Description:

About Praxis Global Alliance:

Praxis Global Alliance is the next-gen management consulting firm revolutionizing how consulting projects are delivered. It delivers practical solutions to the toughest business problems by uniquely combining practitioner partner expertise, AI-led research approaches, and digital technologies. The company focused on four types of engagements:

1. GrowRevenue: We support organizations in unlocking growth through micro-market expansion, product-channel growth, brand transformation and go-to-market

2. GrowPerformance: We help organizations become more productive, lean and efficient.

3. GrowValue: We support financial sponsors, strategic acquirers and businesses in creating value. We do strategy for organic growth and also offer pre-deal support, commercial due diligence, operational due diligence, post-acquisition value creation for inorganic expansion

4. GrowSustainably: We enable organizations to grow sustainably by uniquely weaving business objectives with the sustainability goals. We have comprehensive assessment frameworks and toolkits that support organizations from start to finish in helping them meet their ESG objectives

We differentiate through practitioner-led business advisory and consulting, and leverage PraxDigital that delivers data engineering and analytics, AI, OpenData and visualization solutions to clients across practices. Our Digital and Data teams provide unique solutions to clients in integrity due diligence, ESG assessments, impact assessments, among other things.

Our business growth happens by Practices (industry verticals) and Partners build the business in their respective verticals.

With a presence across 5 locations in India and UAE/Saudi Arabia, Praxis Global Alliance has successfully served over 40 countries with a dedicated team of ~100 consultants and data scientists. Team Praxis works with entrepreneurs/founders and C-suite to the front-line executives across business streams, helping them with end-to-end business enablement, organizational transformation, and revenue maximization support in an agile environment.

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About the role:

As a Manager, you assume a great deal of responsibility to manage the entire analytical process, become an expert on the client's issues and industry, and recommend solutions that make a real impact. Managers run a project end to end, have full ownership of the deliverables, and assume leadership roles on their team - as such, your team's successes also enhance your own personal results story.

Managers engage in complex client interactions and shape senior-level thinking. You provide answers, explain strategic implications, and foster a culture of giving back by inspiring colleagues and the firm to contribute their talents

As a Manager, you will also be engaging in moderate business development activities and client relationship management along with overseeing high-quality delivery of projects up to and above client expectations.

- This role is in the Food & Agriculture practice of Praxis Global Alliance

- End-to-end ownership of project delivery leading high-impact teams

- Driving through leadership in strategy (GTM, revenue acceleration, cost reduction, sourcing strategies, etc.) & due-diligence (CDD, ODD, VDD) projects related to food & agriculture sector and coming up with compelling approaches, frameworks, and solutions to client problems

- Driving high-quality research and analysis by teams

- Lead and deliver high-quality client presentations in projects

- Managing scope and delivery of projects along with end-to-end client requirements management

- Understanding the client requirements and then customizing the project scope and services as per their needs

- Lead project delivery and manage delivery teams to drive client wow and delight

- Play an active part in recruitment and build project delivery teams in your department

Competencies and skills:

- Minimum 6 years of management consulting experience or equivalent at a reputed consulting firm

- Minimum 3 years of experience in the food and agriculture sector, with involvement in strategy or due diligence projects across downstream and upstream companies

- Deep expertise across the agricultural value chain, with experience in specialized sectors such as agri inputs, animal health, crop protection, import-export, sustainable farming practices, precision agriculture, farm equipment and mechanization, food processing, cold chain logistics, retail & distribution and agri-tech

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to research, analyze and communicate key commercial value drivers

- Strong ability to frame a problem, define an approach to solving it using the consulting toolkit, and work planning for the solution delivery

- Proven track record in leading a team of at least 3 consulting team members end to end

- Ability to work and influence in client settings and work collaboratively with counterparts in business partner teams to drive impact together at clients

- Take full ownership of project delivery through high-impact teams

- Coach and build skills in delivery teams and be a role model for future managers

- Excellent communication skills and client management skills

- Ability to understand the client's needs and develop trusted relationships

- Ability to create impactful proposals for specific projects with a tailored approach

- End-to-end understanding of the management consulting toolkit

Educational and other requirements:

- Experience in food & agriculture companies & in line functions will be considered a plus

- Graduate degree with strong academic performance, preferably with a strong analytical background

- MBA from a top-tier institute preferredsuch as Ivy League B-schools in the US, FABM IIM A, ABM from IIML, or PGP from IIMs (A, B, C, L or I), ISB, XLRI, FMS and SP Jain

- Consistent track record of academic excellence

- Demonstrated leadership in both educational and professional settings with high drive and energy