Landmark Group - Analyst - Strategy - IIT/NIT/DCE/NSIT/BITS

Position Objective :

To contribute as a core team member on key Strategic Programs (usually scoped around one of the quadrants of Ansoff's matrix and sponsored by Chairwoman / Board Members), typically led by one of the Senior Project Leads on Corporate Strategy team or at times under the direct supervision of Chief Corporate Strategy Officer

Responsibilities :

Clients for Corporate Strategy team led strategic programs are - Board Members (Chairwoman / Directors), Brands/Businesses (e.g. Babyshop, Splash, Max, Home Centre, Lifestyle, Shoemart etc.), Territories (e.g. KSA, UAE) or Corporate Functions (e.g. IT, HR, Finance, Supply Chain etc.).

Business Analyst role on key Strategic Programs will either drive independent work modules or support project lead and team members on larger work modules, typically involved in the following :

- Develop understanding of key client requirements or pain-points

- Develop key hypothesis, test and validate with fact-based data driven analysis

- Extensive secondary research often using public sources to understand global trends, benchmarks, and implications

- Analyze internal data (financial / operational / retail transaction), identify root causes of problems, and draw actionable business insights

- Recommend solution ideas, helping drive clarity of thoughts amidst ambiguous situations

- Support project lead and team members in developing detailed go-forward strategies or performance improvement plans

- Build excel models and effective presentations to communicate the recommendations / solutions

- Develop business cases backed by well structured financial model

- Ensure timeliness and quality of deliverables

- Present insights and conclusions confidently and meaningfully to project lead / team, and client stakeholders

- Drive implementation of strategic initiatives, regular progress reviews, tracking and reporting of business benefits / impact delivered

Qualification & Skills :

An ideal candidate for this role should be/have :

- B Tech / M Tech from IIT, NIT, DCE, or NSIT (2014/2015/2016 batch only)

- Lots of drive to take on challenging assignments, and excel in a high performance environment

- Sound commercial acumen and strong analytical and problem solving skills i.e. should be able to understand key underlying drivers of business, see through the numbers, and come up with actionable insights

- Goal oriented self-starter, willing to work with minimal supervision and guidance

- Sound analytical skills, ideally well conversant in excel modelling

- Strong communication skills visible in presentations / PPTs, written, and verbal communications

- Flexibility to adapt to a variety of engagement types, working hours, work environment, and at times locations

- Ability to effectively and independently engage with the Senior Management stakeholders

- Excellent Team Player

Experience :

An ideal candidate for this role should have -

- Proven track record of performance excellence in academics and at work

- 1-2 years of Strategy / Operations consulting experience in a Top-tier Strategy / Management Consulting firm, preferably in Retail / Consumer Goods practice

OR

- 1-2 years of years of Business experience in a Startup (Brick & Mortar or Online) engaged in Fashion/Apparel/Beauty-Cosmetics/Footwear business, preferably in merchandize planning / category management or similar analytical/business planning and execution oriented roles