Project Leader - Consumer Goods & Products

Core Responsibilities and Duties:

- Owns an end to end client project

- Ensures timely, high quality delivery to clients through effective team management (~3-5 Analysts and Associates)

- Owns work planning, problem solving, hypothesis generation, research and insight generation

- Defines deliverables; prioritizes and sets deadlines; reviews work, provides feedback and ensures quality control

- Is proficient at identifying and using the relevant analytical tools for projects; Ensures zero-defect across all work streams and ensures quality work delivery

- Leads and contributes to critical work streams, owns the overall answer/insight on projects; proactively resolve problems, provides guidance on other work streams

- Go-to-expert on CP sub-sectors and products/tools

- Proficient on the analytical tools (alteryx/tableau/etc.) and solutions (go-to-market strategy, revenue management, brand strategy, etc.) delivered and relevant to the CP industry

- Proficient on the key data sources and metrics for CP industry

- Expertise on 1 or more key sub-sectors within CP covering consumer preferences, trends, market and competitor landscape

- Leads client communication and engagement

- Understand client needs and situations and adapt to case expectations. Show ability to resolve complex issues across work streams.

- Communicate data, knowledge, and clearly explain insights and implications for the client to the entire team. Generate and screen realistic answers based on sound reality checks and recommend actionable solutions.

- Effectively manages client and team meetings and deliver clear and professional presentations to the case team, and managers/partners.