This job is posted in multiple locations. When not at a client site, consultants work from their home office. Relocation is not required.
Clarkston Consulting is seeking motivated, self-driven leaders who are energized by team results and interested in joining a firm that values its culture and people as its biggest strengths. Come join us as a Trade Promotion Optimization (TPO) / Revenue Growth Management (RGM) Senior Consultant, and in this role you will deliver creative business solutions to our market-leading clients in the consumer products, and retail industries.
Together, we can find the answers to our clients' most challenging business problems through a combination of our industry expertise, business process knowledge, and consulting excellence.
What You’ll Do
As a TPO/RGM Senior Consultant at Clarkston you will:
Help leading consumer goods clients to define their trade promotion objectives, challenges, and operational processes
Design and implement trade promotion optimization strategies that align with business goals.
Design and implement revenue growth management organizational structure, processes and systems.
Leverage your experience with one or more trade systems (e.g., Salesforce, Telus, Kantar, UpClear, etc.) to facilitate all aspects of a TPM implementation
Translate business processes into functional requirements, which may include recommendations on leveraging current technologies and assessing software vendors based on organizational needs
Share best practices, industry knowledge, and personal expertise to educate clients and fellow consultants in formal and ad hoc settings
Assist in the creation and management of project plans and timelines, define project deliverables, identify and track issues and their resolution, and help to manage project scope and requirements
Earn trusted client status and build relationships that extend beyond the project’s lifecycle
Conduct knowledge transfer and training of end-users, including sharing best practices
How You’ll Grow
Beyond your day-to-day responsibilities, throughout your career at Clarkston you will:
Receive the support and mentorship of your Clarkston colleagues and leaders
Expand your existing skillset with internal and external professional development opportunities
Requirements
Minimum of 5 years of experience working in the Consumer Products industry, with relevant work experience in trade promotion optimization and/or revenue growth management
In-depth understanding of processes to include Revenue Growth Management, Price Pack Architecture, Annual Planning, Budgeting, Customer Planning, Retail Execution, Settlements, Reporting and Category Optimization
Demonstrated experience as a TPO/RGM consultant working in an established professional services organization
Flexibility and adaptability - our Senior Consultants work on all aspects of the trade process and related process and technology initiatives
Direct experience with TPO/RGM systems such as Salesforce, Telus, Kantar, UpClear and others
4-year degree from an accredited college or university