Manager - Strategy & Operations - CPG/Retail Sector

Manager - Strategy & Operations - CPG/Retail Sector

- Working with the Senior Leadership to lead and deliver commercial and market reviews, strategic studies, and business plan reviews

- Driving the design of commercial and financial analysis e.g. market sizing, market driver analysis, business model analysis, competitive benchmarking, etc.

- Actively building and managing the relationship and interface with international Strategy and other deal advisory professionals

- For medium to large engagements, being actively involved in structuring the output and its delivery

- Being responsible for design and quality of deliverables

- Directing, managing and mentoring junior team members on engagements

- Recruiting, managing and contributing to the development of junior staff

- Supporting global teams or leading business development initiatives, including bid proposal and management

- Contributing to thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development

Essential skills required -

Education / professional qualifications -

- MBAs, CFAs and Engineers from a leading Indian/International educational institution

Prior Experience:

- Relevant experience (7-10 years) gained in either corporate roles, strategy consulting, or similar analytical/ deal experience in the relevant sector/ propositions (as applicable)

- Project and Team management exposure

- Credible record of operating as an independent contributor and also working as part of a team during larger projects

- High problem solving skills; ability to drive through to an outcome in circumstances of complexity and ambiguity

- Goal driven - should be focused on helping clients meet their requirements - by developing answers and solutions when client requirement remains unclear / changes, and by providing relevant insights and key questions to fit the client objective

- Credible record of operating at a team management level

- Experience of leading project teams and developing proposals

- Driven and ability to work independently

- Strong numerical, analytical and strategic thinking skills - able to demonstrate how one supports the other - and sound commercial acumen

Technical skills:

Experienced candidates in the Consumer and Retail Strategy engagements, with good experience on data analytics in the process. Any US retail experience + global exposure is a plus

Behavioral / team skills -

- Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations

- Flexibility to adapt to a variety of engagement types, working hours and work environments and locations

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Team player; self-driven and ability to work independently