Strategy Associate – Healthcare

Oaktree Talent Group & Future State Consulting; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Oaktree Talent Group & Future State Consulting is seeking a strategic thinker for a Commercial Excellence role in Melbourne. You will work on high-profile projects, framing ambiguous problems and delivering clear, actionable recommendations in partnership with senior leaders across multiple functions.

You’ll collaborate with a team of former strategy consultants, gaining structured onboarding and rapid responsibility for own projects in a fast-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 1.5 to 3 years’ experience in management consulting with a focus on strategy.
• Strong command of the strategy toolkit, with structured problem‑solving, research and financial modelling.
• Ability to break down ambiguous problems and turn complex analysis into clear insights.
• Confident engaging a wide range of stakeholders, from frontline teams to executives.
• Pragmatic, accountable working style and ability to work independently quickly.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects and workstreams end to end from framing problems to actionable recommendations.
• Shape business unit strategy and growth plans with MD and Exec Team.
• Build robust commercial and financial analyses for high-stakes decisions.
• Develop board and executive communications that tell evidence-based stories.
• Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Merchandising, Marketing, eCommerce and Supply Chain.
• Support growth strategies across retail, B2B, private label and loyalty propositions.
• Monitor market trends to identify growth opportunities and threats.
• Act as a thought partner on commercial initiatives led by other functions.

Skills

Strategy toolkit

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Independent working

Communication

Job description

Join a market-leading, high-growth health, wellness and retail group, currently in an ambitious growth phase with major strategic initiatives underway across its retail, digital and wholesale businesses.

This role sits within a Commercial Excellence function that acts as an internal strategy team for the group’s largest business unit. You’ll work on high-profile strategic projects across a diverse portfolio. The work runs from building the evidence base with frontline teams through to shaping recommendations for the Executive Team and Board.

You’ll learn alongside a strong team of ex-McKinsey, BCG and Bain strategists, with structured onboarding and a fast track to running your own projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading strategic projects and workstreams end to end, from framing ambiguous problems through to clear, actionable recommendations
• Shaping business unit strategy and growth plans in partnership with the Managing Director and Executive Team
• Building robust commercial and financial analysis to support high-stakes decisions
• Developing Board and executive-level communications that tell a compelling, evidence-based story
• Partnering with senior leaders across Finance, Merchandise, Marketing, eCommerce and Supply Chain, bringing together cross-functional project teams
• Supporting growth strategies across retail, B2B customer, private label and loyalty propositions
• Monitoring market trends and emerging categories to identify growth opportunities and competitive threats
• Acting as a thought partner on commercial initiatives led by other functions

What You’ll Bring:

• 1.5 to 3 years’ experience in management consulting gained within a leading management consulting firm, with a focus on strategy (e.g. McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Kearney, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman, Strategy&, EY-Parthenon, Monitor Deloitte, Port Jackson Partners or similar), or a strong consulting foundation followed by a corporate strategy role
• A strong command of the strategy toolkit, with structured problem-solving, research and financial modelling skills
• The ability to break down ambiguous problems and turn complex analysis into simple, compelling insights
• Confidence engaging a wide range of stakeholders, from frontline teams through to executives, with the emotional maturity to bring busy people along on transformational work
• A pragmatic, accountable working style and the ability to work independently quickly
• Exposure to retail, consumer or healthcare highly regarded, though not essential