Associate - Consumer Products

This is a research cum strategy-oriented/consulting kind of role specifically focused on the Consumer Products/CPG domain with one of the World's Top Five Management Consulting firms

The Consumer Products Center of Expertise collaborates with the client's global Consumer Products Practice leadership, with end clients on development and delivery of the client's proprietary CP products and solutions. These solutions aim to answer strategic questions of their CP clients relating to brand strategy (consumer needs, assortment, pricing, distribution), revenue growth management (pricing strategy, promotions, profit pools, trade terms), negotiation strategy with key retailers, optimization of COGS etc.

- Own a complex workstream or mid-complex cases with support from supervisors (project leader/managers/senior manager)

- Interpret, understand and break down client requirements into actionable task items for the teamlet with 1-2 analysts

- Support the case leads in problem solving, hypothesis generation, research and insight generation and quality control

- Lead meaningful and focused meetings, deliver business insights effectively to the project leadership

- Proficient on the key data sources / metrics for CP industry and proficient on the analytical tools (alteryx/tableau/etc.) and able to work on solutions (go-to-market strategy, revenue management, brand strategy, etc.) delivered and relevant to the CP industry

Education & Desired Candidate Profile :

- Candidates should be graduates / post-graduates with strong academic record

- Work experience range in case highest qualification is undergraduate studies - 2-4 years of exposure to management consulting and data analytics relating to market / business / consumer insights, preferably in a global MNC environment within Consumer Products / CPG industry domains

- Work experience range in case highest qualification is postgraduate studies - 0-2 years of exposure to management consulting and data analytics relating to market / business / consumer insights, preferably in a global MNC environment within Consumer Products / CPG domains

- Strong communications skills, should be able to drive discussion/presentations with senior stakeholders and client maps

- Understanding of analytical tools and techniques including / similar to Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI is mandatory;

- Understanding of Python, R, and SPSS would be a plus

- Proficient with Excel, and PowerPoint; Knowledge of Python/R would be an added plus

- Experience in applying advanced analytics to a range of business situations & a proven ability to synthesise complex data to generate simple & clear insights

- Experience working in CP domain is preferred