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Principal Strategic Advisor ( Retail & Athleisure Planning)

  • Vancouver, BC, Canada

Full-time

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Overall Experience: Minimum 20+ years of professional experience in enterprise-level business consulting, technology delivery with corporate retail leadership.
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Core Experience Metrics (Strictly Required):

  • Overall Experience: Minimum 20+ years of professional experience in enterprise-level business consulting, technology delivery with corporate retail leadership.
  • Retail Specialization: At least 8 to 10 years of dedicated experience directly within the Retail / Apparel domain (ideally with direct exposure to premium, vertically integrated, or athleisure brands).

Required Strategic Domain Expertise (Must have deep knowledge in at least TWO of the following):

  1. Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP): High-level knowledge of corporate budgeting, Open-to-Buy (OTB) policies, and margin management at an enterprise scale.
  2. Visual Assortment Planning: Strategic understanding of how digital, visual, and localized layouts influence buying decisions and omni-channel inventory allocation.
  3. Product & Merchandise Hierarchies: Deep experience structuring master data governance and product classifications across complex global retail organizations.
  4. Associated Data Flows: Architectural understanding of enterprise data exchanges (PLM to ERP/WMS/eCommerce) to help executives visualize how data boundaries support business goals.
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Responsibilities

Provide strategic advisory expertise in retail and athleisure planning, helping corporate leaders align business goals with planning practices and technology delivery. Advise on merchandise planning, visual assortment, product hierarchies, and enterprise data flows across retail systems.

Requirements

Requires at least 20 years of professional experience in enterprise-level business consulting, technology delivery, and corporate retail leadership, including 8–10 years directly in retail or apparel. Candidates must have deep expertise in at least two specified domains: merchandise financial planning, visual assortment planning, product and merchandise hierarchies, or associated enterprise data flows.

Skills

  • Enterprise Business Consulting
  • Technology Delivery
  • Retail Leadership
  • Retail and Apparel
  • Merchandise Financial Planning
  • Corporate Budgeting
  • Open-to-Buy Policies
  • Margin Management
  • Visual Assortment Planning
  • Omni-Channel Inventory Allocation
  • Product and Merchandise Hierarchies
  • Master Data Governance
  • Enterprise Data Flows
  • PLM
  • ERP
  • WMS

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Categories

  • Consulting
  • Retail
  • Management & Leadership
  • Technology
  • Data & Analytics

Keywords

  • Retail
  • Apparel
  • Athleisure
  • Enterprise Business Consulting
  • Technology Delivery
  • Corporate Retail Leadership
  • Merchandise Financial Planning
  • Corporate Budgeting
  • Open-to-Buy
  • Margin Management
  • Visual Assortment Planning
  • Localized Layouts
  • Omni-Channel Inventory Allocation
  • Product Hierarchies
  • Merchandise Hierarchies
  • Master Data Governance
  • Enterprise Data Exchanges
  • PLM
  • ERP
  • WMS
  • E-Commerce
  • Premium Brands
  • Vertically Integrated Brands

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