Boston Analytics - Consultant - Strategy Consulting

Job Description - Consultant Strategy Consulting, Growth Practice

Looking candidates only from Tier1 Institutes

About Boston Analytics (BA):

Headquartered in Boston, US, Boston Analytics is a strategy consulting and a big data & analytics focused firm. We bring together the best analytical minds worldwide, deliver a robust offering of knowledge services, and work as genuine partners in enhancing and implementing our clients growth strategies. Our clients vary from Fortune 500 companies to private equity to government entities. We are trusted advisors to our clients and work closely with them on a range of engagements across geographies and industries. Over the past few years, BA has developed a strong expertise in Financial Services, Consumer Goods & Healthcare, Technology, and Diversified Industrials, which are our key practice areas.

Our engagements range from corporate strategy to market attractiveness, market sizing studies to industry whitepapers. We use a combination of secondary research, primary research and various analytical tools & techniques to provide fact-based, insightful analysis to our clients that help them build and execute their growth initiatives. Consumer Goods, Healthcare & Diversified Industrials are together referred to as our Growth Practice.

This opening is for our office in Gurgaon, India.

Job Objective:

Collaborate with senior consultants, engagement managers and practice heads to provide data-driven and analysis-rich research deliverables deriving strategic insights as per the client requirements. Consultants are also required to assist in business development activities.

Job Overview :

Consultants provide the first line of analysis that helps BA provide fact-based strategic and tactical insights to its clients. Consultants are required to conduct in-depth secondary research and primary research, apply analysis techniques and derive interesting and meaningful insights for our clients. Consultants may be required to travel for client meetings/ primary research.

Primary Responsibilities:

Support managers and practice heads with understanding the client requirements, problem definition, designing the project approach, recommendations, etc.

Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the practice area (CPG & Industrial); gravitate towards providing thought leadership internally as well as to clients

Conduct extensive primary and/or secondary research

Analyse data to extract insights and identify patterns (qualitative as well as qualitative)

Develop proxies and triangulations for difficult-to-get data points such as revenue forecast data, market size numbers for niche industry segments, etc.

Analyse findings for relevant trends, patterns and insights and apply them to help the team arrive at solutions/ recommendations

Interact seamlessly with team members to ensure we deliver high-quality strategy consulting assignments that exceed client expectations

Take complete ownership of the modules assigned as well as guide analysts and associate consultants on research and analysis techniques (as applicable)

Produce output in the form of Power Point, Excel, Word, etc, in a near final state

Manage vendor relationships and undertake business development activities by preparing project / work proposals, capability decks, etc.

Required Skills & Personal Attributes:

Good business writing and verbal communication skills including presentation skills

Detail-oriented with high standards for written and visual presentation of information

Excellent research, analytical, and numerical skills

Logical thought process to think through a problem and develop solutions

Ability to develop and articulate strategic recommendations based on rigorous data analysis

High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel etc.)

Strong inter-personal skills, ability to work with teams in a time-line driven high pressure environment (typical of consulting firms)

Self-driven with a high level of motivation and energy; a strong can do attitude; ability and willingness to work in a small and fast growing set-up

Ability to pro-actively identify ways to contribute to firms goals & mission

International experience will be an added advantage

Professional appearance as well as manner of speaking

Preferred Experience:

3-5 years of experience in Consumer Goods or Industrial sectors in a Strategy Consulting role or a Corporate strategy role with leading CPG/ Industrial firms

Experience and good understanding across 1-2 of the following industries Consumer goods, FMCG, Chemicals, Construction & Engineering, Oil & Gas, Automotive, etc.

Excellent understanding of the operations of large global firms as well as small & mid-sized organizations