Partner - Retail Strategy

Partner - Retail Strategy

Our client is a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions with a significant and growing presence across the UK and EMEA markets. They partner with major enterprises to drive large-scale digital and business transformation, with capabilities spanning technology, strategy, and operations.

Their Retail Strategic Consulting practice is an area of strategic investment and growth, engaging at board and C-suite level to originate and deliver multi-million-pound transformation engagements across leading EMEA retail organisations. They are recognised for delivering high-impact programmes across digital commerce, supply chain, and customer strategy.

About the Role

This is a Partner/Director-level leadership appointment within the Retail Strategic Consulting practice covering UK and EMEA. The successful candidate will take ownership of leading and scaling the practice, with a clear mandate to drive commercial growth through the cultivation of C-suite and board-level client relationships. You will be responsible for originating multi-million-pound transformation engagements, delivering thought leadership across retail functions including digital commerce, supply chain, and customer strategy, and acting as a trusted strategic advisor to senior retail executives. You will leverage an active and demonstrable board-level network across EMEA to generate pipeline, shape transformation agendas, and position the firm as the strategic partner of choice for major retail enterprises. End-to-end accountability for transformation programme delivery will also form a core part of the mandate.

Key Skills

• Proven senior leadership within a premier consulting firm

• Active, demonstrable board-level network across the EMEA retail landscape

• Strong track record of originating multi-million-pound consulting or transformation engagements

• Deep expertise across retail strategy disciplines including digital commerce, supply chain, and customer strategy

• Proven end-to-end transformation programme delivery within large-scale retail environments

• Exceptional C-suite and board-level stakeholder engagement and relationship management

• Strong commercial acumen with a results-driven approach to business development

• Executive presence with the ability to produce and present compelling thought leadership

Nice to Have

• MBA or advanced degree

• Broader EMEA market exposure across multiple retail sub-sectors

Salary: £120,000 – £160,000 Basic + Bens + Bonus

Location: London, UK (other UK locations considered)

Working Model: Hybrid

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