Senior Consultant, Value Identification (Consumer & Industrial Products)
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Are you ready to make an impact
West Monroe ishiring fora Senior Consultant to help our growing Consumer and Industrial Productsindustry team under the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. The Senior Consultant will have two main responsibilities:(1)Providing a holistic data driven view of aretail / consumer / industrialbusiness to identify revenue growth and cost management opportunitiesand technology & process-driven solutions to enable themand(2)the ability to work collaboratively with internal/external teams to deliver on identified value opportunities.
Client Delivery:
- As a Senior Consultant within our C&IP Practice you will be expected to provide delivery on client engagements manage relationships with clientleadershipand deliver compelling offerings that are relevant and thought-provoking while creating significant shareholder value.
Client Development:
- This role includes responsibilityofmanaging the client relationship at the executive levels while executing work with project teams. Most importantly candidates should be passionate about what they do and enjoy a fun entrepreneurial environment.
Qualifications:
- A bachelors degree with preference for statistics or analytics related fields preferred (Economics Finance Applied Math & Statistics Data Science Engineering)
- Ability to analyze data through a hypothesis driven approach to generate insights that inform conclusions and support decision-making
- Demonstrated experience using critical thinking skills to develop novel frameworks to solve unstructured problems
- Ability to synthesize insights from multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop concise material for an executive level audience
- Fundamental understanding of key financial statements and strong overall business acumen
- Demonstrated ability to manage own workstream and delivertimelyexecution of project deliverables against tight timelines without sacrificing quality
- Highproficiencyin Excelrequired
- Moderate tosignificant experiencewith relevant analytical tools and/or coding languages preferred (e.g. Alteryx SQL R Python)
- Excellent organizationalverbaland written communication skills; with an in-depth knowledge of project planning and delivery methodologies
- Strong communicationskills to be able to work with clients at all levels of the organization from the shop floor to the board room
- Ability to travel up to 75%
- A commitment to inclusion and diversity and openness tonew ideasand perspectives
Industry Knowledge:
- Functional knowledge ofretail consumer and/or industrialvalue chain particularly in one or more of the following sectors:Specialty Retail Grocery Consumer Packaged Goods Chemicals Specialty Materials Durable Goods Food & Beverage Automotive/Transportation Industrial Products and Equipment
- Experience with mid-marketretail consumer or industrialbusinesses ($500M - $5B in Revenue)
- Functional knowledge ofone or several of the following:
- Specialty retail and/or groceryoperations including but not limited to the following areas: consumer behavior and marketing merchandise planning and analysisretail planning &retailoperationsdata analytics teams
- Consumer packaged goods including but not limited to the following areas: revenue growth management trade promotion management planning/forecastingsales & operations planning supply chainwarehouseand distribution
- Discreet manufacturing and/or process manufacturing operations including but not limited to the following functions: planning/forecasting supply management procurement sales and operations planning engineering production scheduling maintenance production controls quality control inventory management supply chainwarehouseand distribution
- Ability toidentifyand quantify business casesimpactingthe P&L and/or balance sheet for manufacturing or supply chain use cases
- Must have been an active team member on at least 3 operational and/or performance transformation programs for manufacturing or retail clients
- Demonstrated functional knowledge oflean manufacturing andprocessdesignmethodologies( SigmaToyota Production System); possession of a certificationa plus
Based on pay transparency guidelines the salaryrange for this role canvary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (seetable below). Information on our competitive total rewards packageincluding our bonus structure and benefits ishere. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geographyexperience skills education and internal equity.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical dental vision and basic life insurance. Employeesare able toenroll in our companys 401k planpurchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible toreceive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time offand ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.
Seattle or Washington D.C.
$124100 - $146000 USD
Los Angeles
$130000 - $152900 USD
New York City or San Francisco
$135900 - $159900 USD
A location not listed above
$118200 - $139000 USD
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At West Monroe we work with you.
Were a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients delivering real-world solutions.
The combination of business and technology is not new but how we bring them together is unique. Were fluent in both. We know that technology alone is not the answer but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come.
At West Monroe we zero in on the heart of the opportunity getting to results faster and preparing people for whats next.
Youll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. Were right there in the room with you co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe collaboration isnt a lofty promise but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.
West Monroeis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit experience and potential without regard to race color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status age religion disability veteran status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal state or local law. To learn more about diversity equity and inclusion at West Monroe visit If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process please inquire by sending an email to .
Please review our current policy regarding use of generative artificial intelligence during the application process.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Other consultancies talk at you. At West Monroe, we work with you. We’re a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions. The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we brin ... View more