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Pune, India Hybrid Sales and Marketing

Principal Domain Consultant, Retail and Consumer Goods

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Description

Ciklum is looking for a Principal Domain Consultant, Retail and Consumer Goods to join our team full-time in India.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Principal Domain Consultant, Retail and Consumer Goods, you will bring your expertise and experience to help our sales teams develop digital and technology solutions for the major US retail and consumer goods enterprises. Your role involves understanding industry trends and challenges, enabling you to design tailored solution pitches for senior management of Ciklum’s potential and existing customers.

Responsibilities

 Client Engagement & Strategic Advisory:

  • Win client trust and cultivate long-term, value-driven partnerships by serving as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives and senior leadership teams in the retail and consumer goods sectors
  • Gain a deep understanding of client strategic priorities, challenges, and opportunities, to offer actionable, forward-thinking solutions that deliver significant business value
  • Provide expert guidance on key areas such as retail operations, supply chain optimization, merchandising strategies, customer experience enhancement, and digital transformation initiatives

Solution Design & Impactful Implementation:

  • Spearhead the design and development of bespoke solutions that address clients’ most pressing operational and strategic challenges, with an emphasis on sustainable growth, operational excellence, and consumer-centric innovation
  • Facilitate end-to-end implementation of strategic technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with client business objectives, financial targets, and timelines
  • Collaborate with senior leaders across cross-functional teams to drive the delivery of integrated solutions that maximize impact

Strategic Insight Management:

  • Serve as a thought leader in the retail and consumer goods sectors by staying ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving consumer behavior
  • Conduct in-depth market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and future-focused research to provide clients with actionable insights that anticipate market shifts and unlock new opportunities
  • Represent the company as an industry expert through whitepapers, high-profile presentations, and speaking engagements at leading industry forums and conferences

Requirements

  •  Minimum of 10-12 years of experience in the retail and consumer goods industry, with a focus on technology consulting or process improvement roles
  • Combined experience in professional services and in-house within the target domain is a strong plus
  • Deep understanding of retail operations, consumer behavior, supply chain management, and digital transformation
  • Proven experience in solution design and implementation within consumer / CPG / retail domain
  • Strong business acumen, with an ability to understand and align with client business objectives, challenges, and needs
  • Extensive experience working with C-suite executives and senior leaders to deliver business solutions that drive growth, innovation, and competitive advantage
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and deliver innovative solutions
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Desirable

  •  Experience with retail technologies (e.g., e-commerce platforms, POS systems, CRM) and digital marketing strategies
  • Knowledge of sustainability practices and ethical sourcing in the consumer goods industry

What's in it for you

  • Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, as well as financial and legal consultation
  • Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy licence, language courses and company-paid certifications
  • Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
  • Flexibility: hybrid work mode at Chennai or Pune
  • Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Resourcing Team helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfil your potential
  • Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
  • Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About us:
India is a strategic growth market for Ciklum.
Be a part of a big story created right now. Let’s grow our delivery center in India together! Boost your skills and knowledge: create and innovate with like-minded professionals — all of that within a global company with a local spirit and start-up soul. 
Supported by Recognize Partners and expanding globally, we will engineer the experiences of tomorrow!

Be bold, not bored!

Experiences of tomorrow. Engineered together

Interested already?

We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. Can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.

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