Senior Manager – Business Acceleration

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Job Description Senior Manager – Business Acceleration Retail Role Summary Accelerate growth in CPG & Retail sectors by driving market research, business case development, and solution creation. Translate market signals into actionable insight, build robust financial cases, shape differentiated solutions/assets for our clients in pursuit. Key Responsibilities Build ongoing view of demand spaces, competitive moves, and client buying centers. Own end-to-end business case development including market sizing and ROI modeling. Incubate and mature repeatable solutions aligned to sector strategy and alliances. Partner with Sector, FOP, and Account teams for go-to-market and sales enablement. Orchestrate cross-functional squads and coach team members. Set quarterly OKRs and implement governance for solution adoption and value tracking. Success Metrics Pipeline influence: $300Mn qualified CPG & Retail pipeline per quarter Win rate uplift: 60% on targeted pursuits Solution adoption: # of field activations and enabled accounts Qualifications 12-15 years in consulting/strategy with deep CPG/Retail exposure around core sector functions like Revenue Growth Management, Point of Sale, Store Operations, Merchandizing, Trade Promotions, Direct-to-Consumer, New Product Introduction and Customer/Product/Channel analytics. Strong financial modeling, market analytics, and storytelling skills. Experience with major alliances (SAP, Microsoft, ServiceNow) and Fields of Play including Supply Chain/Manufacturing, Finance, HR, Customer and Growth platforms. Comfort in matrixed environments and demonstrated people leadership. MBA or equivalent preferred; Engineering/Finance background a bonus.