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People in our Client & Market career track drive profitable growth by developing market-relevant insights to increase market share or create new markets. They progress through required promotion into market-facing roles that have a direct impact on sales.

The Strategy Manager applies deep business strategy development, architecting value, and operating model architecture skills to influence client agendas through business insight.

Partners with our clients to make bold decisions on priority C-Suite issues at the intersection of business, technology, and operations. Provides deep understanding of our clients' industry landscape and business options in the context of global, economic, technology and social trends.

We Are:

Accenture Strategy. Through deep industry expertise, analytics and insights, we empower clients to survive and thrive in the new, the now and the unknown. To stay agile in a world dominated by change, the C-suite must keep the core business running while simultaneously identifying and investing in the new. Accenture Strategy consulting enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.

You Are:

To succeed in today's fast-paced industry, clients must expect the unexpected and have the right blend of digital strength, marketplace differentiation and strategic operations. Accenture helps clients achieve all of that - and more. We live in a digital world where industries are colliding and the path to profitability is shifting, forcing resources and retailers to fundamentally change their business models. It is an era of change everywhere where digitization is ubiquitous and happening at scale. Depending on growth from stores is an idea of the past. In the near future, all growth will come from digital or be influenced by it.

Strategy professionals help clients develop corporate strategies, make strategic M&A decisions, structure effective business and operating models, and transform their business, all in an effort to grow their business while maintaining or reducing costs.

Business Strategy professionals help General Managers of Business Units with issues such as assessing business performance, instilling business simplification strategies, reinventing a broken business, and entering new markets for growth.

The Work:

• Provides solutions to complex business problems for areas(s) of responsibility where analysis of situations requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.

• Involved in setting strategic direction to establish near term goals for area of responsibility

• Interacts with senior management levels at a client and/or within Accenture, which involves negotiating or influencing on significant matters.

• Manages large teams and/or work efforts (in in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture.

Here’s What You Need:

• Minimum 5+ years of Strategy consulting experience from a Tier 1 consulting firm or equivalent in an internal consulting role.

• Minimum 5+ years of experience working at the intersection of Business and Technology

• Minimum of 5 years experience focusing in the Retail or CPG industries, with a high preference for those with Apparel and Merchandising experience

• Bachelor’s degree

• English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with stakeholders across Canada, US and other countries across our Global footprint where English is the common language. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking stakeholders, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.

Bonus Points if:

• Practical knowledge and understanding of Analytics and Digital technologies

• Understanding of what is takes for a strategy to be executed

• Must have a high-level understanding on how ecosystems fit into the digital world, and how digital technology is changing business

• Well networked with client executives in the Canadian Corporate landscape

• Demonstrated ability to leverage network and experience to originate opportunities, pipeline, and Consulting deals

• Experience running large complex transformative programs

• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team- oriented environment

• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

• Excellent leadership and management skills

• Ability to prioritize the issues and present solutions

• Ability to shape a value proposition

• Ability to hold conversations with C-suite level clients

• Experience with Market Entry, Pricing, Market Agenda

• Experience driving major transformations from an efficiency and effectiveness angle

• ZBX experience and skills preferred

• Master's Degree

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired in British Columbia as set forth below.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

British Columbia $89,500 to $204,100

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