ABOUT US Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com . COGNIZANT CONSULTING Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. The Role Our Retail, Consumer Goods Consulting Practice is looking for Consulting Managers who can deliver within Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development,&5) People Development. At the Senior Manager Level , this means overseeing advisory consulting engagements, being a trusted advisor to clients, establishing oneself as a thought leader in your field, solving complex problems, consultatively working with a client to achieve business goals, driving contributions to offerings and innovations, and serving as a people leader, guiding multiple teams as they work to transform a client and the world. Responsibilities Serve as the Engagement Lead and manage teams of Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Managers for one or more commercial projects to ensure effective negotiations, well-aligned solution-delivery-to-plan, clear engagement governance accountabilities, profitability, and overall client satisfaction. Support the business development activities of senior level leaders within an account or region, price the consulting component of engagements, coordinate resources, and provide business development guidance to Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Senior Consulting Managers. Assess proposed solutions from an opportunity expansion and strategic growth perspective, including partner/alliance involvement. Lead client workshops and support business analysis interviews. Monitor and supervise the daily activities of project staff, including consulting and non-consulting team members. Enrich client partnering and anticipate client needs based on a solid understanding of emerging industry requirements and/or technological breakthroughs in Travel&Hospitality industry. Ensure the appropriate alignment and collaboration of consulting teams and individuals to support project requirements and activities. Serve as a people leader, supporting the recruitment, onboarding, upskilling, and mentorship of your colleagues in Consulting. Guide development, provide feedback, and conduct performance reviews. Advocate for and establish appropriate recognition for Consulting within projects, and negotiate applicable consultant rates in project sizing. Develop and manage the capture, communication, and sharing of intellectual property (IP) and project artifacts. Exercise leadership in the development of Consulting service offerings. Leverage collegial networks across Cognizant and external partners to innovate solutioning or resolve issues. Support and contribute to the establishment of thought leadership in the industry. Recruit, hire, develop, and manage consulting talent. Mentor and support the career development of promising candidates and interns. Act as a resource for team members and colleagues, based on extensive consulting and management experience, and industry expertise. Qualifications Seasoned consultant with 10 years of experience in Retail, Travel and Consumer Goods consulting industry. Extensive hands-on experience in leading large scale Warehouse Management Systems implementations. At least 2 end-to-end implementation experiences in Manhattan Active WM deployments. Hands-on Manhattan Active WMS design and configuration experience. Experience in defining and designing WMS processes. Understanding of WMS software packages like Manhattan, JDA, SAP etc. Experience in online Retail processes like online customer experience, inventory management, order processing, supply chain etc. is preferred. Experience in leading strategy discussions, helping clients with their WMS strategy. Experience in Agile execution and methodologies. Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate to executive level stakeholders. Ownership for key projects’ timelines, deliverables, budget and metrics. If you are comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we would love to hear from you Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V Salary and Other Compensation : The annual salary for this position is between $130,000 – $155,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans. Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 401(k) plan and contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan J-18808-Ljbffr