Assistant Director, Strategic Cost Transformation

Deloitte LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is seeking an Assistant Director for its Value Creation Services Team. This role involves managing diverse teams and supporting client engagements, focusing on cost transformation in the Consumer, LSHC, or TMT industries. The ideal candidate should possess significant consulting experience, a strong business acumen, and an ability to foster client relationships. This position offers a chance to influence strategic directions and lead innovative projects while working in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• Significant experience within Consumer, LSHC or TMT consulting at senior manager level.
• Experience in finance functions or transformation teams.
• Proven experience in delivering cost transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage diverse teams and support leadership of client engagements.
• Develop long-term client relationships and identify new opportunities.
• Lead projects and deliver innovative thought leadership.

Skills

Business acumen

Cost transformation expertise

Project management skills

Industry knowledge (Consumer, LSHC, TMT)

Education

Degree in Accounting / Finance / Business

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Job description

Our Value Creations Team are both business model and industry specialists working with some of the most interesting and cutting-edge clients globally. The strength of our client relationships, combined with our sector depth and capability skillset, means we are frequently the business architects for designing and delivering some of the largest and most innovative transformation agendas. Working with colleagues across Deloitte, we combine business design, process design and cost transformation with digital / technology fluency to solve our clients’ biggest challenges, bringing the unpredictable and unknown into focus to enable our clients with their boldest ideas, and turn concepts into reality. We are a diverse team with deep industry experience alongside core operational skillsets. We are expanding our team and are looking for people who embrace change, brings a growth mind-set, and are eager to work in a high-paced innovative environment. We are particularly looking for individuals with expertise in the Consumer, LSHC or TMT industry. As a Cost Transformation Assistant Director within our Value Creation Services Team, you will help manage our team of service designers, process engineers, business model architects and cost transformation experts to help clients identify and deliver opportunities to produce sustainable cost savings and margin improvements across the business, ultimately innovating and transforming their business models and core operations.

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Connect to your opportunity

As an Assistant Director in our team, you will work closely alongside Partners and Directors and play a supporting role in influencing and shaping the strategic direction and development of the team.

This includes:

• Effectively manage diverse teams, with an inclusive culture where people are recognised for their delivery of client work
• Support Leadership of client engagements and develop strong long-term client relationships as a trusted business advisor
• Own and develop propositions and leverage your industry expertise to lead projects, develop innovative thought leadership and support the growth of our business including business development
• Leverage your existing and develop new trusted relationships with our clients, identifying and sourcing new opportunities for Deloitte
• Actively lead the development of the cost capability of the Value Creation Services Team

We are looking for candidates with a mixture of business, technical, and project-based expertise to join us, working in fast-paced teams with other highly talented, fun and motivated colleagues.

We would like you to bring a combination of industry experience and strong business acumen, demonstrating skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

Industry experience:

• Experience working within the Consumer, LSHC or TMT industries. Prior Consulting experience in these industries is also desirable
• Demonstrate a track record in cost diagnostic work across multiple major Consumer/LSHC/TMT clients to help bring
• examples from the sector and adjacent sectors. Specifically, any productivity examples of doing more with less resource be it £ or people
• Within your relevant sector, bring experience and knowledge across the value chain of the business to understand how financial business planning, cost allocation and budgeting works
• Demonstrate deeper cost expertise in one of multiple parts of the Consumer/LSHC/TMT business e.g. Sales and marketing, Supply Chain, operations and/or in multiple functions such as HR, Finance, IT etc
• Good understanding of cost principles and levers to reduce P&L cost across COGS, SG&A and R&D including productivity (doing more with less)
• Good understanding of how tech and digital will impact your sectors costs across the P&L
• Understand the key cost drivers disrupting the industry, and demonstrate a working knowledge of the typical challenges and opportunities within your area of expertise

Business / Operational experience:

• Proven experience in delivering and leading cost transformation related programmes, ideally within Consulting and the Consumer, LSHC or TMT industry
• Clear knowledge of the key cost drivers disrupting the industry, be able to apply your strong understanding of enterprise level cost principles and levers to reduce COGS, SG&A, and improve asset efficiencies
• Experience of supporting Directors and Partners lead successful multi-disciplinary teams and subject matter experts to identify a portfolio of opportunities and solutions
• Extensive knowledge of and experience in applying cost transformation and programme management methodologies to scope, plan, and lead the design and delivery of large-scale business change programmes on time and to budget
• Experience of balancing multiple engagements and internal commitments in parallel
• Demonstrable experience of building distinctive client relationships and delivering client experience
• Business development and sales experience and credentials, including successfully developing and converting pipeline of work at multiple clients, and leading responses to client or vendor bids and proposals
• Strong commercial acumen on pricing strategies

Connect to your skills and professional experience

• Degree, or equivalent, in Accounting / Finance / Business
• Significant experience within Consumer, LSHC or TMT Consulting at Senior Manager Level or in Industry where you have held Transformation/Strategy/Cost Transformation roles at a senior level
• Experience working in Finance functions, Finance Transformation teams or Business Development related roles within the business
• Advanced level degree including Master of Business Administration (MBA), or equivalent
• Successfully supporting responses to client or vendor bids and proposals
• Line management responsibility
• Knowledge of Cloud, AI and automation is a plus

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Personal independence

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Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

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