Manager/Senior Associate - Consumer & Retail - Consulting, Strategy& - Shanghai

Job Profile Summary

Strategy& is PwC's strategy consulting business uniquely positioned to help deliver best future transformative strategy from day one. PwC’s Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company, was founded in 1914. As the earliest management consultancy still in existence, Booz & Company was the first firm to use the term “management consultant”, creating the foundation for consulting profession. In 2014 when its centennial anniversary, Booz & Company joined PwC, one of the world's largest professional service firms, combining 100 years of strategy consulting experience and the unrivalled industry and functional capabilities of the PwC network to deliver broader and greater value through "from strategy to execution" to our clients across industries and regions.

The Consumer Markets (CM) practice of PwC Strategy& provides advisory services to both MNC and local champions, around a few clusters such as Food & Beverage, Mother & Baby Care, etc. We have deep and strong functional expertise in Revenue-Growth-Management, Route-To-Market and Digital underpinned by Data & Analytics, with tailored solutions to help drive value and embed capabilities for our clients.

We have a dedicated and experienced team of strategy consultants based mainly in Shanghai and Beijing. 

We are looking for experienced consultants to join us to jointly deliver value to our clients and together shape the future.

We will provide you with opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll be working alongside a team of strategists to develop various skills such as critical thinking, teamwork, analytics, oral and written expression, etc., from which you will benefit for lifetime. You can not only involve in amazing projects, but also get to know enthusiastic and interesting colleagues and lifelong friends in this family.

Job Description

Job Description – Manager:
As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Strategy& Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
Playing a critical role in delivering expertise/thought leadership on consumer topics and in bringing this to the clients
Leading the engagement team to provide high quality business insights and recommendations
Managing the project execution and delivery, making sure the project is delivered within the agreed/guaranteed timeline and budget
Proactively identifying likely issues that could impact delivery and leveraging Strategy& and wider PwC network support as required
Involving in developing our solution offerings, and marketing to external and internal clients
Assisting in developing training, engagement procedures and methodologies
Coaching and developing staff

Requirements:
Strong academic background
5+years of strategy consulting experience, preferably in Consumer & Retail sector
Project management experience
Intellectual curiosity and rigor
Influencing skills and leadership
Self-driven
Must be bilingual in English and Mandarin (speaking/reading/writing)
Advanced data & analytics expertise is a great plus

Job Description – Senior Associate:
As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Strategy& Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
Helping your managers on pre-sales activities, engagement delivery, clients’ requirement gathering & analysis, and act as clients’ on-ground contact
Leading a module, including business analysis and recommendation development
Assisting project process management
Documentation delivery

Requirements:
Strong academic background
3-4 years of consulting experiences, preferably in Consumer & Retail sector; Or >=4 years of experiences in consumer and retail industry, preferably as Management Trainees in MNC; Or 3-4 years of business analyst experience in internet companies, preferably with a focus on consumer goods
Experienced in advanced data & analytics
Self driven
Intellectual curiosity and rigor
Excellent teamwork and inter-personal skills
Bilingual in English and Mandarin