Codifyd is a Product Content Solutions company, providing technology-enabled consulting services and cloud-based software for manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Our solutions increase revenue, improve customer service, enable organizational agility, and result in an outstanding online customer experience.
Our exceptionally talented team provides high-end consulting services in the following areas: eCommerce Optimization, Product Content Strategy, Master Data Management, Product Data Quality and Content Enrichment, Data Governance, and Document Management. Our customers include some of the world’s largest online retailers and industrial suppliers.
The Codifyd team is comprised of bright, talented, and experienced professionals working in a fast-paced culture where every team member has autonomy and responsibility. We value innovative thinking, elegant and pragmatic design, exceptional team chemistry, and innate passion to make an impact.
Job Description
We are seeking a Consultant to join the Team. The Consultant serves as a client-facing project leader for our complex product content and ecommerce consulting projects. The Consultant is a key liaison between the client leadership teams and the Codifyd project teams. In addition, the Consultant takes overall accountability for key deliveries and the day-to-day management of the project. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and agile person, experienced at interacting with Executive level staff and willing to travel up to 50%.
Responsibilities
- Establish meaningful working relationships with client
- Identify, define and resolve issues from both internal teams and client-side teams
- Understand all aspects of the client’s needs as well as the organizational and political landscape
- Consistent and regular communication with clients in an ever-changing and fast paced environment
- Research and assist with Analyst-level execution when necessary for timely project execution
- Define and record project requirements
- Work with relevant Project Managers and Principal Consultants to deliver project plans and strategic engagement plans
- Accountable for understanding all project execution requirements and communicating to Managers of relevant functional groups
- Author and Maintain Project Execution Specifications for all projects prior to execution and throughout the life of the project.
- Consistent and timely communication of requirement changes over the life of the project
- Regular meeting with and rapid response to Clients
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field
- 2+ years in Consulting projects in the ecommerce, product content/data or business strategy fields
- Travel of 25-50% expected
- Excellent client-facing skills including: instilling trust, running productive meetings and distilling information quickly
- Excellent problem-solving and quantitative skills
- Experience involving techniques in handling large, complex data
- Exceptional team player with the confidence and integrity to earn client and internal team support quickly
- Keen editorial skills and attention to detail
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Exceptional presentation skills, including PowerPoint skills
- Experience with Taxonomy principles
- Basic SQL skills a plus
- Experience with PIM (Product Information Management) tools, Ecommerce Platforms (Hybris, Site Core, Magento), Enterprise Search (Endeca, Solr) and data quality a plus
- Experience with business requirements gathering and technology implementations a plus
- Solid work ethic, self-driven with the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Client management skills are top-notch
- Resource and budget management