Microsoft’s Industry Team focuses on empowering customers on their AI Transformation. This team is responsible for understanding the Retail and Consumer Goods industry and our customers’ business and priorities, develop strong relationships with senior leaders by generating interest into Microsoft solutions accelerating their AI Transformation and driving revenue growth for Microsoft.

As an Industry Advisor, you will have the opportunity to drive industry solution-focused sales for Microsoft. This role is responsible and accountable for originating sales, driving industry-led conversations with customers, qualifying the pipeline, and accelerating through Microsoft’s partner ecosystem. Accountabilities include developing and winning market-making opportunities that deliver customer value and enable transformational customer outcomes.

As an Industry Advisor you will be the industry subject matter expert in AI Transformation, engaging with customer executives, leaders and decision makers to identify, generate and nurture new business opportunities aligned to their strategic priorities. You will articulate and position strategic business value and long-term positive results of using Microsoft's products, partners and solutions, collaborating across roles and organizations.

This is a flexible work opportunity, requiring travel, with the option to work from home 50% of the time.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Commercial role

A commercial expert in a large FMCG organisation serves as the strategic anchor for driving growth, profitability, and market relevance across diverse product categories and geographies. This role blends deep industry expertise with consultative sales leadership to orchestrate complex transformations and unlock value at scale.

They are responsible for:

• Strategic Sales Leadership: Leading commercial growth programmes, go-to-market strategies, and sales excellence initiatives that deliver measurable top-line impact
• Retail and Category Expertise: Bringing hands-on experience from roles in category management, merchandising, and supply chain across large retailers
• Technology Integration: Translating retail and consumer insights into compelling narratives powered by AI, cloud, and data platforms—enabling predictive analytics, personalised engagement, and unified commerce.
• Stakeholder Management: Engaging C-level decision-makers and board members across regions to align on transformation agendas

This role demands a rare blend of FMCG & Retail foundations, sales acumen, and technology fluency—making the expert uniquely positioned to lead large-scale transformations and drive commercial excellence in a rapidly evolving FMCG & Retail landscape.