Senior Consultant, Value Identification; Consumer & Industrial Products

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West Monroe is hiring for a Senior Consultant to help our growing Consumer and Industrial Products industry team under the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. The Senior Consultant will have two main responsibilities: (1) Providing a holistic, data driven view of retail / consumer / industrial business to identify revenue growth and cost management opportunities and technology & process-driven solutions to enable them;

(2) the ability to work collaboratively with internal/external teams to deliver on identified value opportunities.

• As a Senior Consultant within our C&I P Practice, you will be expected to provide delivery on client engagements, manage relationships with client leadership and deliver compelling offerings that are relevant and thought‑provoking while creating significant shareholder value.

• This role includes responsibility of managing 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.

• A bachelor’s degree, with preference for statistics or analytics related fields (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 deliver timely execution of project deliverables against tight timelines without sacrificing quality
• High proficiency in Excel required
• Moderate to significant experience with relevant analytical tools and/or coding languages preferred (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, R, Python)
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills; with an in-depth knowledge of project planning and delivery methodologies
• Strong communication skills to be able to work with clients at all levels of the organization – from the shop floor to the boardroom
• Ability to travel up to 75%
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives

• Functional knowledge of retail, consumer, and/or industrial value 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‑market retail, consumer, or industrial businesses ($500M - $5B in Revenue)
• Functional knowledge of one or several of the following:
• Specialty retail and/or grocery operations – including but not limited to the following areas: consumer behavior and marketing, merchandise planning and analysis, retail planning & retail operations, data analytics teams
• Consumer packaged goods – including but not limited to the following areas: revenue growth management, trade promotion management, planning/forecasting, sales & operations planning, supply chain, warehouse and 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 chain, warehouse and distribution
• Ability to identify and quantify business cases impacting the 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 of lean manufacturing and process design methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Toyota Production System);…