Deals Strategy Senior Associate, Transportation & Logistics

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm in Dubai is seeking a Senior Associate for their Deals Strategy & Operations team. This role involves providing strategic advice to clients in the transport and logistics sectors, conducting market analyses, and assisting in the execution of business plans. Applicants should have at least 3 years of management consulting experience, especially within transportation logistics or related industries. The position requires strong analytical skills, effective communication abilities, and the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant experience in management consulting.
• Experience focusing on transportation, logistics, or similar sectors.
• Understanding of feasibility studies and market research.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market entry strategies and commercial due diligence.
• Structure analyses and develop strategy for clients.
• Support managers with client engagements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Business Plan Evaluation

Active Listening

Critical thinking

Job description

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Deals

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

Our Deals Strategy & Operations (DSO) team offers strategic advice to a broad range of stakeholders - regional and international corporates, leading private equity houses, family offices, major banks, funds, government entities and companies undertaking mergers and acquisitions or investment opportunities. We deliver deep strategic commercial and operational insights to help clients think through investment/divestment decisions about businesses. We advise our clients on critical operational and transformational challenges and evaluate business plans and company strategies against market performance and competitor strength to deliver a rigorous appraisal of a business commercial and operational outlook. Our main focus is to deliver top strategy‑led solutions to our clients.

Role Responsibilities

As a Deals Strategy & Operations Senior Associate dedicated to the Transport & Logistics sectors you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Solving clients problems by structuring analysis applying analytical frameworks and conceptualizing strategy development
• Conducting market entry strategies and commercial due diligence
• Taking ownership of components of engagements and collaborating with team members to deliver thorough and well‑structured reports
• Researching aggregating and analyzing data; synthesizing large quantities of information; extracting meaningful insights to provide recommendations to our clients
• Supporting internal business development activities
• Actively work on engagement supporting Managers and Senior Managers

Requirements

• 3 years of relevant experience in management consulting with a focus on advising governments and major stakeholders in the transportation logistics industrial aviation manufacturing or similar sector
• Relevant experience within the M&A space preferably from a professional services background
• Has done research for company on potential acquisitions
• Participated in conducting business plans
• Completed market research for large size organizations
• Comprehensive understanding of feasibility studies
• Eager to participate in business development opportunities and initiatives
• Passionate about delivery of work and has a strong desire to succeed by learning from colleagues and creating collaborative relationships at all levels
• Motivated to build excellent working relationships and meet deadlines successfully in a fast paced & dynamic environment
• Confident communicator and can deliver messages with impact to a wide variety of audiences
• Keen to leverage technology enabled and digital tools to achieve efficient delivery for our clients
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to understand key business drivers
• Ability to take initiative to manage numerous projects simultaneously under time constraints
• Your flexibility to travel 40%-60% of the time. This means we may require you to work away from your base office location on a regular basis and frequent overnight stays may be required. Where possible we will take your preferences into account and strike a balance between meeting your career development/personal needs and those of the business and our clients.

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback Accepting Feedback Acquisition Strategy Active Listening Analytical Thinking Business Plan Evaluation Capital IQ Communication Competitive Advantage Competitive Analysis Corporate Development Creativity Customer Due Diligence Deal Structures Embracing Change Emotional Regulation Empathy Financial Due Diligence Financial Modeling Financial Risk Analysis Financial Statement Analysis Inclusion Industry Trend Analysis Intellectual Curiosity Learning Agility 12 more

Travel Requirements

Up to 40%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

No

Government Clearance Required

No

Required Experience

Senior IC