INManagerMetals & MiningFuel & resources AdvisoryGurgaon

Job Description & Summary:

PwCsResourcesStrategy & Operations team is looking for high-potential Associates to support high-impact consulting engagements. You will work closely with clients to address both strategic and operational challenges including growth strategy cost optimization supply chain transformation process benchmarking productivity enhancement and performance improvement.

Responsibilities:

AsaManager you will be part of a team of professionals with extensive consulting and industry experience. Leveraging yourexpertiseand experience weanticipatethat you will provide valuable insights and solutions to clients in the chemical domain.Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Strategy:

• Support growth and diversification strategy engagements including global market analysis competitor benchmarking and opportunity identification.

• Assistin building value strategy performing opportunity assessment and crafting a value story by identifying & sizing value/benefits opportunity estimating cost components etc. for largescale transformation programs.

• Conduct commercial due diligence business plan validation andgotomarketstrategy formulation including customer assessment.

• Supportclientswith developingstrategyin supply chain procurement and logistics.

• Conduct techno-economic feasibility assessment for investments process upgrades and product diversification.

• Support Large-scale Transformation Projects: Support the delivery ofend-to-endtransformation projects forMining & Metalsclients involving Align Innovate Release and Evolve phases of a Transformation program.

• Market assessment of Mineral commodities critical minerals Global trends metalrecyclingand circularity.

Operations:

• Client Collaboration:Work closely with our clients to understand their business needs challenges and objectives.

• Requirements Analysis:Conduct comprehensive requirements gathering and analysis with Business Acumen and being users of Enterprise applications.

• Map and assess operations across manufacturing supply chain procurement andlogisticsfunctions.

• Support value chain diagnostics cost take-out throughput improvement and asset productivity enhancement projects.

• Conduct operational benchmarking and recommend best practices for process efficiency and digital interventions.

• Analyze KPIs likeproduction OMS availabilityutilizationyield cycle time plantutilization inventory turnover etc. and develop performance dashboards.

• Work on lean Six Sigma TPM or Industry 4.0-related initiatives (exposure to tools/methodologies is a plus).

Engagement Support:

• Prepare client-ready deliverables including presentations models and reports.

• Conduct primary and secondary research using industry databases and field interviews.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality outputs.

Mandatory skill sets:

Preferred skill sets:

• 5yearsof relevantexperiencein mining and metals sector

• Experience ofworking in a reputable companyin the sectoror inaconsulting firm(Big 4 or Tech Consulting firms)

• Strong understanding of themining and metals industry or operations

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a structured approach.

• Proficiencyin MS Excel (including basic modeling) PowerPoint and relevant analytics tools.

• Familiarity with tools like SAP Power BI Tableau or digital operations platforms is a plus.

• Familiarity with Industry 4.0 technologies including automation digitalization of manufacturing processes and connected equipment in manufacturingoperationsis a plus.

• Capable of conducting current state assessments and benchmarking clients businesses.

• Proficiencyin business process mapping for various functions/departments and building flow charts to analyze andeliminateduplicate or inefficient processes is a plus.

• Proficiencyin problem-solving quantitative analysis and storytelling through PowerPoint and Excel.

• Good communication interpersonal skills and stakeholder management abilities.

• Willingness to travel for client engagements across India or abroad.

Years of experience:

5 years

Education qualification:

BE/B-Tech/masters degree inmining/ Mineral/ MetallurgyengineeringorMscGeology

Full TimeMBAfrom A lister collegeis a plus

Top tier engineering institutes (IIT NIT) will be preferred