identifying and supporting new business opportunities.
• Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise to internal teams, customers, and external forums.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality advisory outcomes, client satisfaction, and measurable business value.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in management consulting, strategic advisory, strategic planning, or related leadership roles.
• Proven track record of leading and delivering complex, large-scale strategic initiatives and transformation programs within the CPG industry.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted advisor to executive and C-level stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills with experience leading senior, cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of business operations, end-to-end supply chain processes, and enterprise transformation.
• Ability to think strategically, translate vision into execution, and drive sustained results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations.

Requirements

• Deep industry and sub-industry expertise within supply chain, with a strong understanding of market dynamics, competitive landscapes, and growth opportunities.
• Experience developing and scaling advisory or professional services offerings across multiple industry verticals.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to inform strategic decisions, roadmaps, and investment priorities.
• Expertise in guiding customers through best-practice solution deployments and challenging assumptions early in the engagement lifecycle.
• Strong storytelling and executive presentation skills, including the ability to independently demo solutions and link strategy to business outcomes.
• Experience designing, launching, and optimizing industry-specific solutions and go-to-market strategies.
• Comfort representing the organization in executive forums, industry events, and high-impact customer environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, or a related field.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision.
• 401K with Matching.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Corporate Fitness Program.
• A variety of voluntary benefits such as Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance, and much more.