Blue Yonder

Principal Solutions Advisor, Commerce

United Kingdom · Work style not stated · Full time

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  • EmployerBlue Yonder
  • LocationUnited Kingdom
  • Work styleWork style not stated
  • Employment typeFull time
  • Employer posted

Overview

The Principal Solutions Advisor will leverage hands-on business experience, industry knowledge, eCommerce & supply chain expertise, combined with solution familiarity and communications skills, to conduct discovery, develop a Blue Yonder point of view, lead solution workshops and position Blue Yonder solutions to strategic customers and prospects. The Principal Solutions Advisor pursue strategic sales cycles requiring a solution that spans multiple Blue Yonder products and are responsible for resource coordination across solution teams and resources from other organizations to support the sales cycles.

Responsibilities

Understand and articulate the end-to-end returns processes in the retail industry, especially as it relates to returns processing in distribution centers

Understand and frame a point of view on the recent industry trends, like customer-centricity, OMNI fulfillment, mobility, and AI

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In collaboration with the Industry or the Strategic Services teams, engage with executives and their teams at strategic prospect companies to understand industry- and company-specific business processes and business objectives

Link the issues experienced by the customers with their potential root causes

Map the customer issues to specific end-to-end solution enablers and develop a solution recommendation to address the business issues and meet business objectives

Clearly articulate the business impact of to-be recommendations

Develop a roadmap for deployment of the recommended solutions

Work with the value team, and quantify the business impacts of issues and develop a value proposition for the recommended solution and deployment roadmap

Present a clear, concise and compelling argument to differentiate Blue Yonder offerings with proof points including value, process enablement, and software demonstrations

Possess and maintain competitor strengths/weaknesses

Develop and maintain Blue Yonder Solutions expertise

Articulates the value of the integration of the Blue Yonder solution suites, or products within a solution suite

Assist Major Customer Executive in educating prospect and creating a compelling business case for Blue Yonder

Support the pursuit lead, and for key opportunities organize and manage all activities associated with the sales cycle leveraging the necessary resources across different teams necessary to ensure that the prospect is convinced that there is no viable alternative to a Blue Yonder solution

Qualifications

Familiarity with warehouse managements systems and returns processing is preferred

7+ years of business experience as a senior level Industry practitioner or management consultant with a prime consulting firm

Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to create and deliver formal business presentations. Proven ability to engage on a peer-to-peer level with C-level executives at Fortune 100 companies

Must have worked / consulted within Retail / LSP industry for at least 4 years and consulted with several clients

Consultative and value-based solution selling expertise

Ability to drive innovative transformation to deliver competitive advantage for the client

Strong management consulting skills

Outstanding interpersonal skills with ability to establish good relationships with key contacts at prospect, customer and partner organizations

Strong leadership skills; ability to manage cross-functional team and work with senior management

Ability to benchmark customers for supply chain best practices, innovation and business results

Action oriented, “Can do” attitude with proven ability to support complex sales with large accounts with value focus

Personal Profile

Motivated, confident, self-sufficient and able to contribute from day one

Focused and determined

Well organized and consistently meets commitments.

Well-developed interpersonal and communication, problem solving, diplomacy and influencing skills

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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.

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  • Employment typeFull time
  • SeniorityLead / Principal
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