A Supermarket Consultant devises strategies for retail businesses in order for them to improve their services. They will work primarily with retailers and manufacturers in a variety of areas such as sales, marketing and customer service and suggest ways in they can make their businesses more efficient and cost effective.

Responsibilities for Supermarket Consultants

• Undertake a preliminary audit of the retailer

• Ensure an in-depth understanding of the business

• Determine the customer’s needs and ambitions

• Suggest and monitor improvements which can be made

• Develop a strategy to achieve required goals

• Provide first-class customer service when liaising with clients

• Maximize prospects for the client by attending external events

A master’s degree is also beneficial, as is being officially recognized as a Certified Management Consultant. Most retail consultants start out their careers as management consultants, before specializing in a specific field or industry in the retail sphere.

Experience and skills for a Supermarket Consultant

• Previous experience in a sales capacity

• Evidence of hitting sales targets

• Excellent organizational skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with clients

• Strong business acumen

• Ability to succinctly explain subtleties of retail strategy

• Great negotiation and persuasion skills

• Lead teams to secure positive outcomes for organizations

• Define problems and conceptualize solutions or alternative practices for improving performance

• Outstanding improvisation, negotiation, and persuasion abilities.

• With Expertise in Supermarket Operations as a whole

Note: Salary Negotiable depends on experience