Associate - Consumer Product CoE null

Who You'll Work With:

The Consumer Products Center of Expertise collaborates with Bain’s global Consumer Products Practice leadership, client-facing. Bain leadership and teams, and with end clients on development and delivery of Bain’s proprietary CP products and solutions. These solutions aim to answer strategic questions of Bain’s 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.

You will work as part of a team comprising of a mix of Director, Managers, Projects Leads, Associates and Analysts, on projects that typically range from 3 weeks to 3 months. Delivery models on projects vary from working as part of a broader global Bain case team, BCN working independently with a Bain Associate Partner / Partner, or BCN working directly with end clients.

What You'll Do:

• Own a complex workstream or mid-complex cases with support from supervisors (project leader/managers/seniormanager)
• Interpret, understand and break down client requirements into actionable task items for the team
• Execute and deliver high quality outputs to clients and overseeing a workstream with 1-2 analysts
• Support the BCN 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
• Proficient on the key data sources and metrics for CP industry, experience in one or more key sub-sectors within CP covering consumer preferences, trends, market and competitor landscape
• Ensure timely, high quality delivery to Bain case leadership/clients
• Provide day-to-day coaching to analysts on various aspects of projects
• Ability to pull out insights from quantitative analysis and research

About You:

• Work experience range in case highest qualification is postgraduate studies – 0-3 years of exposure to management consulting and data analytics relating to market/business / consumer insights, preferably in a global
• Candidates should be graduates / post-graduates with strong academic record
• Work experience range in case highest qualification is undergraduate studies – 2-5 years of exposure to management consulting and data analytics relating to market/business / consumer insights, preferably in a global
• MNC environment within Consumer Products / Retail industry domains
• MNC environment within Consumer Products / Retail industry 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 synthesize complex data to generate simple & clear insights
• Experience working in CP domain is preferred