Avalon Consulting - Senior Consultant - IIM/MDI/IIT/XLRI

Job Description: Senior Consultant

Reporting to:

Associate Vice President / Vice President or Partner depending on the size and complexity of the consulting engagement

Role & Responsibilities:

- Taking responsibility for executing business consulting projects including tasks like research, data interpretation, analysis, insight generation and report preparation

- Independently managing mid-sized projects or taking ownership of one or more modules of major /significant consulting projects

- Leading, coordinating and organizing the work of a team of Consultants

- Supporting the leadership team on marketing, business development and proposals

- Positively contributing to the firm's growth and reputation

Qualification Criteria

- MBA or equivalent in General Management or Marketing or any other streams from AIM-Manila / FMS / IIMs / IIT-Madras / JBIMS / MDI / NMIMS / SJMSOM - IIT Mumbai / SCMHRD / SIBM / SPJIMR / XIMB / XLRI and a graduate degree from a reputed institute

- A minimum of 2 years of prior work experience in any or all of the following areas

- Strategy and / or Management Consulting

- Strategy or Corporate Planning in a major corporation

- Performance Improvement

- Supply Chain and Sourcing

- Balanced Scorecard

- Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Agri Business, Automotive, Chemicals, Engineering and Capital Goods, Consumer Goods

Performance Appraisal Criteria:

Will be appraised on:

- Project Management including research, analysis, insight generation, written communication in terms of report writing skills and verbal communication

- Client management (at a suitable level in client organization)

- Knowledge and IP Development

- Contribution to the firm in non-project areas (marketing, HR, IT, knowledge management)

Compensation:

- CTC which is a fixed compensation

- Performance bonus dependent on a combination of individual and firm performance

About Avalon:

Avalon Consulting was set up in 1989 and has grown to become one of Asia's top ranked consulting firms; the only Indian Firm to achieve this recognition. Today, our presence has expanded to five offices across Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Singapore. Over the twenty five years of our existence we have supported clients across the Asia, Europe, Middle East and North American geographies on strategy development and implementation assignments.

We have extensive experience and deep knowledge across a wide range of sectors covering Agribusiness, Automobiles, Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Retail, Education, Engineering and Capital Goods, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure and Construction, Metals among others. Our consulting services span Strategy Formulation, Performance Improvement, Transformation and Transaction Support within these sectors.

Our Approach to assisting our clients is centered around four principles - Customer Centricity, Deep Expertise, Actionable Solutions and a Collaborative Approach.

Avalon's team is a group of closely-knit, smart and enthusiastic people who believe in a collaborative approach to building customised solutions that work for our clients- organization.